Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Ricky Gervais's 1980s pop career resurfaces online
Ricky Gervais's former career as an aspiring pop star has resurfaced online - leaving fans in both shock and awe of his previous image.
Ciara Farmer, Daily Mail, 9th February 2024How the critics detest Ricky Gervais being No 1
They mauled his show. But real viewers admire his courageous free speech.
Hadley Freeman, The Sunday Times, 14th January 2024Ricky Gervais wins Golden Globe award for Armageddon
The Netflix special Ricky Gervais: Armageddon has won the inaugural award for Best Stand-Up Comedy on Television at the Golden Globes.
British Comedy Guide, 8th January 2024Ricky Gervais is turning into David Brent
The comedian is condemned for being a culture warrior. The truth is much sadder.
Finn McRedmond, The New Statesman, 8th January 2024Ricky Gervais Netflix specials 'give excuse for trans hate'
Irish trans male comic Felix O'Connor says transphobic material is opportunistic and damaging.
Patrick O'Donoghue, The Sunday Times, 7th January 2024Netflix comedy specials once boosted talent. Now they platform out-of-touch men
Two shows from Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle, released within a week of each other, are offensive and unfunny. The streamer's harnessing of controversy is damaging.
Emily Bootle, i Newspaper, 3rd January 2024Unfunny business: likes of Ricky Gervais sink to new depths
Netflix's latest specials show nce-funny comedians continuing to punch down in a desperate quest for relevance.
Charles Bramesco, The Guardian, 3rd January 2024Sorry, anti-woke comedians, the joke is on you
The problem with Ricky Gervais is not that he's outrageous, it's that he's not outrageous enough.
James Marriott, The Times, 3rd January 2024Ricky Gervais is a desperate try-hard whose comedy isn't just horrible, it's deeply boring
Ricky Gervais has become a dreadful bore who in lieu of jokes now relies on being offensive to make his millions.
Alexander Brown, The Scotsman, 31st December 2023Why politically incorrect comedy is back in style
Critics claim his anti-woke, taboo-busting gags make him a dinosaur. But in fact, the man behind Armageddon has never been more on-trend.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 28th December 2023