“If you had to be a cannibal, who would you eat?” Fallon wanted to know.
“Well I’m vegan so it’s even worse for me. I wouldn’t…” Gervais began to reply.
“What about Paul McCartney? He’s vegan,” Fallon joked.
“Well that doesn’t make any difference if you eat someone who’s vegan, you’re still eating meat, aren’t you? If you eat a cow that doesn’t make you vegan because you’re eating an animal that’s vegan,” Gervais retorted.
“So you wouldn’t eat Paul McCartney, even if you had the chance?” The host asked.
“Well I’d rather not eat anyone!” Gervais replied.