Ricky Gervais examines his own ability to generate controversy in a new Netflix special. And “The Shape of Water” is streaming.

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RICKY GERVAIS: HUMANITY on Netflix. “I don’t know why I called it that, I’m not a big fan,” the British comedian Ricky Gervais says of the title of his new Netflix special. Mr. Gervais, a seasoned stand-up comic, is known to American audiences both as a sharp-tongued Golden Globes host and as a creator and star of shows including “Extras,” “Life’s Too Short” and the British version of “The Office.” In the special, he takes on issues including Twitter, wigs and his own brushes with controversy.