Stephen Merchant News

NBC's Emmy Award-winning THE OFFICE (Thursdays, 9-9:30 p.m. ET) will close up shop with its 200th episode, a one-hour series finale tonight, May 16 (9-10 p.m. ET).

Ricky Gervais will be bringing back his character David Brent from the UK version of THE OFFICE for an all-new web series, consisting of a series of guitar tutorials. The series, to be titled 'Learn Guitar with David Brent, premieres May 20th on YouTube. Check out the trailer below!

NBC is extending the length of the final episode of 'The Office,' with a running time that will now extend from 9-10:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 16.

From Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, LIFE'S TOO SHORT SPECIAL will wrap up the story of actor Warwick Davis, a little person trying to hustle his way back into the spotlight, when it debuts FRIDAY, JULY 5, exclusively on HBO. Davis reprises his role as a fictionalized version of himself in the follow-up to the HBO comedy series.

NBC has announced an hour-long primetime special dedicated to the seminal comedy 'The Office.' It will air Thursday, May 16 (8-9 p.m. ET) as a prelude to the one-hour series finale of 'The Office,' which will immediately follow.

NBC and John Krasinski have partnered to produce a farewell web series to THE OFFICE, featuring cast members and guest stars, including Will Ferrell. Entertainwent Weekly has just debuted the first installment - check it out below!

Deadline reports that Tony nominee Laurie Metcalf will star in a new HBO primetime series GETTING ON from 'Big Love' creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer. The cable network announced today that it has put in a six-episode order for the comedy.

Deadline reports that the UK's Channel 4 has given the greenlight for a second season of Ricky Gervais' popular comedy series DEREK, which will consist of six new half-hour episodes. The show will wrap up its first season this Wednesday, March 6.

As the American version of the long-running NBC comedy THE OFFICE prepares to close its doors, its British counterpart will be reopening theirs. Deadline reports that Ricky Gervais, who portrayed office manager David Brent on the UK series, will revive the character in support of Comic Relief.

Pictures from the after-show party for Jamie Lloyd's new imagining of Macbeth!

NBC's Emmy Award-winning THE OFFICE (Thursdays, 9-9:30 p.m. ET) will close up shop with its 200th episode, a one-hour series finale on Thursday, May 16 (9-10 p.m. ET).

On tonight's episode of NBC's THE OFFICE entitled 'Vandalism', when Pam (Jenna Fischer) asks the office to help her track down the vandal who defaced her mural, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) and Nellie (Catherine Tate) spring to action. Get a sneak peek below!

Following its acclaimed premiere at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a sell out performance at the Bush Theatre as part of their RADAR festival in the Autumn, Anne Chmelewsky's comic operetta starring fast rising soprano Clare Presland comes to Kings Place this January.

Check out this TV spot for MOVIE 43, which opens in theaters today, January 25. Check it out below!

Opening in theaters this Friday, Relativity Media has released a new Red Band preview for MOVIE 43. The film features an all-star cast. Get a first look below!

Following its acclaimed premiere at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a sell out performance at the Bush Theatre as part of their RADAR festival in the Autumn, Anne Chmelewsky's comic operetta starring fast rising soprano Clare Presland comes to Kings Place this January.

RESERVE CHANNEL has just released an series of in-depth interviews with some of the most acclaimed comedy talent in entertainment today. Many of these live onstage conversations, produced by The Paley Center for Media, are making their public premiere on RESERVE CHANNEL - a YouTube original channel that provides access to some of the most extraordinary people and places in the world. These uncensored Q&A sessions featuring comedians Louis C.K., Ricky Gervais, Sarah Silverman and the writers of Saturday Night Live featuring Seth Meyersprovide the ultimate insider's look at how the best in the comedy business practice their craft.

New images from the Relativity Media's new comedy MOVIE 43 have been released. Opening in theaters on January 25, the film features an all-star cast. Check out the new six-degrees of separation featurette below!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt addressed the rumors of Steve Carell's potential return for THE OFFICE's upcoming series finale at the Televsion Critics Association press tour. And the news wasn't good.

Ricky Gervais' latest series DEREK will stream on Netflix in the US, Canada, Latin America and Scandinavia in 2013. The comedian wrote, directed and stars in the comedy about a group of outsiders living on the margins of society. Below, check out a trailer for the series which was recently posted by Gervais on Twitter!