Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 55
Ricky Gervais: why my stand-up tour is on hold for now
"If Spielberg calls, if I am playing Soho theatre on a Monday night as a warm up, I don't cancel it," says the comedian of his commitment to making sure he has time to do the show properly.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 8th December 2014Ricky Gervais: I love Twitter
"There are awful people on Twitter and there are idiots. But there are idiots on the high street and we have to go there," says the star, who has more than 6.5 million followers.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 6th December 2014Ricky Gervais: "Derek is my first proper hero"
As Ricky Gervais prepares to bid farewell, he explains why the kindly care home helper will always have a special place in his heart.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 4th December 2014Ricky Gervais: David Brent movie is a risk
Ricky Gervais admits making David Brent: The Movie is a risk to the character's cult status.
BBC News, 20th November 2014Ricky Gervais to write and direct new Hollywood film
Ricky Gervais will write and direct Special Correspondents, a new movie about a war correspondent 'faking it' from the comfort of New York.
British Comedy Guide, 31st October 2014Mackenzie Crook's understated comedy Detectorists sees he and Toby Jones play metal detector enthusiasts whose finds rarely amount to more than a vintage biscuit wrapper ("mint Viscount, '75") or ring-pulls ("'83 Tizer"). As you might expect from an actor who graduated from The Office, there is a hint of Ricky Gervais in the writing, most notably in Jones's delusional loser Lance, but there's no cruelty. Mostly, the humour is located in boredom, though there is a good joke about Fiona Bruce and a brief turn by an agreeably eccentric farmer, who seems to have wandered in from Withnail & I.
Alastair McKay, Evening Standard, 3rd October 2014Ricky Gervais confirms Derek will end with final special
Ricky Gervais says he will stick to his "usual formula of two series and a special" for his Channel 4 show Derek, signalling the show will end soon.
British Comedy Guide, 15th September 2014Warwick Davis interview
Warwick Davis and Ricky Gervais are friends, and even after the end of their comedy Life's Too Short which followed the fortunes of Davis's character in the world of showbusiness, they stay in touch. However there is one thing the actor, presenter and former Ewok Davis would never ask his pal, it seems: to go on his gameshow Celebrity Squares.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 10th September 2014Warwick Davis: Life's Too Short could come back
The star of the Ricky Gervais comedy tells RadioTimes.com that it could return for a second series - but not before he makes his debut presenting a revival of Celebrity Squares on ITV.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 2nd September 2014Ricky Gervais gets annoyed he didn't win an Emmy
Ricky Gervais may not have taken home any prizes at this year's Emmys, but he made sure to win a few laughs.
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 27th August 2014