Ricky Gervais has taken aim at James Corden after the comedian was temporarily banned from a New York restaurant over his bad behaviour and abuse to staff.
The Gavin and Stacey star has faced backlash after Balthazar owner Keith McNally revealed he'd barred Corden after being abusive to his staff on two occasions, but has since lifted the ban after he 'profusely apologised.' Gervais, 61, couldn't help but poke fun at the situation and reignite his feud with the fellow comedian on Twitter, reports the Mirror.
Gervais reshared a tweet published from a Twitter account called Sue, which had the caption: “James f*****g Corden #AfterLife @rickygervais Worst. Dinner party. Ever.” It also included a clip from Ricky's Netflix show After Life, where his character Tony mocks James.
In the clip, Kath – played by Diane Morgan – asks Tony what his five dream dinner party guests would be. When she says her first one would be James Corden, Tony replies: “F*** me".
Commenting underneath, one Twitter user wrote: “Is the dinner party at Balthazar’s? Cos then James would have to sit outside with a lemonade and a bag of crisps.” Another tweeted in reply to the clip: “My favourite scene cos it’s spot on!!! ‘James Corden can do anything... and does‘.”
Earlier this week, James was said to have been banned from the Balthazar restaurant for allegedly “yelling at staff like crazy”. The Gavin and Stacey writer was called a “gifted comedian” but a “cretin of a man” in a furious Instagram post shared by restaurateur Keith, who owns the chain.
In the lengthy Instagram post, Keith wrote: “James Corden is a Hugely gifted comedian, but a tiny Cretin of a man. And the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago.“
The restaurant owner added he '86'd' The Late Late Show host – which is slang for throwing someone out or refusing to serve a customer.
He went on to explain: “I don't often 86 a customer, today I 86'd Corden. It did not make me laugh. Here are two examples of the funny man's treatment of my staff. He behaviored similarly in my former restaurant, Cafe Luxembourg, a few years back.“
He later said the ban had been overturned after the comedian ' profusely apologised ', saying he believed in 'second chances'.
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