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==Television== *[[Michael Crawford]] (British actor) *[[The Golden Girls]] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Gervais Ricky Gervais] mocked ME patients in his comedy act. [[Matthew Smith]] blogs at ''Indigo Jo Blogs'' about this and has a short clip of Gervais in a 3 minute Youtube video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOflARSgNnE#t=151 C.F.S/M.E - The Torturous Disease] embedded in the article "Ricky Gervais on ME, and other bad comedy".<ref>[http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2010/03/04/ricky_gervais_on_me_and_other_bad_comedy Ricky Gervais on ME, and other bad comedy - Indigo Jo Blogs]</ref> The [[ME Association]] wrote about his "apology".<ref>[http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2007/11/ricky-gervais-apologises-for-shows-me-wise-crack/ Ricky Gervais ‘apologises’ for show’s ME wise-crack - ME Association]</ref> His 2016 album, (performed by his character from The Office, David Brent) includes a song called "Please don't make fun of the disableds" that refers to [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]] urging people to be "please be kind" to the disabled, "...even the ones with ME, who feel tired... we all feel tired.... sometimes we all feel tired".<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brent:_Life_on_the_Road David Brent: Life on the Road]</ref> *Transparent *[[Vicky Beeching]] (UK TV broadcaster) *[[Martine McCutcheon]] (British actress) *[[Armando Iannucci]] wrote a comedy sketch where Jesus healed people with various ailments. When faced with a person with [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] Jesus replied "yeah, well we all get tired".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDhoM_vhIeo Armando Iannucci - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]</ref> *[[House]] *[[The Middle]] (ABC comedy), April 27, 2016 *Alex Trebek on [[Jeopardy]], July 3, 2015
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