Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Ricky 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 2018Ricky Gervais reveals title of next tour
The comedian wrote on social media: "Thanks for all the Twitter action over the past few days. I already have enough material to start doing a few warm ups for my next tour. It's going to be called "Super Nature", by the way."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th March 201845 of Ricky Gervais's most ingenious jokes & one liners
Since entering the public spotlight as David Brent in 2001, Ricky Gervais has made plenty of enemies with his caustic wit. But plenty of fans too. Unflinching in his approach, Gervais makes audiences squirm and laugh in equal measure, as he tears apart taboo topics. Now, the writer and performer is back with his latest stage show Humanity, which is on Netflix now.
Finlay Greig, i Newspaper, 16th March 2018Ricky Gervais interview
"You can shoot me if I ever have a hair transplant. I'd rather shave it off than go through that phase where men desperately hold on to their last tragic bit of fluff and end up looking like a baby owl."
Graham Wray, Radio Times, 16th March 2018Ricky Gervais: Humanity, review
His most cohesive and heart-on-sleeve show yet - it's good to have him back.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 15th March 2018Ricky Gervais: Humanity review
In his first stand-up show since 2010, The Office co-creator sometimes hits the mark in this special as he shows off his fierce talent and divisive humour.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 13th March 2018