by Matt on January 16, 2012
Did you happen to catch Ricky Gervais host the Golden Globes last night? After his clash with attendees last year, many tuned in to see what the comedian would say this time around. Here's a list of some of our favorite jokes made by the comedian.
1. "Tonight, you get Britain's biggest comedian, hosting the second biggest awards show, on ...
by Matt on January 11, 2012
Ricky Gervais and his writing partner Stephen Merchant came up with a really incredible concept for their show An Idiot Abroad, basically it takes their friend Karl Pilkington who is the type of person that hates to step outside of his comfort zone and places him in situations that would freak out a person as himself.
Before season two of the ...
I was distracted from my 70’s rock radio station on Pandora this morning when I read the following tweet from British comedian/actor/writer @RickyGervais:
I wrote a little essay. Let me know what you think. Then read the comments page. Some are hilarious.
I clicked the link to find an essay in the Wall Street Journal ...
by Matt on November 21, 2011
Tomorrow BBC will release a special edition boxed set of the Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant classic comedy series The Office.
It's the 10 year anniversary of the UK series which launched not only the careers of Gervais and Merchant but was introduced to the US a few years later and spawned a US classic.
We're going to give away a copy of ...
by Matt on November 17, 2011
Don't ever say that controversy doesn't help grab headlines and ratings, because Ricky Gervais will indeed return for his third consecutive go as the host of this year's Golden Globes host. And you know what? Good for him! Gervias actually managed to make usually boring award shows fun last year, though he went on a tear through some of ...
by Matt on August 26, 2011
British comedian David Baker recently made an appearance on The Tonight Show, putting him alongside the likes of Ricky Gervais and Russell Brand as the few Brits to grace the show's stage in a long time. We caught up with the now New York-based comedian to discuss his career and see if he can help us differentiate between comedy here ...
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are a proficient comedic duo. It seems every time we turn around, they are pitching, filming, writing or recording something in the UK or here in the states. Now he can add "Working with Willow" to his resume now.
The new series Life's Too Short will feature Warwick Davis in a faux documentary style show ...
by Matt on April 25, 2011
Sometimes when you read about something too good to be true, it has no choice but to be a colossal letdown once it happens. But in the case of the HBO film Talking Funny what we thought we were going to get was just the surface. The show was not a stand-up special, hell, it wasn't even an interview special. ...