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Under the 'Criticism and controversy' section there's this gem:
"The following week, the Guardian noted that Gervais had responded with "an exhilaratingly foul-mouthed tirade" on his website, concluding with the words, "Yes I am resting on my laurels you cunt!", in this video Gervais mocked Jim Shelley typing the words "Resting on his laurels" as Ricky jokingly lashed out by stating he was resting on his laurels and that he was not going to make another show for television and saying "What's the point? What is there to beat?"."
I'd try to make a coherent sentence out of this but it's so bad I honestly have no idea what it's trying to say. Could some kind editor take a stab at it? Mallocks ( talk) 22:11, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
Whoever keeps reverting the text back to claiming Gervais has admitted being influenced by The Larry Sanders Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm is going to have to do better than the existing reference. Finding an article clearly biased against Gervais and basing your claim on the following excerpt is not sufficient grounds.
If you can find an interview quote, for instance, where he directly cites either of those shows as an influence, that would suffice. Otherwise, it should read: "Some have claimed that Gervais is influenced by..." Geenfietsen ( talk) 23:46, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
Why was the small bit of information about Ricky's next tour removed?
http://www.rickygervais.com/fame4.php —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.240.165.116 ( talk) 21:18, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
Does anyone remember wilson the butler? It was basically a pair of arms that came on screen with Andi peters and Edd the duck in the Broom cupboard. By now american readers will be saying 'WTF?'. But british readers in thier early 30's will be going 'oh, yeah'. Well, over on the wilson the butler page it claims that wilson was, on occasion, played by Ricky Gervais. Does any one know if this was true?
Cite note #47 refers to an episode of Jonathan Ross which hasn't aired yet. I assume the date is just wrong, can anyone fix it? --— Joseph Roe Tk• Cb, 21:21, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
I've been looking at the history for this article, and over thhe past few weeks, there has been a number of edits which have been removed due to vandalism. The frequency of these appears to have been increasing recently, and although I don't think it has reached a level which warrants semi-protection, I thought itshould be pointed out. These edits will continue to increase as he becomes more popular worldwide, and he is a relatively controversial figure in some circles. Jhbuk ( talk) 18:01, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Gervais is detested by many folk and that will mean this article will always be defaced. Perhaps semi-protection is the answer? Paul210 ( talk) 18:09, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Can anyone find anything tangible linking Ricky Gervais to his new persona Stan Trolley (www.stantrolley.com)? I've seen references to that effect on several websites now, but it seems the news is still 'unofficial' since there's nothing on Gervais' main site - perhaps because Trolley is a character rather than a live show or book... The hunt for an official source continues - any help greatly appreciated. Isitwhatitis ( talk) 00:29, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
“ | The name's Trolley- they say "Trolley by name, Trolley by nature", but that wouldn't make any sense, because I don't have wheels and people don't push me about. Actually, that's not quite true, because I work in a factory, and people DO push me about; not physically, of course, I won't have that, but emotionally. Just because they think they're better than me, doesn't mean they are. They may earn more money, have wives and things, don't live in a hostel, and don't have... certain problems, doesn't mean they're better; oh, no. I can hold my own against the best of them, and in the past, have done so. That's why I have to live in a hostel. Some people take things the wrong way. I was only trying to be friendly. Actually, I lied about the wheels, not so much lied but misled you; I don't rely on wheels, but they're there if I need them. I keep them handy, just in case. Most days, one wheel is enough for me to get about a bit, other days, I need more than one and have to rely on someone leaving a spare one handy. Problem with wheels is that they're easy to lose, so I have to maintain a ready supply. Luckily, I am able to forage. It's surprising sometimes how many discarded wheels you can find on even a short-lived forage- unfortunately, foraging without wheels to start with is unbelievably tricky. That's why I tend not to bother. Sometimes, it's all too much for body and soul to manage. | ” |
-- Rodhull andemu 00:49, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
I can confirm Stan Trolley is not Ricky Gervais. Stan Trolley is the creation of a Bristol-based production company and is comedy actor Chris Grimes. I saw these references too but Ricky Gervais a) isn't that funny (IMHO) and b) is nothing like Stan Trolley 81.110.104.217 ( talk) 17:52, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
Why is this article under the scope of The Simpsons Wikiproject? I mean he only participated in one episode of the Series.-- Diaa abdelmoneim ( talk) 22:17, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Judging from his performances, he appears to be atheist, or agnostic. Can anyone confirm or deny this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.195.82 ( talk) 22:09, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Is it really fair to say the his role inNight in the Museum was "his most popular"? This suggests that RG was the reason people watched the film, ignoring the fact it was a pretty small role compared to Ben Stiller, owen Wilson and even Steve Coogan. ( 79.190.69.142 ( talk) 12:21, 19 January 2010 (UTC))
Can we have English replaced with British?
English isn't an oficially recognised nationality outside of the United Kingdom. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.1.63.147 ( talk) 18:17, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
That doesn't make sense. He was also born in the UK, so equally you could say he is British. If I went abroad and met someone who told me they were English, I would think they were think. The passport says British, therefore he is British. 'England' is a non entity which hasn't existed as a country for over 300 years. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.18.81.26 ( talk) 15:40, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
The infobox says she has been his domestic partner since 1982; the Personal life section describes her as his partner of 25 years. They can't have cohabited for 28 years but have only been in a relationship for 25 years. Jim Michael ( talk) 03:25, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
The main article does not list Ricky's short appearance in the 2nd series of Spaced in 2001 (episode 6 'Dissolution'). Gervais plays a telephone operator for the property listings in a local paper. Gervais's character miss-hears Marsha's requirements for potential tenants prompting him to write "professional couple only", thereby laying out the premise that Tim and Daisy have to pretend to be a couple on order to live at the flat Rossewing ( talk) 02:29, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
On January 16 2011, Gervais hosted the Golden Globe Awards and ended the event by proclaiming "...thank you to God for making me an atheist". I added this section to the main article and someone promptly removed it. If that represents his belief, then it is worthy of mention in the main article. Merlin1935 ( talk) 04:23, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
I have reviewed Wikipedia's policies on copyright violation - references to YouTube videos are not included as violation. In fact this is encouraged and the contrary appears to be the case. If you have a direct link to Wikipedia policy indicating references to YouTube videos as copyright violation, please provide it. Yes comedians make jokes but they sometimes get serious on current issues and must be taken seriously like everyone else. Perhaps we can as well discount all other Wikipedia entries regarding his atheism as humor? Merlin1935 ( talk) 21:14, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
I took the liberty of changing the article picture, as the original was rather depressing. The replacement comes from the Wikipedia Commons (it's actually the photo used in the Italian Wikipedia entry on Gervais). Epn10 ( talk) 05:05, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
I just saw this, _IF_ it is to be believed, then perhaps the link should be added.
Ricky Gervais an 80's singer??? Someone else will have to decide if it's real.
LP-mn ( talk) 04:39, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Every comedian or writer from Wales/Scotland is listed as Welsh/Scottish, why is Ricky considered British not English —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.66.175.71 ( talk) 18:03, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
i think there should be a little more info about the idiot abroad series added under the television section on this article as it is now the idiot abroad series is not mention at all but there is a lot of info about his guest appearance on various shows and other minor appearances-- 85.228.179.171 ( talk) 09:57, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
The Ricky Gervais Show is no longer the most downloaded podcast of all time, The Adam Carolla Show now holds the title. On May 18, 2011, Adam announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live that the The Adam Carolla Show has taken the Guinness World Record for the most downloaded podcast ever from Ricky Gervais [1] [2] after receiving receiving 59,574,843 unique downloads from March 2009 to March 16, 2011. [3] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.40.40.129 ( talk) 09:59, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
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Is there not a better photo to use for the top of the article? It's slightly unflattering and quite dark. Maybe a portrait would be better. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fred Burma ( talk • contribs) 23:27, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
I agree. This could very well be the worst footage of Ricky yet, and I'm including Seona Dancing in this. There should be a picture of him with his jaw wide open, as you're most likely to see him like that. -- Helt91 ( talk) 18:06, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedians decided awhile back that you're not allowed to use nice, posed portraits in articles for living celebrities; you have to use a random snapshot, preferably taken from a great distance with a low-quality cameraphone. I'm exaggerating, but not by much. The idea is that since the text is created by Wikipedians, the photos should be contributed by Wikipedians as well, which I find asinine, because it's a lot easier and more realistic for an amateur to create encyclopedia-level text than to create an encyclopedia-level photo of a celebrity. Honestly, the Gervais picture is in the upper tier of these photos in my opinion; start looking up random celebrities and it won't take long to find lots of photos that are worse. (For example, Roseanne Barr and Kate Flannery are two I've seen recently.) Propaniac ( talk) 21:22, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
I agree with those above. How's about a slightly more candid photo for the page? The existing photographic specimen wreaks of lameness, something not at all representative of Ricky's creative prowess. Weirdly Sawbones ( talk) 06:43, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
OK, lads, how's the new photo to you? Kolyarudoj ( talk) 10:30, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
In the personal life section delineates his "main friends". This strikes me as an inappropriate (not to mention silly) topic for wikipedia to cover. Nevermind that the term "main friend" is dubious in itself, but the only "source" cited is "Ricky Gervais... Obviously". [1] — added by 76.170.127.131 ( talk) 21:28, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
I remember some time between 1996 and 2001 Ricky used to do these short roughly 30 second clips that were shown in ad-breaks on MTV UK. It was Ricky in an 80's style vinyl record shop talking Brent-like nonsense to either the camera or other people in the store. They were really funny. I remember when The Office first aired I thought "oh it's that guy from those MTV shorts". I thought that because I'd missed the 11 o'clock show and meet ricky gervais completely. I can't find these anywhere. I bet most people at MTV themselves don't realize they have them in their archives somewhere. 84.155.241.235 ( talk) 18:43, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Also missing is his featuring in an episode of the "Vic Reeves Examines" series, which I think I'll upload to youtube. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.155.213.90 ( talk) 07:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
I am removing all the uses of the word "friend" or "friends" where used to describe people he works with. Firstly it is unencyclopaedic, secondly it is rather stuck-up rubbish. You have to be on cordial terms with people in order to work with them, this is not especially notable for Gervais no matter how much of a "luvvie" he is. Andrew Oakley ( talk) 08:29, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
According to the article, Gervais was born in Reading. Reading is in England, so it would surely make sense to describe him as English, would it not? Is there any particular reason for using British rather than English? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:44, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
Surely there should be some consistency on this? I personally think British is more suitable but this should be applied across the board to all British entries on here. I'm not brave enough to change Sean Connery though. Sue De Nimes ( talk) 19:12, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
Just like me (I was also born in England of English parents), he's British. It says so on our passports. Our official nationality is British. We may all prefer to mention our sub-nationality, just like someone in Texas might prefer to say they're a Texan, but look on their passport and it will say "American". Ask someone from Scotland or Wales their nationality and they may say Scottish or Welsh, as I might say English, but put an offical form in front of them (me) and watch us write British. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_citizenship — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.155.213.90 ( talk) 07:54, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
You can't compare a state in America with England, I'm Welsh and with others I consistently describe myself as Welsh on forms and no one bats an eyelid, if you don't think England exists I suggest someone tells the English national football team, Ricky isn't mixed race and doesn't work for the BBC or govermment so I presume he calls himself English. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Owain meurig ( talk • contribs) 21:45, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
Versions as found:
No offence, but these articles aren't very good in their current state, if they can't be improved I suggest they be merged here.
Support as proposer. MickMacNee ( talk) 23:39, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
Comment If Eddie Murphy's Delerious and Dave Chappelle's Killin' them softly have their own separate articles, why not these?-- Jeff79 ( talk) 19:10, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Support merger. The main article seems strangely incomplete without these included. It's also unlikely that these standup shows are going to be remembered by name separately from the rest of Gervais's career. Acsenray ( talk) 18:04, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
Support merger. Putting this material in the main Gervais article would improve the main article, and balance the other extensive sections. Keeping these articles separate could only be justified if they were expanded to include a lot of new information (e.g. tour locations and dates, reviews and reception by audience, and so on). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Historymad ( talk • contribs) 10:05, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Blogger Venkatesh Rao's 4k word post (plus a certain fraction of the 14k words of comments) explains at length the "Gervais principle" he gleaned from The Office: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/
"The Gervais Principle is this:
Sociopaths, in their own best interests, knowingly promote over-performing losers into middle-management, groom under-performing losers into sociopaths, and leave the average bare-minimum-effort losers to fend for themselves.
...While some may be losers in that sense too, they are primarily losers in the economic sense: those who have, for various reasons, made (or been forced to make) a bad economic bargain: they’ve given up some potential for long-term economic liberty (as capitalists) for short-term economic stability. Traded freedom for a paycheck in short. They actually produce, but are not compensated in proportion to the value they create (since their compensation is set by sociopaths operating under conditions of serious moral hazard). They mortgage their lives away, and hope to die before their money runs out. The good news is that losers have two ways out, which we’ll get to later: turning sociopath or turning into bare-minimum performers. The losers destined for cluelessness do not have a choice...
...The Losers like to feel good about their lives. They are the happiness seekers, rather than will-to-power players, and enter and exit reactively, in response to the meta-Darwinian trends in the economy. But they have no more loyalty to the firm than the sociopaths. They do have a loyalty to individual people, and a commitment to finding fulfillment through work when they can, and coasting when they cannot.
The Clueless are the ones who lack the competence to circulate freely through the economy (unlike sociopaths and losers), and build up a perverse sense of loyalty to the firm, even when events make it abundantly clear that the firm is not loyal to them. To sustain themselves, they must be capable of fashioning elaborate delusions based on idealized notions of the firm..."
Rao concludes by saying he hasn't even scratched the surface, and that "Gervais deserves Nobel prizes in both literature and economics."
Worthy of note? Mothduster ( talk) 01:41, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
Is there any reason the article doesn't mention his second HBO special Out of England 2? -- 213.196.213.139 ( talk) 22:39, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
I just saw a rerun of Graham Norton where Ricky said his name and I don't think he pronounced the final -s. Anyone know for sure how he says it? 68.185.180.192 ( talk) 03:53, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
In that clip, Gervais is making fun of the fact that someone mispronounced his name. Marshmallow1304 ( talk) 22:29, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
I think it's more Gervaise than Gervase. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.214.203.236 ( talk) 01:44, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
The fourth line, "In 2010 Gervais hosted the Golden Globe Awards; he returned to host in 2011 and again in 2012" has its own paragraph, which doesn't balance well compared to the previous two, which were both longer and covered an array of far more noteworthy items. I'm for moving it to somewhere in paragraph three, but am open to any objections. ( Zedell ( talk) 18:36, 24 April 2013 (UTC))
It's recently been changed, so I'll bring it up here instead of starting an edit war. 'Standup comedian' seems too specific to me. I'd say comedy is integral to everything he does, so I'd have him down as simply 'comedian'. I think this still carries enough implication of 'standup comedy', without appearing to be separate from his other identities. ( Zedell ( talk) 16:31, 2 May 2013 (UTC))
Shouldn't celebrity humour or something like that be listed on it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.28.91.232 ( talk) 22:47, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
then claiming he didn't know it meant Down's Syndrome / used as an equivalent to retard after being called out for it tagged onto the Diana concert/Live earth section when it happened more recently than that (2010 - the concerts were 2007), (should be in a controversy section at least) and why no mention of the fact that he's already been broadcast telling a 'joke' about Susan Boyle looking like "a mong" & following it with "you can't say mong, yes you can it's easy. It's one of the easiest words to say. You just needs lips. Even mongs can say it."
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/apr/10/ricky-gervais-no-justification-lazy-cruelty More on the 'joke' http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/ricky-gervais-sparks-outrage-after-1059684
Susan Boyle's responce according to the Sun "SUSAN BOYLE has finally hit back at Ricky Gervais ’ s cruel “ mong ” jibe, calling him a “ wasted ” talent." - can't access rest of article because of paywall :-( http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/4172605/Susan-Boyle-Ricky-Gervais-is-the-one-with-the-problem-not-me.html
Another reaction to his use of the word on Twitter http://www.theguardian.com/society/joepublic/2011/oct/19/ricky-gervais-mong-twitter 109.224.137.121 ( talk) 23:12, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
I want to add the talk shows Ricky Gervais appeared in, tell me what you think.
===TV Talk Shows===
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008-2014 | Live with Kelly and Michael | Himself | 8 episodes |
2014 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Himself | |
2003-2014 | Late Show with David Letterman | Himself | 26 episodes |
2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Himself | |
2008-2014 | Today | Himself | 8 episodes |
2014 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Himself | 2 episodes |
2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Himself | |
2005-2014 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Himself | 13 episodes |
2003-2014 | This Morning | Himself | 7 episodes |
2008-2014 | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 7 episodes |
2014 | The Queen Latifah Show | Himself | Mar 19, 2014] |
2010-2014 | Conan | Himself | 10 episodes |
2008-2014 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 4 episodes |
2004-2013 | Charlie Rose | Himself | 2 episodes |
2013 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Himself | |
2011-2013 | Piers Morgan Tonight | Himself | 4 episodes |
2010-2013 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself | 6 episodes |
2008-2012 | The View | Himself | 4 episodes |
2009-2012 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself | 5 episodes |
2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Himself | |
2012 | Dateline NBC | Himself | |
2010-2012 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Himself | 2 episodes |
2010 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Himself | |
2010 | The Jay Leno Show | Himself | 2 episodes |
2009-2010 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 2 episodes |
2005-2009 | The New Paul O'Grady Show | Himself | 4 episodes |
2009 | 60 Minutes | Himself | |
2002-2009 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Himself | 9 episodes |
2009 | Entertainment Tonight | Himself | |
2009 | Inside the Actors Studio | Himself | |
2005-2009 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 7 episodes |
2008-2013 | Loose Women | Himself | 4 episodes |
2014 | CNN | Himself | |
2014 | Unscripted | Himself |
Source imdb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315041/?ref_=tt_cl_t2 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adyoo3 ( talk • contribs) 14:51, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
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A copied-and-pasted version of
Life on the Road.
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Draft:Life On The Road EditStop watching Life On The Road, a movie produced by BBC Films, will star Ricky Gervais as David Brent: first seen in The Office TV series.[1] This feature length film will be done mockumentary style, a film crew shadows Brent as he travels up and down the country living his dream of being a rock star.[2] Gervais explains, 15 years has passed, Brent, a sales rep after leaving Wernham Hogg, is on his music tour. He believes he will be filmed like Scorsese did with The Rolling Stones. Tragically, he will be featured in a 'where are they now' documentary. He takes a holiday to tour with his band and has to use his pension to fund part of his Rock concert, the ticket sales are less than he can afford to pay his band members.[3] Gervais revealed that he has finished writing songs for Brent's tour.[4] He has been made it clear that this is not The Office movie.[5] Ricky will also produce and direct this movie. Filming will begin in 2015.[6]
https://www.facebook.com/rickygervais https://twitter.com/rickygervaishttps://m. https://m.youtube.com/user/plumplard http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/ricky-gervais http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/05/ricky-gervais-david-brent-film_n_5651072.html http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ricky-gervais-making-office-movie-723399 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ricky-gervais-finishes-writing-songs-748108?mobile_redirect=false http://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-Ricky-Gervais-Set-His-Office-Spinoff-Movie-Apart-68173.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30123910 |
Adyoo3 ( talk) 05:36, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
New article. Please review. Thank you. Adyoo3 ( talk) 13:02, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
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B> Special Correspondents
Gervais plays an assistant to Bana, both characters pretend to be kidnapped in a rebel thorn country overseas. However, they are safe in New York reporting from a Manhattan restaurant. Their story gains world wide fame and they have to sneak into Ecuador to make their story real [1] Envoyés très spéciaux is the 2009 original by Michael Simon a member of the Anti-Terrorist Squad and Jacques Labib, a reporter for RTL [2] [3] Bana is returning to comedy after many roles in drama. He was famous for staring in a sketch comedy series Full Frontal. [4] Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired the distribution rights to this remake. [5] Gervais will star, write, direct and produce the film, shooting will begin in New York and Vancouver in 2015. [6] External links https://www.facebook.com/rickygervais |
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This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. His father was a Canadian. Period. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Readerthis2000 ( talk • contribs) 15:43, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
There absolutely is such thing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.30.159.102 ( talk) 02:11, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
I trimmed back a vast amount of trivial material on Gervais's social media presence. Do we need to keep any of it? In order to do so, we would need decent sources. Are there any? -- John ( talk) 08:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
I propose adding Ricky's cat Ollie to this article. He often mentions her on social media and is a member of his family.
Gervais has a cat Ollie given to him by Jonathan Ross on air. [1] [2]
Adyoo3 ( talk) 19:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
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The following awards are missing from the Awards and nominations table. I propose adding them as all of Gervais' other award are in it.
Television Critics Association (TCA) award
2003 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy The Office > nominated
2004 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy The Office > nominated
2004 TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy Ricky Gervais The Office > won
2005 Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials The Office Special > won
New York International Short Film Festival. 2012 Best Comedy Derek > won
Adyoo3 ( talk) 02:19, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
On Gervais' guest staring role in Alias; Unable to find any other reliable sources on his comment "I did an episode of Alias, and I can't watch it. Me being serious. I can't watch it". I propose adding the following citation, or removing the comment.
Gervais 67 Success Facts - Everything you need to know about Ricky Gervais by Kimberly Atkins https://books.google.com/books?id=0xIQBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT6&lpg=PT6&dq=ricky+gervais+alias&source=bl&ots=bfbaFriZqk&sig=aAdObUuHoT1QJq-rNJZSplYFevQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lZpFVcvUG47doASxi4HoBw&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=ricky%20gervais%20alias&f=false%7Ctitle=Ricky
Adyoo3 ( talk) 04:58, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
The article is in a terrible mess, full of random trivia. Would anyone be interested in making it into a proper article? -- John ( talk) 09:44, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
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Under the 'Criticism and controversy' section there's this gem:
"The following week, the Guardian noted that Gervais had responded with "an exhilaratingly foul-mouthed tirade" on his website, concluding with the words, "Yes I am resting on my laurels you cunt!", in this video Gervais mocked Jim Shelley typing the words "Resting on his laurels" as Ricky jokingly lashed out by stating he was resting on his laurels and that he was not going to make another show for television and saying "What's the point? What is there to beat?"."
I'd try to make a coherent sentence out of this but it's so bad I honestly have no idea what it's trying to say. Could some kind editor take a stab at it? Mallocks ( talk) 22:11, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
Whoever keeps reverting the text back to claiming Gervais has admitted being influenced by The Larry Sanders Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm is going to have to do better than the existing reference. Finding an article clearly biased against Gervais and basing your claim on the following excerpt is not sufficient grounds.
If you can find an interview quote, for instance, where he directly cites either of those shows as an influence, that would suffice. Otherwise, it should read: "Some have claimed that Gervais is influenced by..." Geenfietsen ( talk) 23:46, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
Why was the small bit of information about Ricky's next tour removed?
http://www.rickygervais.com/fame4.php —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.240.165.116 ( talk) 21:18, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
Does anyone remember wilson the butler? It was basically a pair of arms that came on screen with Andi peters and Edd the duck in the Broom cupboard. By now american readers will be saying 'WTF?'. But british readers in thier early 30's will be going 'oh, yeah'. Well, over on the wilson the butler page it claims that wilson was, on occasion, played by Ricky Gervais. Does any one know if this was true?
Cite note #47 refers to an episode of Jonathan Ross which hasn't aired yet. I assume the date is just wrong, can anyone fix it? --— Joseph Roe Tk• Cb, 21:21, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
I've been looking at the history for this article, and over thhe past few weeks, there has been a number of edits which have been removed due to vandalism. The frequency of these appears to have been increasing recently, and although I don't think it has reached a level which warrants semi-protection, I thought itshould be pointed out. These edits will continue to increase as he becomes more popular worldwide, and he is a relatively controversial figure in some circles. Jhbuk ( talk) 18:01, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Gervais is detested by many folk and that will mean this article will always be defaced. Perhaps semi-protection is the answer? Paul210 ( talk) 18:09, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Can anyone find anything tangible linking Ricky Gervais to his new persona Stan Trolley (www.stantrolley.com)? I've seen references to that effect on several websites now, but it seems the news is still 'unofficial' since there's nothing on Gervais' main site - perhaps because Trolley is a character rather than a live show or book... The hunt for an official source continues - any help greatly appreciated. Isitwhatitis ( talk) 00:29, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
“ | The name's Trolley- they say "Trolley by name, Trolley by nature", but that wouldn't make any sense, because I don't have wheels and people don't push me about. Actually, that's not quite true, because I work in a factory, and people DO push me about; not physically, of course, I won't have that, but emotionally. Just because they think they're better than me, doesn't mean they are. They may earn more money, have wives and things, don't live in a hostel, and don't have... certain problems, doesn't mean they're better; oh, no. I can hold my own against the best of them, and in the past, have done so. That's why I have to live in a hostel. Some people take things the wrong way. I was only trying to be friendly. Actually, I lied about the wheels, not so much lied but misled you; I don't rely on wheels, but they're there if I need them. I keep them handy, just in case. Most days, one wheel is enough for me to get about a bit, other days, I need more than one and have to rely on someone leaving a spare one handy. Problem with wheels is that they're easy to lose, so I have to maintain a ready supply. Luckily, I am able to forage. It's surprising sometimes how many discarded wheels you can find on even a short-lived forage- unfortunately, foraging without wheels to start with is unbelievably tricky. That's why I tend not to bother. Sometimes, it's all too much for body and soul to manage. | ” |
-- Rodhull andemu 00:49, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
I can confirm Stan Trolley is not Ricky Gervais. Stan Trolley is the creation of a Bristol-based production company and is comedy actor Chris Grimes. I saw these references too but Ricky Gervais a) isn't that funny (IMHO) and b) is nothing like Stan Trolley 81.110.104.217 ( talk) 17:52, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
Why is this article under the scope of The Simpsons Wikiproject? I mean he only participated in one episode of the Series.-- Diaa abdelmoneim ( talk) 22:17, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Judging from his performances, he appears to be atheist, or agnostic. Can anyone confirm or deny this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.195.82 ( talk) 22:09, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Is it really fair to say the his role inNight in the Museum was "his most popular"? This suggests that RG was the reason people watched the film, ignoring the fact it was a pretty small role compared to Ben Stiller, owen Wilson and even Steve Coogan. ( 79.190.69.142 ( talk) 12:21, 19 January 2010 (UTC))
Can we have English replaced with British?
English isn't an oficially recognised nationality outside of the United Kingdom. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.1.63.147 ( talk) 18:17, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
That doesn't make sense. He was also born in the UK, so equally you could say he is British. If I went abroad and met someone who told me they were English, I would think they were think. The passport says British, therefore he is British. 'England' is a non entity which hasn't existed as a country for over 300 years. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.18.81.26 ( talk) 15:40, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
The infobox says she has been his domestic partner since 1982; the Personal life section describes her as his partner of 25 years. They can't have cohabited for 28 years but have only been in a relationship for 25 years. Jim Michael ( talk) 03:25, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
The main article does not list Ricky's short appearance in the 2nd series of Spaced in 2001 (episode 6 'Dissolution'). Gervais plays a telephone operator for the property listings in a local paper. Gervais's character miss-hears Marsha's requirements for potential tenants prompting him to write "professional couple only", thereby laying out the premise that Tim and Daisy have to pretend to be a couple on order to live at the flat Rossewing ( talk) 02:29, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
On January 16 2011, Gervais hosted the Golden Globe Awards and ended the event by proclaiming "...thank you to God for making me an atheist". I added this section to the main article and someone promptly removed it. If that represents his belief, then it is worthy of mention in the main article. Merlin1935 ( talk) 04:23, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
I have reviewed Wikipedia's policies on copyright violation - references to YouTube videos are not included as violation. In fact this is encouraged and the contrary appears to be the case. If you have a direct link to Wikipedia policy indicating references to YouTube videos as copyright violation, please provide it. Yes comedians make jokes but they sometimes get serious on current issues and must be taken seriously like everyone else. Perhaps we can as well discount all other Wikipedia entries regarding his atheism as humor? Merlin1935 ( talk) 21:14, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
I took the liberty of changing the article picture, as the original was rather depressing. The replacement comes from the Wikipedia Commons (it's actually the photo used in the Italian Wikipedia entry on Gervais). Epn10 ( talk) 05:05, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
I just saw this, _IF_ it is to be believed, then perhaps the link should be added.
Ricky Gervais an 80's singer??? Someone else will have to decide if it's real.
LP-mn ( talk) 04:39, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Every comedian or writer from Wales/Scotland is listed as Welsh/Scottish, why is Ricky considered British not English —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.66.175.71 ( talk) 18:03, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
i think there should be a little more info about the idiot abroad series added under the television section on this article as it is now the idiot abroad series is not mention at all but there is a lot of info about his guest appearance on various shows and other minor appearances-- 85.228.179.171 ( talk) 09:57, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
The Ricky Gervais Show is no longer the most downloaded podcast of all time, The Adam Carolla Show now holds the title. On May 18, 2011, Adam announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live that the The Adam Carolla Show has taken the Guinness World Record for the most downloaded podcast ever from Ricky Gervais [1] [2] after receiving receiving 59,574,843 unique downloads from March 2009 to March 16, 2011. [3] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.40.40.129 ( talk) 09:59, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
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Is there not a better photo to use for the top of the article? It's slightly unflattering and quite dark. Maybe a portrait would be better. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fred Burma ( talk • contribs) 23:27, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
I agree. This could very well be the worst footage of Ricky yet, and I'm including Seona Dancing in this. There should be a picture of him with his jaw wide open, as you're most likely to see him like that. -- Helt91 ( talk) 18:06, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedians decided awhile back that you're not allowed to use nice, posed portraits in articles for living celebrities; you have to use a random snapshot, preferably taken from a great distance with a low-quality cameraphone. I'm exaggerating, but not by much. The idea is that since the text is created by Wikipedians, the photos should be contributed by Wikipedians as well, which I find asinine, because it's a lot easier and more realistic for an amateur to create encyclopedia-level text than to create an encyclopedia-level photo of a celebrity. Honestly, the Gervais picture is in the upper tier of these photos in my opinion; start looking up random celebrities and it won't take long to find lots of photos that are worse. (For example, Roseanne Barr and Kate Flannery are two I've seen recently.) Propaniac ( talk) 21:22, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
I agree with those above. How's about a slightly more candid photo for the page? The existing photographic specimen wreaks of lameness, something not at all representative of Ricky's creative prowess. Weirdly Sawbones ( talk) 06:43, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
OK, lads, how's the new photo to you? Kolyarudoj ( talk) 10:30, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
In the personal life section delineates his "main friends". This strikes me as an inappropriate (not to mention silly) topic for wikipedia to cover. Nevermind that the term "main friend" is dubious in itself, but the only "source" cited is "Ricky Gervais... Obviously". [1] — added by 76.170.127.131 ( talk) 21:28, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
I remember some time between 1996 and 2001 Ricky used to do these short roughly 30 second clips that were shown in ad-breaks on MTV UK. It was Ricky in an 80's style vinyl record shop talking Brent-like nonsense to either the camera or other people in the store. They were really funny. I remember when The Office first aired I thought "oh it's that guy from those MTV shorts". I thought that because I'd missed the 11 o'clock show and meet ricky gervais completely. I can't find these anywhere. I bet most people at MTV themselves don't realize they have them in their archives somewhere. 84.155.241.235 ( talk) 18:43, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Also missing is his featuring in an episode of the "Vic Reeves Examines" series, which I think I'll upload to youtube. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.155.213.90 ( talk) 07:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
I am removing all the uses of the word "friend" or "friends" where used to describe people he works with. Firstly it is unencyclopaedic, secondly it is rather stuck-up rubbish. You have to be on cordial terms with people in order to work with them, this is not especially notable for Gervais no matter how much of a "luvvie" he is. Andrew Oakley ( talk) 08:29, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
According to the article, Gervais was born in Reading. Reading is in England, so it would surely make sense to describe him as English, would it not? Is there any particular reason for using British rather than English? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:44, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
Surely there should be some consistency on this? I personally think British is more suitable but this should be applied across the board to all British entries on here. I'm not brave enough to change Sean Connery though. Sue De Nimes ( talk) 19:12, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
Just like me (I was also born in England of English parents), he's British. It says so on our passports. Our official nationality is British. We may all prefer to mention our sub-nationality, just like someone in Texas might prefer to say they're a Texan, but look on their passport and it will say "American". Ask someone from Scotland or Wales their nationality and they may say Scottish or Welsh, as I might say English, but put an offical form in front of them (me) and watch us write British. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_citizenship — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.155.213.90 ( talk) 07:54, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
You can't compare a state in America with England, I'm Welsh and with others I consistently describe myself as Welsh on forms and no one bats an eyelid, if you don't think England exists I suggest someone tells the English national football team, Ricky isn't mixed race and doesn't work for the BBC or govermment so I presume he calls himself English. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Owain meurig ( talk • contribs) 21:45, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
Versions as found:
No offence, but these articles aren't very good in their current state, if they can't be improved I suggest they be merged here.
Support as proposer. MickMacNee ( talk) 23:39, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
Comment If Eddie Murphy's Delerious and Dave Chappelle's Killin' them softly have their own separate articles, why not these?-- Jeff79 ( talk) 19:10, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Support merger. The main article seems strangely incomplete without these included. It's also unlikely that these standup shows are going to be remembered by name separately from the rest of Gervais's career. Acsenray ( talk) 18:04, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
Support merger. Putting this material in the main Gervais article would improve the main article, and balance the other extensive sections. Keeping these articles separate could only be justified if they were expanded to include a lot of new information (e.g. tour locations and dates, reviews and reception by audience, and so on). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Historymad ( talk • contribs) 10:05, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Blogger Venkatesh Rao's 4k word post (plus a certain fraction of the 14k words of comments) explains at length the "Gervais principle" he gleaned from The Office: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/
"The Gervais Principle is this:
Sociopaths, in their own best interests, knowingly promote over-performing losers into middle-management, groom under-performing losers into sociopaths, and leave the average bare-minimum-effort losers to fend for themselves.
...While some may be losers in that sense too, they are primarily losers in the economic sense: those who have, for various reasons, made (or been forced to make) a bad economic bargain: they’ve given up some potential for long-term economic liberty (as capitalists) for short-term economic stability. Traded freedom for a paycheck in short. They actually produce, but are not compensated in proportion to the value they create (since their compensation is set by sociopaths operating under conditions of serious moral hazard). They mortgage their lives away, and hope to die before their money runs out. The good news is that losers have two ways out, which we’ll get to later: turning sociopath or turning into bare-minimum performers. The losers destined for cluelessness do not have a choice...
...The Losers like to feel good about their lives. They are the happiness seekers, rather than will-to-power players, and enter and exit reactively, in response to the meta-Darwinian trends in the economy. But they have no more loyalty to the firm than the sociopaths. They do have a loyalty to individual people, and a commitment to finding fulfillment through work when they can, and coasting when they cannot.
The Clueless are the ones who lack the competence to circulate freely through the economy (unlike sociopaths and losers), and build up a perverse sense of loyalty to the firm, even when events make it abundantly clear that the firm is not loyal to them. To sustain themselves, they must be capable of fashioning elaborate delusions based on idealized notions of the firm..."
Rao concludes by saying he hasn't even scratched the surface, and that "Gervais deserves Nobel prizes in both literature and economics."
Worthy of note? Mothduster ( talk) 01:41, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
Is there any reason the article doesn't mention his second HBO special Out of England 2? -- 213.196.213.139 ( talk) 22:39, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
I just saw a rerun of Graham Norton where Ricky said his name and I don't think he pronounced the final -s. Anyone know for sure how he says it? 68.185.180.192 ( talk) 03:53, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
In that clip, Gervais is making fun of the fact that someone mispronounced his name. Marshmallow1304 ( talk) 22:29, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
I think it's more Gervaise than Gervase. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.214.203.236 ( talk) 01:44, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
The fourth line, "In 2010 Gervais hosted the Golden Globe Awards; he returned to host in 2011 and again in 2012" has its own paragraph, which doesn't balance well compared to the previous two, which were both longer and covered an array of far more noteworthy items. I'm for moving it to somewhere in paragraph three, but am open to any objections. ( Zedell ( talk) 18:36, 24 April 2013 (UTC))
It's recently been changed, so I'll bring it up here instead of starting an edit war. 'Standup comedian' seems too specific to me. I'd say comedy is integral to everything he does, so I'd have him down as simply 'comedian'. I think this still carries enough implication of 'standup comedy', without appearing to be separate from his other identities. ( Zedell ( talk) 16:31, 2 May 2013 (UTC))
Shouldn't celebrity humour or something like that be listed on it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.28.91.232 ( talk) 22:47, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
then claiming he didn't know it meant Down's Syndrome / used as an equivalent to retard after being called out for it tagged onto the Diana concert/Live earth section when it happened more recently than that (2010 - the concerts were 2007), (should be in a controversy section at least) and why no mention of the fact that he's already been broadcast telling a 'joke' about Susan Boyle looking like "a mong" & following it with "you can't say mong, yes you can it's easy. It's one of the easiest words to say. You just needs lips. Even mongs can say it."
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/apr/10/ricky-gervais-no-justification-lazy-cruelty More on the 'joke' http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/ricky-gervais-sparks-outrage-after-1059684
Susan Boyle's responce according to the Sun "SUSAN BOYLE has finally hit back at Ricky Gervais ’ s cruel “ mong ” jibe, calling him a “ wasted ” talent." - can't access rest of article because of paywall :-( http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/4172605/Susan-Boyle-Ricky-Gervais-is-the-one-with-the-problem-not-me.html
Another reaction to his use of the word on Twitter http://www.theguardian.com/society/joepublic/2011/oct/19/ricky-gervais-mong-twitter 109.224.137.121 ( talk) 23:12, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
I want to add the talk shows Ricky Gervais appeared in, tell me what you think.
===TV Talk Shows===
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008-2014 | Live with Kelly and Michael | Himself | 8 episodes |
2014 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Himself | |
2003-2014 | Late Show with David Letterman | Himself | 26 episodes |
2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Himself | |
2008-2014 | Today | Himself | 8 episodes |
2014 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Himself | 2 episodes |
2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Himself | |
2005-2014 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Himself | 13 episodes |
2003-2014 | This Morning | Himself | 7 episodes |
2008-2014 | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 7 episodes |
2014 | The Queen Latifah Show | Himself | Mar 19, 2014] |
2010-2014 | Conan | Himself | 10 episodes |
2008-2014 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 4 episodes |
2004-2013 | Charlie Rose | Himself | 2 episodes |
2013 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Himself | |
2011-2013 | Piers Morgan Tonight | Himself | 4 episodes |
2010-2013 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself | 6 episodes |
2008-2012 | The View | Himself | 4 episodes |
2009-2012 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself | 5 episodes |
2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Himself | |
2012 | Dateline NBC | Himself | |
2010-2012 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Himself | 2 episodes |
2010 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Himself | |
2010 | The Jay Leno Show | Himself | 2 episodes |
2009-2010 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 2 episodes |
2005-2009 | The New Paul O'Grady Show | Himself | 4 episodes |
2009 | 60 Minutes | Himself | |
2002-2009 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Himself | 9 episodes |
2009 | Entertainment Tonight | Himself | |
2009 | Inside the Actors Studio | Himself | |
2005-2009 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 7 episodes |
2008-2013 | Loose Women | Himself | 4 episodes |
2014 | CNN | Himself | |
2014 | Unscripted | Himself |
Source imdb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315041/?ref_=tt_cl_t2 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adyoo3 ( talk • contribs) 14:51, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
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Life on the Road.
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Draft:Life On The Road EditStop watching Life On The Road, a movie produced by BBC Films, will star Ricky Gervais as David Brent: first seen in The Office TV series.[1] This feature length film will be done mockumentary style, a film crew shadows Brent as he travels up and down the country living his dream of being a rock star.[2] Gervais explains, 15 years has passed, Brent, a sales rep after leaving Wernham Hogg, is on his music tour. He believes he will be filmed like Scorsese did with The Rolling Stones. Tragically, he will be featured in a 'where are they now' documentary. He takes a holiday to tour with his band and has to use his pension to fund part of his Rock concert, the ticket sales are less than he can afford to pay his band members.[3] Gervais revealed that he has finished writing songs for Brent's tour.[4] He has been made it clear that this is not The Office movie.[5] Ricky will also produce and direct this movie. Filming will begin in 2015.[6]
https://www.facebook.com/rickygervais https://twitter.com/rickygervaishttps://m. https://m.youtube.com/user/plumplard http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/ricky-gervais http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/05/ricky-gervais-david-brent-film_n_5651072.html http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ricky-gervais-making-office-movie-723399 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ricky-gervais-finishes-writing-songs-748108?mobile_redirect=false http://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-Ricky-Gervais-Set-His-Office-Spinoff-Movie-Apart-68173.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30123910 |
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New article. Please review. Thank you. Adyoo3 ( talk) 13:02, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
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Gervais plays an assistant to Bana, both characters pretend to be kidnapped in a rebel thorn country overseas. However, they are safe in New York reporting from a Manhattan restaurant. Their story gains world wide fame and they have to sneak into Ecuador to make their story real [1] Envoyés très spéciaux is the 2009 original by Michael Simon a member of the Anti-Terrorist Squad and Jacques Labib, a reporter for RTL [2] [3] Bana is returning to comedy after many roles in drama. He was famous for staring in a sketch comedy series Full Frontal. [4] Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired the distribution rights to this remake. [5] Gervais will star, write, direct and produce the film, shooting will begin in New York and Vancouver in 2015. [6] External links https://www.facebook.com/rickygervais |
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This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. His father was a Canadian. Period. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Readerthis2000 ( talk • contribs) 15:43, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
There absolutely is such thing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.30.159.102 ( talk) 02:11, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
I trimmed back a vast amount of trivial material on Gervais's social media presence. Do we need to keep any of it? In order to do so, we would need decent sources. Are there any? -- John ( talk) 08:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
I propose adding Ricky's cat Ollie to this article. He often mentions her on social media and is a member of his family.
Gervais has a cat Ollie given to him by Jonathan Ross on air. [1] [2]
Adyoo3 ( talk) 19:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
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The following awards are missing from the Awards and nominations table. I propose adding them as all of Gervais' other award are in it.
Television Critics Association (TCA) award
2003 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy The Office > nominated
2004 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy The Office > nominated
2004 TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy Ricky Gervais The Office > won
2005 Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials The Office Special > won
New York International Short Film Festival. 2012 Best Comedy Derek > won
Adyoo3 ( talk) 02:19, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
On Gervais' guest staring role in Alias; Unable to find any other reliable sources on his comment "I did an episode of Alias, and I can't watch it. Me being serious. I can't watch it". I propose adding the following citation, or removing the comment.
Gervais 67 Success Facts - Everything you need to know about Ricky Gervais by Kimberly Atkins https://books.google.com/books?id=0xIQBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT6&lpg=PT6&dq=ricky+gervais+alias&source=bl&ots=bfbaFriZqk&sig=aAdObUuHoT1QJq-rNJZSplYFevQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lZpFVcvUG47doASxi4HoBw&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=ricky%20gervais%20alias&f=false%7Ctitle=Ricky
Adyoo3 ( talk) 04:58, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
The article is in a terrible mess, full of random trivia. Would anyone be interested in making it into a proper article? -- John ( talk) 09:44, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
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according to my googling is Ricky Gervais 171 cm tall. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.234.170.214 ( talk) 17:58, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
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