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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais

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 2016

I 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 2016

Ricky Gervais planning to kill one of his characters

Ricky Gervais says he will kill off David Brent, "soon".

Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 9th August 2016

The 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 2016

The 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 2016

8 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

Rated or dated: The Office

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's sitcom first aired this week in 2001. Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch takes a look to see if, 15 years later, it still measures up.

Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch, Standard Issue, 6th July 2016

15 ways The Office changed modern comedy (Link expired)

Its influence on modern comedy has been monumental. So to celebrate the show's big 15th birthday, here are 15 ways The Office changed modern comedy forever.

Alex Nelson, WOW247, 6th July 2016

Can the David Brent film rehabilitate Ricky Gervais?

Comments are disabled beneath the YouTube trailer for Ricky Gervais's new comedy, David Brent: Life on the Road. That suggests the UK distributor, Entertainment One, don't want eyes wandering down and reading any anti-Gervais diatribe.

Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 18th June 2016

Netflix buys David Brent movie

Netflix has bought the worldwide rights to David Brent: Life On The Road.

Chortle, 14th June 2016

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