Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Who is Doc Brown?
Doc Brown - AKA Ben Bailey Smith - is a man on the up. The rapper and comedian is co-starring with Ricky Gervais in the new film Life on the Road... and he has a very young following as well
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 11th July 2015Ricky Gervais does Office film without Stephen Merchant
Ricky Gervais will reportedly make The Office movie without the help of Stephen Merchant.
Hollywood News, 23rd June 2015Video: Ricky Gervais on humour
"It's my favorite thing, making the ordinary extraordinary. I think that resonates more, and then the funny is sort of easy."
Annie Howard, Hollywood Reporter, 20th June 2015Ricky Gervais finally secures funding for new film
Life on the Road will follow the salesman/wannabe rock star David Brent as he attempts to break into the music business with his band, Foregone Conclusion.
Jack Shepherd, The Independent, 13th May 2015Ricky Gervais hunter row accelerates
A female game hunter who found herself in the sights of animal-lover Ricky Gervais has accused the comedian of using his "power and influence" to target women in her industry and of sparking a raft of death and rape threats against her and her family.
Sara C Nelson, The Huffington Post, 17th April 2015Ricky Gervais won't host Top Gear as he can't drive
After reports suggested he might take over from the sacked BBC star, the comedian said he feels he would not bring much to the role.
Christopher Bucktin, The Mirror, 14th April 2015Ricky Gervais could bring back hit show Derek
The 53-year-old Office star has said he "might" bring back the show because he loved the main character so much.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 9th April 2015Ricky Gervais interview
This week sees the DVD release of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, with Ricky Gervais back in action as the museum director Doctor McPhee. This sees him reunited with Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan and the much-missed Robin Williams.
Gervais talks to HuffPostUK about why he was so tickled by this particular franchise, what and who makes him laugh and what made Williams so special...
The Huffington Post, 7th April 2015Ricky Gervais movie to get Netflix premiere
Ricky Gervais' new contemporary comedy film Special Correspondents is to premiere worldwide on Netflix next year, the streaming service announced Monday.
Big News Network, 6th April 2015Mr Nasty: Hi-de-Hi and 1980s hardline left wing comedy
In this blog a couple of days ago, Ricky Gervais' TV series Extras was mentioned. I had not realised that comedy scriptwriter Mark Kelly - an occasional popper-upper in this blog - had, at one time, been a real TV extra. He also used to perform stand-up under the name Mr Nasty.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th March 2015