Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Dutch Barn Vodka launches The Spirit Of Comedy competition
Dutch Barn Vodka, the drink brand co-owned by Ricky Gervais, has launched The Spirit of Comedy, a stand-up competition. The prize includes £5000 and a chance to open for Gervais at Wembley Arena in October.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2025Ricky Gervais live in Dublin review
Mortality, Ricky Gervais says, is his most honest and confessional show to date. It suggests a step in a new direction, but this is a set that fits neatly into the comic's growing catalogue of highly profitable, easily criticisable Netflix specials.
Cian O'Connell, The Irish Times, 28th March 2025Blow for Ricky Gervais as he's forced to stop building £5m riverside mansion after row with council
The Office star was in discussions with the local authority to resubmit a proposal for a new four bed £5million neo-classical home to replace a three-bedroom property in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
Tom Bevan and Ryan Merrifield, The Sun, 27th March 2025Ricky Gervais sets French record
Ricky Gervais set an attendance record at the weekend for the biggest English-speaking comedy show in France.
British Comedy Guide, 10th March 2025Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais and the big fight over Life's Too Short
The hilarious sitcom starred the 2025 BAFTA Fellow as 'the Martin Luther King of little people'. But not everyone saw the funny side.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 16th February 2025Ricky Gervais in two-year property war
Ricky Gervais's plans to splash out on a dream £6million riverside mansion have again been sunk by council officials over flooding fears.
Comedian and actor Ricky, 63, wants to knock down his existing home and build a new one with a floodable void underneath after being hit by deluges last year.
Issy Sampson, The Sun, 7th February 2025Why is Ricky Gervais's 20-year-old podcast top of the charts again?
The comedian's trailblazing podcast with Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington is back with a bang.
Patricia Nicol, The Sunday Times, 26th January 2025Ricky Gervais mourns the death of After Life dog Brandy
Anti, the dog that played Brandy in Ricky Gervais's sitcom After Life, has died at the age of 13.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd January 2025How Ricky Gervais took on the 'woke brigade' - and won
The comedian's provocative stand-up tour Mortality is a sellout, despite lukewarm reviews - it's because he has the 'boss class' in his sights.
Will Lloyd, The Times, 7th December 2024