Ricky Gervais has told Graham Norton that he and Stephen Merchant will not be making any future series of Extras.
Ricky was appearing on Nortons risque chat show when the question was posed and he described the temptation to do another series, telling Graham that many A List stars have since said that they would be happy to cameo on any future episodes.
Speaking to rottentomatoes.com Gervais revealed his upcoming feature film, The Man from the Pru, would spinoff into its own television series shortly after its debut. “We’re thinking of doing a TV spinoff,” Gervais said. “We’re doing it the M*A*S*H way round. It was originally just going to be a TV series – in fact it predates Extras.”
The Man from the Pru is first big-screen collaboration with Stephen Merchant, with whom he co-wrote The Office and Extras, is set in a 1970s Prudential building society.
Catch up with pop legend George Michael in the christmas special of comdey TV show, Extras.
George Michael is due to poke fun at himself by playing the part of a sex crazed stoner and will be seen cruising for sex in London while smoking a ‘dodgy’ cigarette and scoffing a kebab.
George Michael is due to poke fun at himself by playing the part of a sex crazed stoner in the Christmas special of comedy series, Extras.
George will be seen cruising for sex in London while smoking a ‘dodgy’ cigarette and scoffing a kebab.
Vernon Kay has accepted a guest star role in the last ever series of the BBC Comedy Extras.
Gameshow Marathon host Kay, will be joined in the episode by Gordon Ramsay, Jonathan Ross and ex-Eastenders, Dean Gaffney. Other celebrities starring in the series include John Travolta and George Michael.
Vernon will appear in a scene set in top London eaterie The Ivy, when Ricky Gervais’ character, Andy Millman, and his pal Maggie (Ashley Jensen) spy him having dinner.
I wonder if wife Tess Daly will be accompanying him?
Ricky Gervais has really hit the big time in America! One of the biggest comic actors at the moment, Will Ferrel, has expressed an interest in appearing in an episode of Ricky’s hit show, Extras.
Ferrell, 39, says, “I love Ricky. He is amazing. He hasn’t approached me to do Extras – at least not that I know of.
“I would do it if he asked.”
The Sun has revealed that Madonna has agreed to star in the series finale of Ricky Gervais hit BBC show, Extras.
Madonna and Ricky have been trying to collaborate in this way sionce they met at Live8 in 2005, but Madonna’s tour commitments meant that she couldn’t appear on the last series.
Ricky is said to be keen for for her to be his character Andy Millman’s nemesis.
David Bowie, Robert De Niro and Chris Martin are also rumoured to have signed up for the show.
Sounds interesting. Just how did a small fat man from England manage to lure all these A Listers onto his show anyway?
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