Natasha. This is an important piece of writing.

It should be listened to and acted upon.

As a fellow Englishman and 'foreigner' I can state categorically that Ricky Gervais got away with it because he was portraying an 'Englishman'. Although the best portrayal of an Englishman ever is Hugh Grant.

The Academy should give Grant an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement as an 'Englishman'.

But seriously the stage is a sacred space. Can you imagine what the Athenians would have done had a member of the audience jumped up and assaulted Aeschylus?

Those civilised Athenian citizens would have torn the perpetrator literally to small pieces.