Ricky Gervais
- 64 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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David 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 2016Rated 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 201615 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 2016Can 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 2016Netflix buys David Brent movie
Netflix has bought the worldwide rights to David Brent: Life On The Road.
Chortle, 14th June 2016