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Ricky Gervais does Jesus-like pose for New Humanist magazine

A few months ago when Rolling Stone magazine asked Ricky Gervais for some pictures for the cover of their April issue, the British comic obligingly sent them two; one as a sad clown putting a gun in his mouth and another of himself in a Jesus-on-the-cross-like pose with the word "atheist" scrawled across his chest (just in case, as Gervais later wrote, the magazine decided the first "was a little strong for their demographic"). Unsurprisingly, Rolling Stone decided both were a little strong for their demographic and went with a sexy photo of singer Rihanna instead.

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Permalink Reply by Scott on August 23, 2011 at 6:02pm

I really wish The Rolling Stone had the jesus pose as the cover...just think of all the controversy that would surround it.

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Permalink Reply by Hugh Kramer on August 23, 2011 at 9:49pm

True, but I really don't mind looking at Rihanna instead.

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Permalink Reply by mojo5501 on August 23, 2011 at 8:28pm

Wow, Ricky G has lost some weight since his standup show about the Bible I saw on You Tube ...which I loved (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErGLS04lIAw ). I saw him interviewed on Ellen awhile ago and he said something about 'working out'...but he had a shirt on at the time....lookin' good.

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Permalink Reply by Steph S. on August 23, 2011 at 8:48pm

Ricky G. is a really good comic and Atheist.

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Permalink Reply by Tara on August 24, 2011 at 6:10pm

I find that to be a very pretty image of Ricky Gervais, in a manly pretty sort of way.

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Permalink Reply by mojo5501 on August 27, 2011 at 6:56am

I have a harmless crush on him .... I've heard him interviewed several times and he's just so damn funny and charming and honest and intelligent. Very attractive qualities. He 'pushes the envelope' sometimes but that's what 'shock comedy' does. He cracked me up when he hosted the Golden Globes...awkward silence anyone, anyone? He was an 'unconventional' choice, to put it mildly.