Ricky Gervais has admitted that despite his recent success, he would still be intimidated about working with many Hollywood stars.
“There are people that I want to work with but I’m too intimidated, there are a few people that I’d be worried about working with, the greats – Jack Nicholson, Scorsese and Clint Eastwood,” said Gervais at the gala screening of his new film, The Invention Of Lying, at Bafta in London.
Ricky Gervais may have been dating his partner for 27 years, but you won’t be hearing the pitter patter of tiny feet any time soon.
The ‘Office’ star has revealed that he and girlfriend Jane Fallon, agreed that they would never have children back in their early student days.
“We never wanted to be parents, with all that entails: the loss of freedom, total dependency,” he told Red magazine.
Jonathan Ross welcomes Jamie Oliver, Stuart Broad, Ricky Gervais and Mika as Friday Night With Jonathan Ross returns tonight on BBC One after its summer break.
Jamie Oliver condemns Gordon Brown’s kitchen at the G20 banquet: “They’ve got the worst kitchens in England at Number Ten; terrible. Wandsworth Prison has better gear than Downing Street!”
TV funnyman Ricky Gervais has claimed that the issue of class is more important than either race or sex.
Gervais grew up on a working class council estate and told The Daily Telegraph that he doesn’t remember having any middle class teachers at any of his schools.
Gervais said: “I think class is more significant than race or sex. To this day, in a room full of overprivileged Oxbridge graduates I feel them giving me a sideways look.
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.
Comedian Ricky Gervias has said that his pal Jonathan Ross is devastated over the recent answerphone scandal involving him and Russell Brand, but is sure that he will bounce back.
In an interview to mark Comedians Week in The Sun, 47-year-old Ricky says: “It did go too far, yes. Jonathan was devastated. I’ve spoken to him a few times and he knows he was in the wrong.
“The whole thing got blown out of proportion. Obviously what they did was wrong. It wasn’t very funny.
Ricky Gervais has confirmed that The Beckhams will not be appearing in any new episodes of his hit comedy TV show, Extras.
The comedian claimed that because Sacha Baron Cohen has already worked with them during an Ali G sketch for Comic Relief he wouldn’t want to use them also.
“The Beckhams would be huge and we could do loads with them but I think Ali G got in first,” he told The Sun.
Office star, Ricky Gervais is said to be gearing up for an appearance on children’s TV favourite, Sesame Street.
Writing on his blog, the 47-year-old said: “I’ve been asked to do Sesame Street – there are some things you don’t turn down.”
Other stars who have appeared on the show include David Beckham, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro and Alicia Keys who have all made an appearance on the show.
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.
Uh oh its war of the British comedians!!!! Simon Pegg has called Ricky Gervais an idiot and made a jibe about his weight, it’s only a matter of time before Gervais hits back.
Pegg was being interviewed by Jamie Theakston and Harriet Scott for London’s Heart 106.2 when he was asked if he, like Gervais, felt under pressure from the LA lifestyle.
Pegg responded: “He says a lot of things, that man.
“He said there’d been no good British films since 1950. What an idiot… Read more & comment »
After his hilarious Emmy speech last week, British comedian Ricky Gervais has become hotly tipped as host of this years Oscar ceremony.
‘Ricky caught the eye of the right people,’ said a source to The Sun.
‘They think he would be perfect to host the Oscars and want to sign him’.
The show was hosted last year by comedienne, Elle DeGeneres.
Ricky Gervais has pleaded with Steve Carrell to return the Emmy he accepted on his behalf last year.
Gervais won the Best Actor award in 2007 but could not make the ceremony. Steve Carrell, who reprised Gervais’ role in the US remake of The Office picked up the award on his behalf.
Carell later revealed that he was holding the award hostage: “I’m not going to give it back to him. He wasn’t there to accept the Emmy. So what I figure is whoever is first up on stage should just take it.”
While presenting the award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program at this year’s ceremony, Gervais begged Carrell to return his statue. Read more & comment »
Comedian and TV star, Ricky gervais has revealed that he hates being famous and would like to be able to turn it off.
In an interview with The Telegraph, the comedian explained:
“The worst thing about this job for me is the fame,” he said. “I’ve never understood why anyone wants people to know who they are. That’s the thing I wish I could turn off.” Read more & comment »
Ricky Gervais has had a phenomenal impact on comedy: not only in the UK but also, unusually for a British comedian, in the United States. The Office is one of very few British TV comedies that can be described as “benchmark” and Ricky has followed its huge success with the critically acclaimed Extras and three sell-out stand-up tours.
Ricky Gervais: New Hero of Comedy charts Ricky’s growth as a comedian from his first appearances on Xfm and his early TV incarnations on The 11 O’Clock Show and Meet Ricky Gervais through to his current status as an international film and television star. Commenting on Ricky and his work, the show meets a range of Ricky’s friends and fellow comedy practitioners, including Stephen Merchant, Billy Connolly, Matt Groening, Michael Palin, Chris Rock and Russell Brand. Read more & comment »
British actor and comedian, Ricky Gervais has been nominated for a Golden Globe award in the Best Comedy Actor category.
Ricky was nominated based on his performances in the highly acclaimed Extras, which has also been nominated for an award in the Best Musical or Comedy TV Series category.
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