Ricky Gervais defends James Corden as TV host ‘steals’ comedian’s famous joke ‘word for word’

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But questions remain about how moderation will work and if he can turn a profit. The Independent Simon Cowell’s baby born Simon Cowell and his girlfriend Lauren Silverman have had their baby son on Valentine’s day. They have named the baby Eric after Cowell’s father. The Independent Ricky Gervais has defended James Corden after pointing out the TV host ‘stole’ one of his jokes.The actor, writer and comedian shared a clip from Corden’s Late Late Show that saw him discussing Elon Musk’s recent takeover of Twitter.During the segment, Corden says: “When you see Elon Musk talk about Twitter, he does this thing where he goes, ‘Well, it’s the town square.’ But it isn’t, ’cause if someone puts up a poster in a town square that says, ‘Guitar lessons available,’ you don’t get people in the town going, ‘I don’t wanna play the guitar! I wanna play the piano, you piece of s***!’ Corden continued: ‘It’s like, ‘That sign wasn’t for you – it was for somebody else. You don’t have to get mad about all of it.”On Tuesday (1 November), the Office and After Life star Gervais shared the video in a now-deleted tweet, writing: ‘The bit about the town square advert for guitar lessons is brilliant.’ Showing he didn’t mind, Gervais added a laughing face emoji.The comedian’s followers immediately knew that Gervais was referencing the fact that he made the exact same joke in his 2018 Netflix stand-up Ricky Gervais Humanity. Many shared the clip of Gervais cracking the joke ‘word for word’.However, it was swiftly pointed out by Gervais that Corden’s team probably wrote the joke, suggesting that Corden was unaware of the situation.’Didn’t deliver it like you though,’ one fan replied to Gervais, adding: ‘I assume he asked to use that joke?’To this, Gervais replied: ‘I doubt he would knowingly just copy such a famous stand-up routine word for word like that.’ © Provided by The Independent Ricky Gervais points out that James Corden ‘stole’ one of his jokes (Twitter) Others called out Corden for the ‘scandalous’ joke steal, with many expressing surprise at how similar the wording was.The Independent has contacted both Gervais and Corden for comment.Last week, Corden teased his forthcoming return to the UK after his final Late Late Show episode airs in summer 2023.From news to politics, travel to sport, culture to climate – The Independent has a host of free newsletters to suit your interests. 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