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WarnerMedia Germany has confirmed that Ricky Gervais is among the cast of its comedy series Greenlight – German Genius, which is now shooting in Berlin. The eight-part TV satire stars Kida Khodr Ramadan (4 Blocks) as himself. It recounts a dramatized version of events after Ramadan's real-life Twitter exchange with…

Lionel Blair, the UK TV star whose career spanned eight decades, has died aged 92, his agent has said. Blair died peacefully early yesterday morning. No cause of death has been revealed. Tributes have poured in from the likes of UK stars Stephen Graham and Eddie Marsan for the entertainer, who made his name as team…

The Office and After Life creator Ricky Gervais has spoken out against UK government proposals to sell broadcaster Channel 4. In a tweet on Monday, Gervais told his 14.4 million followers that Channel 4’s unique remit would be “destroyed” if it were privatized. He added that it would be a “real shame” if ministers…

It was the easiest $3 million James Gandolfini ever made. A recent episode of the Talking Sopranos podcast saw co-hosts Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa (aka Christopher Moltisanti and Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos) reveal that James Gandolfini was paid $3 million to turn down a role as the new boss in The Offi…

It’s been 20 years since The Office premiered on BBC Two, and its star said in an interview this week that the original British series “would be canceled now.” Ricky Gervais now has walked back those comments, with the erstwhile David Brent tweeting they were “clearly a joke.” Gervais told the BBC on Friday that…

EXCLUSIVE: What are dreams for? What noise does a monster make? When does a baby start thinking? Why do you think we fear death? These are some of the questions that Ricky Gervais, the creator of The Office, asks his friend, neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris on his new podcast. Gervais is launching Absolutely M…

Hollywood figures, despite the industry’s major shutdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, continue to find chart-topping success. Among the industry names finding a place in YouTube’s Top Trending Videos of 2020 list are Dave Chappell, Ricky Gervais and John Krasinski. The popular video streaming platform dropped…

EXCLUSIVE: Adrian Politowski's LA-based Align has come aboard to contribute production financing on animated comedy Blazing Samurai. The $46M toon is a re-imagining of Mel Brooks' classic Blazing Saddles and is currently in CG production with Aniventure at Cinesite's Montréal and Vancouver facilities. Completion is…

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Ricky Gervais has struck an overall deal with Netflix as the streamer brings back comedy After Life for a third season. The Office creator will develop new scripted projects for the digital platform as well as stand-up specials as part of the multi-year deal. This comes after the launch of season two of the British…

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With just about anything he does, Ricky Gervais makes me laugh, and that is a key reason I warmed right away to the loony high jinks of the latest attempt by Netflix to crash the animation market.  As the chatty tabby who guides us as narrator of The Willoughbys, a film version of the children’s book by Lois Lowry…