Netflix Acquires Ricky Gervais' Fifth Stand-Up Special 'Legend'
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Jake Kanter
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Netflix has acquired the rights to Ricky Gervais' latest stand-up special 'Legend,' which will be recorded during his new global tour starting in the UK in September. This marks the fifth Gervais special for Netflix, following Humanity, Supernature, Armageddon, and Mortality. Gervais describes it as his most personal show yet, noting that with cancel culture and most people he knew growing up being 'dead,' he feels free to say whatever he wants.
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I'm not saying how much they're paying me this time, but I can say it's my fa
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