Ricky Gervais

Date of Birth

1961-06-25

Place of Birth

Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK

Known for

Night at the Museum, The Invention of Lying, Ghost Town, Ricky Gervais: Out of England, Valiant

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Ricky Gervais shuts down fan on Twitter wanting him to host Golden Globes in 2023

Posted 4 years ago

Ricky Gervais has been quite the controversial figure as the comedian doesn’t feel that subjects can be too taboo for humor if the joke is funny enough. That was also the appeal of the comedian hosting the Golden Globes for...

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Ricky Gervais hopes to get canceled with his next comedy special

Posted 4 years ago

Ricky Gervais is not one to bite his tongue and we love him for it because it’s always good for a laugh, which means we’re ready for his next comedy special, Gervais is treating it as it will be his...

Sopranos’ boss paid James Gandolfini $3 million to turn down The Office

Posted 5 years ago

James Gandolfini as the head of The Office? Yep, it almost happened! A recent episode of the Talking Sopranos podcast revealed that HBO paid the actor $3 million to turn down the role that would've served as Steve Carell's replacement once...

Disney+ to debut the unscripted series Muppets Now on July 31st

Posted 6 years ago

Happy National #StreamingDay, everybody! Because that's totally a thing that we celebrate now, apparently. To mark the occasion, Disney+ has announced that the new original series MUPPETS NOW will premiere July 31 on the mouse-earred streaming service. MUPPETS NOW is...

Sam the Eagle & Scooter of The Muppets perform a President’s Day address

Posted 6 years ago

Today is President's Day in the United States, and here to celebrate several of the nation's former leaders are Sam the Eagle and Scooter of The Muppets fame. In the video posted below, Sam the Eagle proudly steps to the...

Ricky Gervais will host The 77th Golden Globes for the “very last time”

Posted 7 years ago

Comedian Ricky Gervais has been lured back to his old stomping grounds, The Golden Globes, for what he's calling the "very last time". The 77th Golden Globes, which take place on January 5th, will be Gervais' fifth time hosting the...

Ricky Gervais’ After Life to get a second season on Netflix

Posted 7 years ago

Netflix has announced that Ricky Gervais' dark comedy series AFTER LIFE will be returning to their platform in 2020, for a six-episode Season 2 offering. “I have never had a reaction like this before. It’s been insane. And heartwarming. But...

What To Watch This Week: American Gods, After Life, A.P. Bio and more

Posted 7 years ago

Welcome to What To Watch, your weekly guide to recommendations for television viewing. There is so much broadcast on the small screen these days, it can sometimes be daunting to figure out how to spend your hard-earned time. Well, worry...

TV Review: After Life

Posted 7 years ago

Synopsis: Tony (Ricky Gervais) had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from...

Ricky Gervais has revealed the premiere date for his new After Life series

Posted 7 years ago

Comedic actor and Reading, Berkshire native Ricky Gervais … and a dog, have revealed the premiere date for AFTER LIFE, a new Netflix original series comedy. In the past, Gervais and Netflix have teamed for serveal projects including, the actor's...

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