'Worst thing he's done this year': fans react as Ricky Gervais makes surprise cameo on Piers Morgan and Donald Trump interview

Ricky Gervais made an unexpected appearance during the launch of Piers Morgan’s new TalkTV programme. Piers Morgan Uncensored made its debut on Monday night (April 25) and opened with a monologue from the former Good Morning Britain presenter in which he promised to 'cancel cancel culture.'

"My mission statement for this show is very simple – I’m going to cancel cancel culture," he said. And there was a surprise cameo ahead of the broadcaster’s highly publicised interview with former US president Donald Trump in which they discussed President Putin, Russia and Angela Merkel.

Award-winning comedian Ricky Gervais appeared in a cameo to wish Piers "good luck" with his new series after he sensationally quit GMB last year following a heated row with weatherman Alex Beresford over controverial comments he made about Meghan Markle. In the video Afterlife writer, director and actor Ricky said: “The producers of Piers Morgan’s new show contacted me and asked me if I’d like to be a guest. I said 'definitely not.'"

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He added in the tongue-in-cheek message: “They said would you mind doing a quick video wishing him luck? I said, 'do I have to mean it?’ They said 'no.' I said 'Good luck.'”

Piers, 57, revealed that he had received supportive messages ahead of his new show before airing the clip from Ricky. And one viewer said it was the "worst thing he’s done this year."

@adham_ede tweeted: "I would say @rickygervais deciding to record a good luck message to Piers Morgan is the worst thing he's done this year, but I've seen S3 of After Life." And they said the show was "tacky, pathetic, obsessed with Meghan Markle and