Ricky Gervais News

Actress Lucy Speed is set to make her directorial debut with a new play about first time motherhood at Mark Ravenhill's Kings Head Theatre in Islington.

The Epstein Theatre is promising a packed programme of productions and performances to entertain Liverpool audiences this autumn.

Guest Blog: Jordan Gray brings effervescent new comedy show to the Fringe

Netflix’s pop culture phenomenon, Stranger Things, is part of a three-way tie with the Hulu comedy, Only Murders in the Building, and the Hulu Limited Series, Dopesick with a total of 9 nominations each. Stranger Things has been the talk of social media ever since its season four debut on May 27th.

Samuel J. Comroe, a Los Angeles native, is a stand-up comedian who performs at over 100 clubs and colleges annually.  Comroe made his television debut on TBS' Conan and has appeared on BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood with Kevin Hart. In 2018 Samuel was a finalist on America's Got Talent and was recently seen on America's Got Talent Champions Edition. 

BWW catches up with James Barr to chat about bringing Straight Jokes to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The documentary features numerous celebrities, with contributors including Stevie Wonder, Sir Elton John, Ricky Gervais, Nile Rogers, Mark Ronson, Tracey Emin, Liam Gallagher, Mary J. Blige, Jean Paul Gaultier, James Corden, Tony Bennett, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and Tatjana Patitz.

Comedian Don Barnhart opens his show with, 'If you're easily offended or have an agenda, you're really missing the point of going to a comedy club and should probably stay at home.'

A new tralier for Paws of Fury: the Legend of Hank has been released. The new film was directed by Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier, and Chris Bailey. The cast features Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Kylie Kuioka, Cathy Shim and Samuel L. Jackson.

Recently named, 'Best of Las Vegas', Jokesters Comedy Club is featuring live, professional standup comedy that doesn't pull any punchlines seven nights a week in Las Vegas. Find out what shows are coming up and how to get tickets.

For those of you that can't make it to comedian Don Barnhart's live, uncensored comedy show in Las Vegas, Barnhart's family friendly Dry Bar Comedy Special is now available on NBC's streaming service.

A familiar face from two Ricky Gervais sitcoms is to grace the stage in Warrington as she returns to her stand-up roots.

In his second Netflix stand-up special, Gervais gives his take on the rules of comedy, spoiling his cat and debunks the supernatural, concluding that actual nature is super enough. Gervais’ previous Netflix stand-up special, Humanity, launched in 2018.  His acclaimed scripted comedy series, After Life, recently debuted its third season on Netflix. 

The documentary features a slew of famous faces, contributors include George Michael, Stevie Wonder, Sir Elton John, Ricky Gervais, Nile Rogers, Mark Ronson, Tracey Emin, Liam Gallagher, Mary J. Blige, Jean Paul Gaultier, James Corden, Tony Bennett, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and Tatjana Patitz.

He was signed to Nettwerk by esteemed A&R reps Marshall Altman (Katy Perry, Matt Nathanson, Ingrid Michaelson) and Grammy-nominated Eric Robinson (Taylor Swift, The Milk Carton Kids, Sia). Today, he shares his hushed stripped-back version of Bastille’s anthemic hit “Pompeii.”

A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. The film also stars Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, and more.

SF Sketchfest, co-founded and directed by David Owen, Cole Stratton and Janet Varney, the longest-running comedy festival in the U.S. The event mixes major comedy stars and up-and-coming comedians from around the world for sketch, stand-up, alternative comedy, music, improv, films, tributes, live podcasts, workshops, and panel discussions.

The critically acclaimed comedy-drama created by and starring Ricky Gervais returns for its final season with six new episodes. Set in the small fictitious town of Tambury, the show follows Tony, a writer for the local newspaper whose life is upended after his wife dies from cancer.

This year’s A Bowie Celebration will also celebrate the 35th anniversary of Labyrinth, the classic fantasy film and Jim Henson/David Bowie collaboration, with a special performance from actress Evan Rachel Wood, and an appearance by Brian Henson.

“The Office” is an American sitcom adapted from the British series, created by Ricky Gervais. The mockumentary-style comedy follows the lives of employees at Dunder-Mifflin, a paper company in Pennsylvania. The ensemble cast is led by Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and Jenna Fischer. Watch Melora Hardin announce the premiere now!