Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Review - David Brent: Life On The Road is hilarious
Mirror film critic David Edwards describes Ricky Gervais's film as the 'funniest of the year'.
David Edwards, The Mirror, 10th August 2016I talk: David Brent: Life on the Road - review
15 years ago, The Office launched on BBC Two and now David Brent is back... only this time he's on the big screen and I've been lucky enough to watch Life On The Road ahead of its release. The Office was a mockumentary which disrupted the comedy landscape and whose influence can still be seen today in comedies such as People Just Do Nothing on BBC Three, W1A on BBC Two and the recently launched Borderline on Channel 5.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 10th August 2016Review - David Brent: Life on the Road
Ricky Gervais's world-class gargoyle doesn't quite cut it as a tragic figure.
Nick Hasted, The Arts Desk, 10th August 2016Video: Ricky Gervais on bringing back David Brent
Ricky Gervais attended the premiere of David Brent: Life On The Road in Leicester Square.
BBC News, 10th August 2016David Brent: Life On The Road review
Ricky Gervais very much plays the hits in an undercooked but occasionally funny big screen revival that suffers from a crippling case of de ja vu. Brent's last goodbye? You'd hope so.
Jimi Famurewa, Empire, 10th August 2016David Brent: Life On The Road Review
Ricky Gervais' film is totally un-PC, but toe-curlingly funny.
Caroline Westbrook, Metro, 10th August 2016Ricky Gervais planning to kill one of his characters
Ricky Gervais says he will kill off David Brent, "soon".
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 9th August 2016The new David Brent emoji is genius
Ricky Gervais's character gets a very fitting tribute from Twitter in time for new movie Life on the Road.
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 28th July 2016The awkward language of David Brent and The Office
As we know, David Brent actually has a lot of words, and most of them lead to podiacide, otherwise known as shooting yourself in the foot.
Susie Dent, Oxford Dictionaries, 22nd July 20168 times David Brent made us cringe
Slough's self-appointed 'best boss' David Brent made us cringe for three years in Ricky Gervais's genius mockumentary series, The Office. Here are his worst/best moments.
Readers Digest, 21st July 2016