Ricky Gervais

Ricky 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.

Ricky Gervais defends his controversial comedy: 'It seems worse than it is'

The comic explained that he likes dealing with taboos.

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.

Inside 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.

Karl 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."

Ricky Gervais review

Has Ricky become the Donald Trump of stand-up?

Ricky 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.

Ricky 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.

The 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.

Ricky 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.