Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Warwick 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 2024How David Bowie ended up starring in one of the most memorable TV comedy scenes of all time
Just when you thought you couldn't love David Bowie more, along came his surprise cameo in Extras.
Paul Brannigan, Louder Sound, 2nd December 2024Ricky Gervais: Mortality review
We know the choreography of this dance now. I'm supposed to call Ricky Gervais out for being cruel and offensive, adding to the woke liberal outcry against him, hence burnishing his credentials as a bold free speech warrior saying what he wants in the face of the censorious left. But that's a simplification. There are some good jokes here, even those that cross the line. Especially those that cross the line, in some cases, provided you take him at face value.
Steve Bennet, Chortle, 29th November 2024Ricky Gervais defends his controversial comedy: 'It seems worse than it is'
The comic explained that he likes dealing with taboos.
David Craig, Radio Times, 28th November 2024Ricky Gervais is nominated for his first Grammy
Ricky Gervais has been nominated for his first Grammy Award - for a show that was roundly hated by critics.
Chortle, 8th November 2024