Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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I Talk Telly Awards 2019 winners announced
After 220,000 votes, Ricky Gervais leads this year's winners with three wins for After Life, whilst Graham Norton and Declan Donnelly pick up two awards each and this year's Special Recognition Award goes to a Corrie favourite and soap legend.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 8th December 2019Radio Times TV 100 2019: Phoebe Waller-Bridge tops list
The result is a rundown of 100 TV stars who've had a tremendous past 12 months. Fleabag co-stars Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott came 13th and 21st respectively.
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 3rd December 2019Michael McIntyre's Big Show wins Rose d'Or Award
Michael McIntyre's Big Show has won the international Rose d'Or Award. Meanwhile Ricky Gervais picked up the award for Performance Of The Year.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd December 2019It's time we stopped glorifying Ricky Gervais
As Golden Globes host, Ricky Gervais has cultivated an insincere image of outrageous unpredictability, which the media has long helped inflame. When he returns to the show in 2020, we shouldn't play along, writes Adam White
Adam White, The Independent, 13th November 2019Ricky Gervais to host Golden Globes for record 5th time
Ricky Gervais is to host the Golden Globes again in 2020.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th November 2019British comedies nominated for 2019 Rose d'Or Awards
Famalam, This Time With Alan Partridge, After Life, Derry Girls, Plebs, Sex Education, The Bisexual, Michael McIntyre's Big Show and The Last Leg are amongst the 2019 Rose d'Or Awards nominees.
British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2019Ricky Gervais shares first look at After Life series 2
Ricky Gervais has shared a first look at Netflix's After Life series two.
Jill Robinson, The Sun, 24th October 2019Ricky Gervais gets animated in Scooby-Doo
Ricky Gervais appears as himself in an episode of the brand new Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? Boomerang TV series, airing at 5pm on Monday 21st October.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st October 2019The 50 best comedians of the 21st century
Steve Coogan is the funniest Brit, coming second on the list, with American Tina Fey coming first. Once again, in a mirroring of a Channel 4 poll in 2007, Stewart Lee came 41st.
Hannah J Davies, Paul Fleckney, Harriet Gibsone, Brian Logan and Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 18th September 2019Ash Atalla: Gervais is 'obsessed' with disabled people
Producer Ash Atalla said looking back on the jokes Ricky Gervais made about his wheelchair use makes him 'uncomfortable'.
Roisin O'Connor, The Independent, 30th August 2019