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Ricky Gervais 'jokes he can't name a funny woman other than Dame Edna Everage as he roasts Miranda Hart and Liam Neeson in his controversial comedy show'

He's known for his divisive stand-up routines. 

And Ricky Gervais has joked he still can't name any funny women as he roasted Miranda Hart in a warm up gig for this new comedy show.

The Office creator, 60, claimed the only female comics he found funny were Dame Edna Everage and Eddie Izzard, The Sun reports. 

Hilarious: Ricky Gervais claimed he couldn't name any funny women other than Dame Edna Everage and Eddie Izzard in his latest controversial comedy show on Sunday

Hilarious: Ricky Gervais claimed he couldn't name any funny women other than Dame Edna Everage and Eddie Izzard in his latest controversial comedy show on Sunday

Dame Edna is the on stage alter ego of the male comedian Barry Humphries, 87, and Eddie, 59, announced she is gender fluid in December. 

Taking to the stage for his latest performance, outspoken Ricky said: 'What about all funny female comedians?    

'In real life I know there are loads of funny women. Like, um. No, but there are... Dame Edna Everage.

'Eddie Izzard. She's funny. She's not only a great comedienne she's also a great actress. He was, she was brilliant as that man in that thing,' he quipped. 

Character: Dame Edna is the on stage alter ego of the male comedian Barry Humphries, 87, (pictured in 2019)Brave: Meanwhile, Eddie, 59, announced she is gender fluid in December (pictured in May)

Punch line:  Dame Edna is the on stage alter ego of the male comedian Barry Humphries, 87, and Eddie, 59, announced she is gender fluid in December.

Ricky, who later insisted he was joking with his scathing set, then took a pop at Miranda Hart as he said he'd been trolled online by a person who questioned whether he was actually a comedian. 

He explained: 'I got this tweet: 'Call yourself a comedian?' He knows I do. It literally says it in my Twitter bio. 

Ricky then insinuated that being compared to Miranda Hart would be a fatal insult as he continued the savage set. 

Remembering the online heckle, Ricky recites: ''You're about as funny as...' - I thought he was going to go for the jugular and say 'Miranda'!'   

'You're about as funny as Miranda': Ricky then insinuated that being compared to Miranda Hart (pictured in 2016) would be a fatal insult as he continued the savage set

'You're about as funny as Miranda': Ricky then insinuated that being compared to Miranda Hart (pictured in 2016) would be a fatal insult as he continued the savage set 

Next up on his script, Ricky defended Liam Neeson, 69, who notoriously said in February 2019 that he wanted to kill a black man. 

During an interview with the Independent to promote his new film Cold Pursuit, the actor described how he walked the streets looking for a 'black  b*****d' to kill in a misguided attempt at revenge. 

He was subsequently branded a 'racist' on Twitter who 'should be banned from the Oscars.'

Of the incident, Ricky chimed in: 'I've worked with Liam. He's a lovely man. Definitely not racist.'

'He's a lovely man': Next up on his script, Ricky defended Liam Neeson, 69, who notoriously said in February 2019 that he wanted to kill a black man in February 2019

'He's a lovely man': Next up on his script, Ricky defended Liam Neeson, 69, who notoriously said in February 2019 that he wanted to kill a black man in February 2019 

And to round off the staggering set, Ricky claimed the comedian Kevin Hart 'can't keep apologising' for homophobic tweets that he's written in the past.  

One tweet in question read: 'Yo if my son comes home & try's 2 play with my daughters doll house I'm going 2 break it over his head & say n my voice ''stop that's gay.'''

Keen to weigh in on the controversy, Ricky said: 'There's no value to apologising and growing and moving on. He may as well have tweeted them again.' 

'He may as well have tweeted them again': Ricky then claimed the comedian Kevin Hart 'can't keep apologising' for homophobic tweets that he's written in the past

'He may as well have tweeted them again': Ricky then claimed the comedian Kevin Hart 'can't keep apologising' for homophobic tweets that he's written in the past

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