Gervais finds differences between American and British humor everywhere from mass media to mundane conversations.
"There's a received wisdom in the U.K. that Americans don't get irony. This is, of course, not true. But what is true is that they don't use it all the time. It shows up in the smarter comedies but Americans don't use it as much socially as Brits."
"We use it as liberally as prepositions in everyday speech," Gervais explained.
"We tease our friends. We use sarcasm as a shield and a weapon. We avoid sincerity until it’s absolutely necessary. We mercilessly take the piss out of people we like or dislike basically. And ourselves. This is very important. Our brashness and swagger is laden with equal portions of self-deprecation. This is our license to hand it out."
Something tells me he'd also be a fan of Very British Problems. If he already isn't, of course.
