RICKY Gervais created After Life in a bid to wage war on cancel culture.
The comedian, 60, has revealed he was sick of seeing people losing their careers because of their opinions.
He decided the best way to tackle it was to create a sitcom packed with controversial moments.
He told the Daily Star Sunday: "In 2017 it was the beginning of people worrying about what they said and getting fired and getting in trouble.
"The social justice warriors were getting people cancelled. I was on tour at the time and started writing After Life.
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