Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais meets Garry Shandling: Most awkward yet

When Shandling makes a coffee and Gervais is stunned not to be offered one, it is the closest television has ever got to truth and feels genuinely hard to watch.

Ricky Gervais' shtick gets tricky in Trump & Brexit era

Playing a brash, bigoted bore in the Trump and Brexit era is double trouble for comedian-actor Ricky Gervais.

"I use irony, saying the wrong things so that hopefully people will understand the right things," Gervais told Reuters. "But now it's too dangerous. I get the wrong round of applause! I have to be so careful about what I say."

Ricky Gervais pledges profits of next gig to dog rescue

Ricky Gervais has pledged to give the profits of his next warm-up gig to a dog rescue charity in Devon.

Ricky Gervais: There's 'no point' marry Jane Fallon

Ricky Gervais ''doesn't see the point'' in marrying his partner of 32 years, Jane Fallon, as he believes they are married in all ways except ''from in the eyes of God''.

The best Christmas comedy of 2016

Need comic relief during the holiday season? Vic and Bob's catchphrase-heavy nonsense and Stewart Lee's shameless nostalgia are among the top offerings.

David Brent: Life On The Road review

Ricky Gervais has recaptured the essence of The Office in an adventure that was probably not needed but is certainly not unnecessary, and I am grateful that the character of David Brent has been revived, with live dates for next year having already sold out.

David Brent: Still chasing the fame

Life on the Road is Ricky Gervais's last stab at the mainstream.

Why we're now laughing AT Ricky Gervais, not WITH him

The comic's new film's been panned and he's morphing into the narcissistic buffoon who made him famous.

Picture: Ricky Gervais strips to his pants in new house

Ricky Gervais recently moved into a stunning new £10.8million mansion - and he's celebrated by shedding his clothes and posing in nothing but some tiny Speedo-style pants.