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Ricky Gervais Thinks ‘The Office’ Would Be Targeted By “Outrage Mobs” If It Was Released Today

July 13, 2020 3:19 pm

If you were to name a list of the most influential and beloved sitcoms of the 21st century, it wouldn’t take long before you reach “The Office,” both the British and American varieties. The series, originally ...

Best And Worst Of The 2020 Golden Globe Awards

Gregory Ellwood

January 6, 2020 12:54 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

If nothing else, the 2020 Golden Globe Awards was a mercurial and occasionally jarring tonal affair, veering from deeply-earnest tributes and speeches to moments of bitter sarcasm (ahem, Ricky Gervais), often i...

Ricky Gervais Insists He’s Hosting The Golden Globes For ‘The Very Last Time’

Gregory Ellwood

November 12, 2019 1:12 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

In news that will bring joy to some viewers and tears to others, Ricky Gervais is officially hosting the Golden Globes again. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC and Dick Clark Productions announced th...

‘David Brent: Life On The Road’ Is A Squeamishly Funny, Deeply Heartfelt Success [Review]

Will Ashton

February 11, 2017 9:05 am

News, Reviews

There are a lot of similarities between David Brent, Ricky Gervais’ bumbling, overcompensating dolt boss at the center of the original BBC Two mockumentary “The Office,” and “David Brent: Life on the Road,” the...

Ricky Gervais Dreams Of Stardom In The New Trailer For ‘David Brent: Life On The Road’

Edward Davis

January 17, 2017 2:52 pm

Trailers

You love the BBC version of “The Office,” you miss it, you want more. Well, you’re not getting it. Lead actor/creator Ricky Gervais has insisted that his upcoming Netflix picture is “not an Office film,” so thi...

‘The Little Prince’ Is A Beautiful & Charming Adaptation Of The Beloved Children’s Classic [Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

August 2, 2016 5:38 pm

Reviews

This is a reprint of our review from the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Since its 1943 publication, the novella “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery has become a children’s classic the world over. The...

Explore The Cringe Effect In Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant’s ‘The Office’

Gary Garrison

June 24, 2016 2:15 pm

News

One of the many things that the American remake of “The Office” did well — aside from giving Steve Carell the perfect platform to launch his career — was embrace the caustic nature of its British predecessor. T...

New Trailer For ‘David Brent: Life On The Road’ Follows A Crazy, Cringeworthy Dream

Kevin Jagernauth

June 17, 2016 12:30 pm

Trailers

It was a bit of a good news/bad news situation earlier this week surrounding Ricky Gervais' "The Office" spinoff film, "David Brent: Life On The Road." The good news was that Netflix had picked up the movie for...

Netflix Picks Up ‘The Office’ Spinoff Movie ‘David Brent: Life On The Road’

Will Ashton

June 14, 2016 5:47 pm

News

Netflix and Ricky Gervais have formed a healthy relationship with one another. Not only did the streaming site release Gervais’ Channel 4 series, “Derek,” they produced and distributed his latest feature comedy...

Ricky Gervais & Eric Bana Are Faking It In New Trailer For Netflix Comedy ‘Special Correspondents’

Kevin Jagernauth

April 12, 2016 3:44 pm

News

Ricky Gervais & Eric Bana Are Faking It In New Trailer For Netflix Comedy 'Special Correspondents'

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