Ricky Gervais

Quiz: Which Ricky Gervais are you?

Did you hear? #Brentsback! But are you basically just a chilled out entertainer - or have you been channelling your inner-Ricky Gervais in a completely different direction all this time?

Opinion: What Ricky Gervais & Russell Brand taught me

Never throw anything away.

Ricky Gervais and Foregone Conclusion, Live - review

When you have a character as brilliant (and familiar) as David Brent, Ricky Gervais barely has to open his mouth before you start snickering (a condition which usually leads to chortling and then full blown belly laugh). Here he just has to come on stage, wearing dark glasses and a waistcoat and you are in hysterics. "Fashion, innit," he says before unleashing on a packed Apollo Hammersmith a gig based on songs already seen on learn Guitar with David Brent, his online series.

David Brent, live, review

Ricky Gervais' Office star finally gets his standing ovation.

Kerry Godliman interview

Kerry Godliman is stand-up, writer and actor, currently starring alongside Ricky Gervais in Derek on Channel 4.

The ​Kerry Godliman three minute interview

Kerry Godliman is stand-up, writer and actor, currently starring alongside Ricky Gervais in Derek on Channel 4. Martin Walker grabbed two minutes face time to talk Channel 4, Radio 4 and the Edinburgh Fringe.

How Ricky Gervais ruined atheism for the rest of us

He's been desperately trying to impress his mate Dawkins by smugly peddling his anti-religious agenda for years - and frankly, it's getting more than a little tiresome...

Twitter hails 'genius' Ricky Gervais after best Derek

Tonight's episode of Derek has been dubbed Ricky Gervais' best ever thanks to a welcomed cameo from Joe Wilkinson.

9 reasons we're sure Ricky Gervais's Twitter isn't fake

Ricky Gervais says many people think his Twitter account is a fake. "A lot of people don't believe it's actually me tweeting. To the naysayers, I usually say 'I'm Ricky's butler and he's in the bath'," the comedian tells Absolute Radio. Here are just a few things to consider for those non-believers...

Radio Times review

It might be set in a care home, but Ricky Gervais's mockumentary is often cringingly lewd and crude, largely courtesy of potty-mouthed Kev. This week he has a job interview so swaps his habitual tracksuit and can of Special Brew for a dead man's tie and 12-step programme - and somehow manages to look more disreputable than ever. The highlight - briefly recalling the brilliance of The Office - has to be the shambolic interview: you almost feel sorry for Kev.

Meanwhile, long-suffering manager Hannah discovers everyone knows every last unedifying detail about her attempts to procreate, and Derek teaches a smug financier a few life lessons.