Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 37
How Ricky Gervais's Extras went off-script
In the second series of the meta comedy, its lead and creators found fame, making it a sanctimonious sitcom rife with celebrity schmoozing.
JR Moores, The Guardian, 30th July 2018Ten memorable Room 101 moments
As host Frank Skinner announces that 'Room 101 is dead', we look back at some memorable moments from the show
Chortle, 25th July 2018Opinion: stop using disability as a cheap comedy device
Sacha Baron Cohen playing a disabled veteran in his new series might have caused controversy, but he's doing nothing others haven't done before.
Penny Pepper, The Guardian, 18th July 2018Cast revealed for Ricky Gervais sitcom After Life
The cast for After Life, the new Netflix sitcom from Ricky Gervais, has been revealed. It'll see the star working again with Extras star Ashley Jensen and Derek's David Earl and Kerry Godliman. Other stars signed up include Penelope Wilton and David Bradley.
British Comedy Guide, 5th July 2018Ricky Gervais to film new sitcom for Netflix
Ricky Gervais is making After Life, a new sitcom for Netflix. The six episode series will focus on a man who decides to start doing and saying whatever he wants.
British Comedy Guide, 9th May 2018Ricky Gervais makes major charity donation
Ricky Gervais' 120-date worldwide Humanity tour has raised $420,000 for animal & cancer charities worldwide because of profits made on the Platinum Ticket sales.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th April 2018The trans-gressions of Ricky Gervais
Humanity's Caitlyn Jenner jokes are the least of this sub-par show's problems.
Christian Butler, Spiked, 4th April 2018Garry Shandling and Ricky Gervais's epic sparring match
Ricky Gervais Meets Garry Shandling is at different points funny, painful, and cringe-inducing in a way that mirrors the comedy that Larry Sanders and The Office pioneered. The only difference is, once the credits roll on this show, everybody stays in character. Some might say the lesson to take from the experience is "never meet your heroes," but a better one might be "live in the moment and embrace the unknowable."
Ramsey Ess, Split Sider, 30th March 2018Ricky Gervais' 'transphobic' jokes are causing outrage
Ricky Gervais has returned to stand-up comedy with a Netflix special. But the hour-long show, which bears the tagline "prepare to be offended", has been widely condemned as transphobic.
Louis Staples, The Independent, 24th March 2018No Gervais, defending shitposts not free speech matter
The freedom to joke is not in jeopardy.
Nick Pettigew, The New Statesman, 22nd March 2018