Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Why comedians love to hate Ricky Gervais
The After Life star's 'edgy' brand of sentimentality has made him more popular than ever - except with his peers.
Stephen Armstrong, The Telegraph, 13th January 2022Ricky Gervais reveals After Life fans ask him to insult them
"The most frequent request is 'Can you call me a tubby ginger c***?' That's the most popular line from the show."
Robert Mann, The Sun, 12th January 2022Ricky Gervais weighs in on Downing Street's party scandal
The UK's leaders should not be trusted, comedian Ricky Gervais has said following the revelation that Downing Street staff were invited to a party in the garden of Number 10 during the nationwide lockdown.
Nina Nannar, ITV, 11th January 2022Drama Four Lives proves Merchant has finally overtaken Gervais
The former collaborators who brought the world The Office are both back on screen - and in very different shows. Gervais's career might have started out bigger and brasher, writes Ed Cumming, but the brilliant new BBC drama Four Lives shows that Stephen Merchant is the tortoise to his old partner's hare.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 10th January 2022Ricky Gervais faces up to what's next
Ricky Gervais is coming to the end of After Life, the Netflix comedy series that he created and stars in and which has been watched by 100 million people around the world.
Peter White, Deadline, 8th January 2022Ricky Gervais: People are sick of celebs virtue signalling
HIS withering seven-minute opening monologue as host of the Golden Globes two years ago was enough to make even the most self-assured celeb's knees tremble. "They're trying to get through this and start again. I don't think anyone's even been invited. It's not even a ceremony. You can't predict anything in this world. They could come back stronger than ever and be loved again or it could be the last one."
Andy Halls, The Sun, 7th January 2022Top comedy gigs 2021
Bruce Dessau's favourite gigs of the year, including Simon Amstell, Bridget Christie and Mo Gilligan.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th December 2021Maureen Lipman: Cancel culture could wipe out comedy
Her comments come as more than half of Britons say they have stopped themselves from expressing political and social views for fear of being judged.
Katie Razzall, BBC, 22nd December 2021Ricky Gervais tears into Tories for 'f***ing rubbing salt in the wound'
"I don't get political, but they are all s***," the comedian said.
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 22nd December 2021Maureen Lipman thinks cancel culture is killing comedy. Don't make me laugh.
The veteran performer's concerns aren't shared by everyone in the comedy world, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 22nd December 2021