{"id":66717,"date":"2023-02-15T12:22:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/15\/rick-gervias-divides-fans-with-joke-about-sam-smiths-brits-outfit\/"},"modified":"2023-02-15T12:22:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:22:41","slug":"rick-gervias-divides-followers-with-joke-about-sam-smiths-brits-outfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/15\/rick-gervias-divides-followers-with-joke-about-sam-smiths-brits-outfit\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Gervias divides followers with joke about Sam Smith&#8217;s BRITs outfit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ricky-gervais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ricky Gervais<\/a> has divided followers along with his joke about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sam-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Smith<\/a>\u2018s outfit on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/brit-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BRIT Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Unholy\u2019 singer drew headlines at this yr\u2019s ceremony after stepping onto the crimson carpet in a black rubber go well with with overinflated shoulders and legs.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the costume on Twitter, Gervais pasted his personal head on Sam\u2019s physique and jokingly steered the singer was looking for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the pretend picture of Gervais sporting the rubber costume, he sarcastically <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rickygervais\/status\/1624693717390032897?s=20&amp;t=IJOgjJHSejYbxVMAYdUQiw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>: \u201cThe Worst thing about being famous is the lack of privacy. I can\u2019t even walk down the street without people looking and pointing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The worst factor about being well-known is the shortage of privateness. I can\u2019t even stroll down the road with out individuals wanting and pointing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sy2pFTEpeF\">pic.twitter.com\/Sy2pFTEpeF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rickygervais\/status\/1624693717390032897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Although the vast majority of Gervais\u2019 followers loved the joke, some famous that Smith\u2019s costume and magnificence was not too dissimilar to a number of the outfits worn by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/david-bowie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Bowie<\/a> and different iconic music stars.<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter consumer replied: \u201cI must say, much as this guy isn\u2019t my cup of tea, it doesn\u2019t bother me what he\u2019s up to. In fact, I only see things about him from older men who seem increasingly upset about what younger generations are doing. This stuff happened in your generation too. You do know that, grandpa?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To which Gervais quipped again: \u201cBit ageist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another individual tweeted: \u201cI agree Bowie is far far superior to Sam Smith in terms of talent that their talent can\u2019t be compared. That\u2019s not to say the idea of shock factor can\u2019t be. Even Jagger used to wear dresses etc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taking higher concern with the joke, one Twitter consumer wrote: \u201cWelcome to the heteronormative group of now officially old aged men, Ricky Gervais. You now belong to the Piers Morgans of the world in your glee of #SamSmith and his costume. Bowie would be proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can discover extra of the responses to Gervais\u2019 joke beneath:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He&#8217;s like Bowie 2.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ctwq39hmpu\">pic.twitter.com\/Ctwq39hmpu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Super Benji (@SuperBenjiX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuperBenjiX\/status\/1624724686901768192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the heteronormative group of now formally previous aged males, Ricky Gervais. You now belong to the Piers Morgans of the world in your glee of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SamSmith?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SamSmith<\/a> and his costume. Bowie can be proud.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sonny J. Barker (@SonnyJBarker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonnyJBarker\/status\/1624896090939047937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I agree Bowie is way far superior to Sam Smith when it comes to expertise that their expertise cannot be in contrast. That&#8217;s to not say the thought of shock issue cannot be. Even Jagger used to put on clothes and so forth.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Super Benji (@SuperBenjiX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuperBenjiX\/status\/1624777709736919041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your mate, Bowie, wore this similar outfit!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S7rnCgMnnt\">pic.twitter.com\/S7rnCgMnnt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick (@NWcreative) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWcreative\/status\/1624895435633483786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a latest interview with the<em> BBC<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/designer-behind-sam-smiths-inflatable-brit-awards-suit-the-idea-came-from-my-dog-3398559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the designer of Smith\u2019s outfit revealed that it was impressed by their canine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '2300206660218433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Ricky Gervais has divided followers along with his joke about Sam Smith\u2018s outfit on the BRIT Awards. The \u2018Unholy\u2019 singer drew headlines at this yr\u2019s ceremony after stepping onto the crimson carpet in a black rubber go well with with overinflated shoulders and legs. Reacting to the costume on Twitter, Gervais pasted his personal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-66717","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}