David Letterman's Late Show has invited Ricky to appear for the ninth time on the show when Ricky is New York for stand-up dates at Madison Square Garden. This is a record number of appearances for any comedian - British or otherwise. The Late Show, CBS, July 17th
Ricky's Live Stand-up Show 'The Out Of England Tour' dates announed
The Extras Christmas Special is out on DVD in the US on 26 Feb. Originally it was only available as part of a box set but HBO have now relented and fans who already have series 1 & 2 can now complete their collection.
You can order it at Amazon US here.
Extras Box Set in US - Reviews
Released in its entirety on DVD in the US, Extras is "winning raves".
As the man says, "Gervais is riding high". Read the review here
and another from Dallas here.
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Ricky, Steve and Karl back on air
Ricky, Steve and Karl are to do a final show as part of the NME radio launch.
Details here.
A record eightth BAFTA for Ricky
Ricky has entered the record books again by becoming the first person to win 8 Baftas. Last night at the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles Extras was awarded an LA Batfa for comedy for the Daniel Radcliffe episode.
Ricky tops comedy list
Time Out has published its readers' top ten list of stand up comedians in which Ricky takes the top spot...
Read the full list here
Ricky up for third Banff award
Extras battles it out for the top comedy gong at this year's prestigious Banff awards. The winners will be announced on June 9th in Alberta Canada.
The 100 most powerful people in British culture
Ricky is the only comedian to make the top 100 most influential people in British culture in the Sunday Telegraph's exclusive survey.
Universal Imports
News from Variety confirms that Universal Pictures have picked up distribution rights to Ricky's new film This Side of the Truth outside of the US.
Office Relocation Spinoff of "The Office" highlights new NBC shows
NBC will launch a spinoff of its popular workplace comedy "The Office" following the broadcast of the National Football League's Super Bowl championship next February, the network said on Wednesday.
Created by Ricky Gervais, The Office is currently one of Americas biggest shows. Gervais said, "I'm very excited to see if we can make lightening strike twice. The Office is the first big successful remake for about thirty years. Every week I hear of 'so and so to be remade for America'- and that's the last you hear of it. I'm not sure why ours worked and worked so well. Maybe we where lucky or maybe it's because we are still involved."
This Side of the Truth extras casting
Walk-on roles are being cast over in Boston for Ricky's new film. It made the local paper...
Six Degrees of Separation
Ricky features in a game of six degrees... Read on here
Plus an in-depth interview that's surfaced. Read it here.
Question Time
Last Year, Ricky made the Time Magazine 100 most influential people in the world. Here he takes questions from its readers. Read the Q&A here .
Number One Fan
A funny interview with the American David Brent, Steve Carrell, in which he dishes the dirt on Ricky's toilet etiquette Read it here .
Charity Benefit Stand-up Show
We're spreading the word about a benefit in Aid of Kids Company at the Comedy Store on May 5th 2008. - Simon Amstell, Ed Bryne, Brendon Burns, Adam Bloom, David Hadingham, Josh Howie and a very special guest (but not Ricky if that's what you were thinking). Tickets are £20. Sponsored by Montagu Private Equity. Tickets here and more about Kids Company here.
'Happiness' and 'Slough' in same sentence.
An interesting article about humour, happiness and whether Slough is Ricky's fault. Read it here.
On Star Turns in Comedy...
A nice article in Variety about celebrities making fools of themselves. Read it here.
Unintended Christening
Ricky unknowingly names hot new beat combo 'Does It Offend You Yeah?' Details at the NME here.
UK and US Comedy. Discuss.
An article in which The Office is used to help illustrate the difference between British and American humour. (Or "humor" if you're in the US) Read it here.
Watch Ricky chat on Canadian TV
Ricky was interviewed for Canada's biggest late night chat show The Hour... Watch here.
Time Out Comedy Vote
Vote for your favourite comedian. It's pointless but it kills a few minutes. Vote here.
Flanimals Tops Publisher Chart
Million selling Flanimals top publishers chart. In fact it tops it, goes through the middle and out the other end. See for yourself here.
World Domination Continues - Extras Arrives in Canada
The Office in its original format is shown in over ninety countries and has six remakes currently in production. Now it's the turn of Extras...
Series 1 and 2 of Extras will air in Canada starting on Tuesday 22 Jan at 11pm on the Comedy Network Read morehere
Ricky responds to Grob-fearing reviewer
A recent 1-star 'Flanimals' review has prompted Ricky to reply briefly... here
First Glimpse From Ghost Town
DreamWorks have released the first publicity picture for Ghost Town starring Ricky, Greg Kinnear and Tea Leoni. It's a comedy about a dentist (played by Ricky) who has a near-death experience during an operation and gains the ability to see dead people who ask him for help in contacting the living. It'll be out towards the end of 2008. click here to see the full pic
Ricky Receives Greatest Accolade Of His Carreer
The celebrated New York resatuarant, 21, has bestowed on Ricky a table of his own. Find out which one here.
Other people given the same honour are Humphry Bogart, Richard Nixon, Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy Parker, Donald Trump, The Marx Brothers, Frank Sinatra, The Kennedy Family, Bill Clinton, Pavarotti and John Steinbeck.
Ricky Breaks Another Record
The Office has entered the record books as the most successful British Comedy of all time.
With Emmys, Golden Globes, Baftas and every other award going, overseas sales have beaten even Fawlty Towers and The Office is shown in nearly ninety countries in its original format.
Add to this such remakes as the US, Canadian, and French versions of the show and the global DVD sales (over 3 million copies) and you have a global phenomenon.
More bookends. Another EMMY for Ricky
Ricky's won his second EMMY. This time it's Best Comedy Actor for his performance in Extras. The award was collected for Ricky by Steve Carrell, the star of the US version of The Office, as Ricky was a bit busy on stage in London.
Matt Groening wants Ricky back
"We loved having him on the show. Whatever he wants to do - we'd love to have his character return. Or he could do something completely new," Groening said. Full story here...
Simpsons Songs CD
News from Billboard magazine in the US tells of a new compilation of songs from the The Simpsons which will herald the premiere of the 19th series this September. Ricky's serenading ballad 'Lady', which his character sings to Marge, is included.
read more here
BAFTA No. 7
Both Ricky and Stephen Merchant were in the running for this year's comedy performance BAFTA. In the end Ricky won his seventh BAFTA, accepting via a satellite link up from New York. List of winners here.
ITV's Greatest Living Britons
Ricky's picked up an award in the TV category of the ITV awards ceremony, joining an impressive list of winners including The Queen, who took the top award Read about it here.
Sky High Ricky's episode of The Simpsons reaches 2.2 million viewers in th UK - Sky's highest rated Simpsons episode ever and the second highest rated show on Sky One ever. Ricky plays Charles - husband to a dragon of a wife and father to a prodigious child - who takes part in a TV wife-swap. Read a review here
Simpsons creator praises Ricky The Simpsons creator Matt Groening said Ricky did such a good job writing an episode of the hit US comedy show that he wants him to do more. read more here...
When Ricky met JC New clips are available - including two from ITV's 'Avenue Of The Stars' show where John Cleese and Ricky receive their stars. click here
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