Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Gervais: People get 'cancelled' for the wrong reasons
"No-one really cares about the argument any more or the principle, they just care about who's saying it," he said.
Nihal Arthanayake, BBC, 24th February 2021Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 winners
After Life, Staged, Horrible Histories, Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster and Inside No. 9 have won prizes in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Radio 4 comedies Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, Dead Ringers, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Joe Lycett's Obsessions have also won.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2021Ricky Gervais only spends 8 minutes a day on scripts
The award-winning comedian, writer, director and actor says his attention span isn't long enough but clearly he's doing something right given his decades of sucess.
Halina Watts, The Mirror, 30th January 2021Right on: does stand-up comedy have a left-wing bias?
The idea that the artform skews left is widespread, but the prevalence of comedians punching down suggests otherwise.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th January 2021Ricky Gervais slams celebrity 'ponces' for honours
Ricky Gervais has launched a scathing attack on celebrity "ponces" for accepting honours during the pandemic.
The comic, 59, raged against famous names being included in the 2021 New Year Honours list for OBEs and knighthoods.
Hannah Hope, The Sun, 23rd January 2021Twitter suspends Ricky Gervais's cat
Following the suspension of Donald Trump's Twitter account the social media giant last night suspended the account of Pickle, the cat belonging to Ricky Gervais.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th January 2021Ricky Gervais was asked to do stand-up show in space
Ricky Gervais was offered the chance to be the first comedian to do a stand up show in space.
The Office actor revealed he was asked to perform a 15-minute set in space but declined as he didn't want to take the "risk" as he was "careful crossing the road".
Perth Now, 10th January 2021London Zoo rejects Gervais's wish to be fed to lions
The straight-talking comedian recently shocked fans by saying he wanted to be fed to the lions at London Zoo after his death in order to "give something back" to the animal kingdom. But sadly, Ricky's generous donation has been refused by the 193-year-old animal park - because they say he wouldn't make a particularly appetising meal.
Andy Halls, The Sun, 7th January 2021Ricky Gervais fears he will get 'cancelled' in 10 years
Ricky Gervais has promised he will continue to perform stand-up from a park bench in the event he is cancelled by the younger generation in the future.
Ailbhe MacMahon & Paul Robins, Daily Star, 3rd January 2021Spare us Frankie Boyle's lecture on offensive comedy
That Gervais's unwoke material has caused outrage is hardly surprising. These days it doesn't take much. That Frankie Boyle - a man who made his name off of sixth-formerish sick jokes - has also decided to pile in is another story entirely. For whatever you might allege about Gervais, it can doubly be said of Boyle.
Tom Slater, The Spectator, 30th December 2020