Ricky Gervais’ Cringe New Show Is an Insult to ‘The Office’

The Daily Beast/Getty/Netflix “I don’t tell people not to be offended,” proud provocateur Ricky Gervais claimed ahead of his latest Netflix original. “I tell them I don’t care if they are.” Alley Cats, essentially a misanthropic, suburban Homeward Bound in animated form, suggests he’s also stopped caring about nuance, purpose, and writing any “jokes” that don’t substitute a punchline for the “c-word.” In fact, the most offensive thing about his six-part series, a point further emphasized by…