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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

  • 63 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian

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Ricky Gervais replaced as Golden Globes host

Comic actress Tina Fey, famous for impersonating Sarah Palin, will host next year's Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills. The decision, announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) on its official Twitter account, means acerbic Ricky Gervais will not be returning for a fourth time to skewer Hollywood's leading film and TV stars at the annual ceremony.

Jill Serjeant, The Independent, 16th October 2012

Ashley Jensen interview

Ashley Jensen found fame opposite Ricky Gervais in Extras and then in America in Ugly Betty. She talks about her return to the stage in Alan Ayckbourn's comedy A Chorus of Disapproval.

Bernadette McNulty, The Telegraph, 19th September 2012

Ricky Gervais launches iPhone app

The actor-comedian announces his latest project, Just Sayin'.

Philiana Ng, Hollywood Reporter, 19th September 2012

Ricky Gervais completes filming on Derek

Ricky Gervais has confirmed on Twitter that the first full series of Derek has finished filming.

Sarah Deen, Metro, 13th September 2012

Ricky Gervais spills secrets from The Office's start

With the U.S. remake of The Office drawing to a close after an incredible nine series and rumours of a Brent comeback, I thought I'd write a personal retrospective about my little creation.

Ricky Gervais, The Wall Street Journal, 6th September 2012

Derek almost derailed by Gervais' dodgy belly

Filming for comedy show Derek was almost derailed when star Ricky Gervais was rushed to hospital.

The Sun, 3rd September 2012

David Brent may return as The Office USA comes to end

Ricky Gervais has hinted he could make a shock return to The Office as David Brent - perhaps to mark the end of the long-running US version of the series.

Metro, 22nd August 2012

Picture: Derek looking dapper for new series

Derek Noakes has smartened up his act (or rather appearance) for the first full series of Ricky Gervais's new comedy.

The Sun, 15th August 2012

Ricky Gervais starts filming new comedy series, Derek

Derek Noakes is on a mission - to save Broadhill Care Home. The simpleton, played by comedian Ricky Gervais, can be seen clutching a clipboard with a petition attached to it, in shots of the cast filming new Channel 4 show Derek.

Angharad Llewllyn, The Sun, 13th August 2012

Tube Talk Gold: Extras

It seems crazy now that we've seen him take down celebrities at the Golden Globes, smooch Jennifer Garner and Téa Leoni in Hollywood films and embark on sell-out stand-up tours, but there was a time when Ricky Gervais was being painted as a one-hit wonder.

Daniel Sperling, Digital Spy, 4th August 2012

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