Ive just read an article from yesterday's Herald on Sunday about the 'outrageous' prices Ricky Gervais is charging for his Edinburgh Fringe Festival "Fame" performance. This is the second thing ive heard about complaints, after Radio NZ had something similar saying all the usual - he's too big for his boots type of crap. God the media are pathetic, they scavenge about for any sniff of controversy and then can't help but beat it up out of any proportion.
Gervais is charging GBP37.50 per ticket - just over NZD100. Granted this is head an shoulders above other ticket prices.... but it's also completely sold out. Also, after the initial fuss Gervais said he will donate the profits to MacMillan Cancer Care - which the HoS greet as some sort of machiavellian conspiracy saying - "It is not clear how much of the GBP300 000 takings the charity will eventually receive." What the fuck else does he need to do??
The article also suggests Gervais hasn't earned his position as "King of Comedy" - which of course is a reference to Gervais appearing on a throne with a crown at the beginning of the show. Look at the name of the show - Fame - it's clearly tongue in cheek!
I agree with Gervais' manager who said on RNZ - What's the big deal? If the ticket price was too much, people wouldn't go. The Fringe Festival season is sold out. End of story.
Exactly.
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