Ricky Gervais News

ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for 2018-19 Season

Casting Confirmed on AFTER LIFE, The New Netflix Original Series from Ricky Gervais

Production is underway on 'AFTER LIFE,' a Netflix original series from Creator, Executive Producer and Director, Ricky Gervais.

As Boomerang streams into its second year, the premium video subscription service is revealing some of its new, 2018 offerings for kids, families and animation fans. Launched April 2017 with a renowned animation library of over 5,000 titles including the Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes franchises alongside original series, today the service unveiled multiple new and renewed original series, additional platform partners, and enhanced product features, including a fully translated Spanish experience premiering this Memorial Day Weekend, to expand its overall consumer experience.

The Who Was? Show is a laugh-out-loud, all-new Netflix Kids & Family comedy that tells the stories of famous historical figures from across the globe through improv, sketches, impersonations, music videos and animated shorts.  Based on the New York Times bestselling Who Was? book series, the Show is secretly educational, but also contains overt silliness, excessive falling down, really bad dancing, spit takes, double takes, far too many rat puppets and occasional flatulence!

Set in the offices of a New York City Fortune 500 company, four unsuspecting candidates embark on the most testing job interview of their lives. This taunt play - which premiered in Barcelona in 2003 to great critical acclaim, exposes the psychological depths people will go to in order to get what they want. In our age of reality TV game shows and tweeting US presidents, The Gronholm Method explores the human capacity to manipulate, lie and 'play the game' to get ahead.

At NBC's upfront, chairman Bob Greenblatt talked about the rumored The Office reboot that fans have been buzzing about.

As reported by Deadline, Netflix has ordered a new dark comedy from Ricky Gervais, titled AFTER LIFE. They have ordered six half hour episodes. In addition to creating the show, Gervais is set to star, executive produce, and direct. Read more about the news from Deadline here!

The 39th annual Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is proud to announce Emmy and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth* (Wicked, Hairspray Live!) will host this year's Rockie Awards Gala Ceremony featuring a star-studded line-up of award recipients. The night of celebration will take place on Tuesday June 12th at 7:00 p.m. at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta, Canada.

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to the world's premiere entertainment brands, unveiled Viacom Digital Studios and announced an upcoming slate of digital programming, platform partnerships, talent deals and the expansion of VidCon at its first-ever Digital Content NewFront.

Manchester Opera House has announced the first stars joining the line-up for Manchester's ultimate family pantomime this festive season, with Coronation Street bad boys Connor McIntyre and Les Dennis swapping the cobbles for their clutch bags as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella.

UK comedian Alexis Dubus follows up his critically-acclaimed MICF shows Cars And Girls and A Bl**dy Brief History Of Swearing with this, the Victorian premiere of his collection of comic verse, songs and stand-up. Lyrical tales from the road mixed with iffy wordplay and first-rate bullshit.

Ricky Gervais appeared on last night's Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Ricky talks about the 10th remake of The Office happening in India and why his cat annoys him much less than humans. Watch the clip below!

ABC announced today that the network has picked up new seasons of four alternative series: the 29th season of “AFV,” 23rd season of “The Bachelor,” 27th season of “Dancing with the Stars” and second season of “Child Support.” The news broke via a social media “round-robin” between hosts Alfonso Ribeiro (@Alfonso_Ribeiro), Chris Harrison (@ChrisBHarrison), Fred Savage (@TheFredSavage), Tom Bergeron (@Tom_Bergeron) and Erin Andrews (@ErinAndrews).

Upcoming Guests On THE VIEW 3/12-3/16

Humanity? Eh, not a big fan. The brand new stand-up special by Ricky Gervais premieres March 13 on Netflix.

Brooklyn Academy of Music President Katy Clark today announced the appointment of David Binder as BAM artistic director. He succeeds long-time Executive Producer Joseph V. Melillo, who will step down in December 2018.

The critically acclaimed improvisational frontrunner Showstopper! The Improvised Musical heads to Manchester's Palace Theatre on Saturday 10th February promising a night of surprises for audiences to enjoy.

New Ricky Gervais Special Coming to Netflix In March

Five-time Emmy Award-winning sitcom THE OFFICE clocks in for work at Comedy Central starting on January 15, 2018 with an all-day Office marathon.