Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Ricky 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 2024Inside the life of a full-time David Brent impersonator
When Ricky Gervais's BBC Two comedy series The Office became a global sensation, it didn't just change the comedian's life. It changed the life of Tim Oliver.
Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4th November 2024Karl Pilkington 'vindicated' as study 'reveals' whether monkeys can actually type Shakespeare
In a 2014 clip that's being widely shared online, Ricky Gervais says to Pilkington: "They say an infinite amount of chimps with an infinite amount of typewriters will type the complete works of Shakespeare, and you couldn't grasp that." Pilkington, keeping a straight face, replied: "It wouldn't happen. It wouldn't happen - and I think you know it wouldn't happen but you say it would, to annoy me."
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 1st November 2024Ricky Gervais review
Has Ricky become the Donald Trump of stand-up?
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 30th October 2024Ricky Gervais is a hilarious, say-it-as-it-is comedian so take his gag about vodka in spirit it was made
Ricky Gervais, a chubby little man (his own words) forever on the cusp of cancellation, has landed in hot water with an advertising watchdog.
The multimillionaire, who co-owns a vodka brand, has seen a series of mickey-taking ads banned from TV.
Clemmie Moodie, The Sun, 28th October 2024Ricky Gervais says 'vodka is bad for you - so buy the one I own'
The comedian and actor's marketing strategy for Dutch Barn Vodka has fallen foul of the advertising regulator and has mostly been limited to social media.
Andrew Ellson, The Times, 25th October 2024The problem with Ricky Gervais isn't that he's not woke, it's that he's not funny
The Office star is back on tour with a new stand-up show, Mortality. Louis Chilton looks at the contradictions within Gervais's particular brand of shock comedy.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 23rd October 2024Ricky Gervais: Mortality review - Roy 'Chubby' Brown with a philosophy degree?
The provocative comic begins a new tour at the York Barbican with jokes about Jimmy Savile, disabled children, sharia and Gandhi - it's mostly a very tepid hour.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 23rd October 2024Ricky Gervais review
Gervais's mischievous new show has killer lines that will inevitably sound a lot crueller when they start trending.
Stephen Armstrong, The Telegraph, 22nd October 2024Ricky Gervais mocks Broadcasting Standards Authority for banning "highly offensive" Halloween advert
The comedian has recently been promoting his new brand of vodka, Dutch Barn, with a series of unconventional TV commercials, but his most recent one has been deemed too offensive to air.
Chris Edwards, NME, 17th October 2024