Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Ricky Gervais speaks out against C4's potential sale
"For almost 40 years, Channel 4 has been a launch pad for new ideas and new talent," he wrote on Twitter. "It's been able to do that because of its remit and not-for-profit structure and it would be a real shame if that was destroyed by selling off the channel."
Damian Jones, NME, 20th July 2021I can't name a funny woman, teases Ricky Gervais
The Office creator, 60, pokes fun at sitcom star Miranda Hart during his Super Nature show and says the only "females" that make him laugh are Dame Edna Everage and Eddie Izzard.
Joe Kasper, The Sun, 16th July 2021How The Office changed comedy
As Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's sitcom turns 20, top comics and people behind the scenes explain how it rewired British humour.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 10th July 2021Ricky Gervais: 'The Office would be cancelled now'
On the 20th anniversary of The Office, its star and co-creator Ricky Gervais looks back on the success of the comedy show and considers whether viewers still connect with it today.
Jennifer Meierhans, BBC, 9th July 2021An oral history of The Office
As the mockumentary that changed the course of comedy turns 20, Simon Bland speaks to co-creator Stephen Merchant, and some of the show's stars, to reflect on the creation of a modern comedy classic.
Simon Bland, The Independent, 9th July 2021The Office at 20: hit TV show that couldn't be made now
Twenty years since the original UK version of The Office first aired, its co-creator Stephen Merchant talks to Clare Thorp about its legacy - and how a show rooted in reality now feels like an escapist fantasy.
Clare Thorp, BBC, 9th July 2021The Office at 20: how it changed how we speak
I can't get through a sentence without slipping into Office quotes. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's sitcom changed comedy forever - but for one generation, it also transformed how we speak.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 9th July 2021Gervais clarifies comments on Office getting cancelled
The comedian said the remarks were "clearly a joke".
Clémence Michallon, The Independent, 9th July 2021The Office: Remembering first scathing review
Writing in the Evening Standard, Victor Lewis-Smith hated the show saying: "How this dross ever got beyond the pilot stage is a mystery".
Clémence Michallon, The Independent, 7th July 2021The Office at 20: Why we're all David Brent now
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's office-life mockumentary first aired 20 years ago but its influence on shows from Twenty Twelve to Parks And Recreation has been immense, says Gerard Gilbert. As for its central character, that's how we live now.
Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 6th July 2021