THE TIMES MAGAZINE - OCTOBER 2011

NEWS

Life's Too Short in the US
Ahead of Sunday 19 Feb's premiere on HBO, previews have started appearing...
Read the reviews here at;
SF Gate.
Cinema Blend.
Toronto Sun.


No day off for Ricky's conscience


US news site Salon interviews Ricky and asks about taking on taboos and why people are so quick to take offence.
Read here.


A sense of porpoise


The Sun reports on Ricky's appearance as a dolphin in Family Guy.
Read here.


Reasonable request


Ricky's been invited to join the advisory board of Project Reason. 
Read more here.


Action!


Ricky talks about his day as an action hero.
Watch here.

And here's the finished article.

On cheese and wine...


Ricky chats with Men's Health magazine and goes for a jog.
Read here.


Ricky writes...


...about fame for the Huffington Post.
Read here.


Ricky Gervais esq.


Esquire has a Q&A with Ricky in this month's issue...
Click here for the PDF in a new window.


Next, The Oscars?


Someone thinks Ricky ought to host The Oscars...
Read here.


Ratings Winner


An Idiot Abroad 2 tops ratings for US TV channel Science.
Watch here.


Mong's the word


Ofcom, the official people who decide whether offended people should be ignored or not, have said Ricky's use of 'mong' on TV was fine...
Read here.


Action on overreaction


PopWatch points the finger at people who easily outraged...
Read here.


21 Today...


...appearances on Letterman, that is.
Watch here.


Mail Perspective


The Daily Mail gives a blow by blow account of Ricky's gags.
Read here.


Best Bits


Shortlist presents a short list of favourite moments from the Globes.
Read here.


"Up to his old quips"


USA Today runs through Ricky's one-liners from the Globes.
Read here.


Globes show better than Oscars


New York Post says Ricky's hosting of the Golden Globes beats the Oscars hands down.
Read here.


Ricky talks to Esquire


Ricky does an extensive Q&A in Esquire.
Read here.


Life's Too Short - US date set


The Huffington Post covers Life's Too Short's premiere on HBO in the US - Sunday 19 Feb.
Read here.


Last minute preparations


Ricky has posed for some photographs outside a Beverly Hills cosmetic surgery clinic.
Read here.


Repeat Offender


Sydney Morning Herald looks forward to Ricky's hosting of the Globes and asks some pertinent questions.
Read here.


No holds barred for Globes


Today's Matt Lauer talks to Ricky about next weekend's Golden Globe Awards and gleans that there are no restrictions on Ricky's hosting duties.
Read and watch here.


Vote For Karl


An Idiot Abroad has been nominated for a National TV Award.
You can vote here.


Twitten in the Scriptures


Ricky has been engaging with some fundamentalists.
Read here.


Global Warm-up


In anticipation of Ricky's hosting of the 2012 Golden Globes award show in January, here's a look back at reactions to his last outing.
Watch here.


Outrageous


Newspapers have been excited by Ricky's recent tweets.
Read here.


It's a rap


Ricky is featured in a track on YouTube.
Watch here.


Friends United


Ricky and Karl give their own accounts of how they both first met.
Read here.


Warwick in The Sun


Warwick Davis talks about Life's Too Short and the positive side of being short.
Read here.


AOL Anticipates


AOL TV looks forwards to Ricky's third outing at the Golden Globes with a spot of guess work on what to expect.
Read here.


AIA2 DVD Out Now


An Idiot Abroad is available now on DVD and Bluray.
Order via Amazon here.





Ricky Hosts Golden Globes 2012


Ricky returns for a third time to host the US awards ceremony - watch on TV January 15th.
And hear Ricky's thoughts on this year's v. last year's here on YouTube.

Another Interview


The Sun talks to Ricky about Life's Too Short and also revisits "mong".
Read here.


Interview


The Guardian asks Ricky about Life's Too Short and "mong".
Read here.


Ricky and Johnny in Life's Too Short


The Huff Post has a new clip from Life's Too Short with Johnny Depp facing off with Ricky.
Read and watch more here.

Quality Street


SF Gate chooses its 5 favourite celebrity appearances on Sesame Street...
Read more here.