Two years after leaving his hit BBC sitcom The Office, actor and comedian Ricky Gervais premiered his new show Extras in 2005. In the series, which ran through 2007 on the BBC and HBO, Gervais played ...

Ricky Gervais has opened up about his friendship with rock icon David Bowie. The comedian worked with his hero on the sitcom Extras in 2006, and he explained that they share the same interests. What ...

Extras was a comedy television series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The show follows the life of Andy Millman, played by Gervais, a struggling actor who works as an extra in various ...

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NEW YORK -- David Bowie has selected comedian Ricky Gervais and The Arcade Fire, among other acts, to perform at the inaugural High Line Festival in Manhattan. The festival will include music, ...

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On September 18, 2002, David Bowie played an exclusive gig for an invited audience of less than 100 people at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios in west London, for broadcast the following month on BBC ...

Ricky Gervais basically got into comedy in reverse order: First he got famous on TV, then he launched three successful stand-up comedy tours in the UK. Two of them, Animals and Politics, are floating ...

Ricky Gervais has roped David Bowie and Coldplay's Chris Martin into appearing in his second series of Extras. Well, we say 'roped': word is that the comedian is in negotiations with the stars. He is ...

What’s not to love about comedian Ricky Gervais. Okay, he is not the most handsome man on earth. And these days, he could be ...