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EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UK'The Office' stars 20 years on: Where are they now?
It's 20 years since David Brent first made the world cringe. We look at the stars of the hit sitcom and ask where are they now?
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais says comments about 'The Office' and cancel culture were 'clearly a joke'
Gervais was widely quoted as saying his hit noughties sitcom wouldn't be made today due to cancel culture.
EntertainmentYahoo Quizzes UKThe Office at 20: How well do you know the hit BBC sitcom?
The much-imitated BBC comedy starring Ricky Gervais turned 20 this month - take this quiz to see if you're a true David Brent superfan.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais only spends eight minutes a day writing scripts because his attention span is so short
The comedian has been taking his time over his writing.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKFrankie Boyle slams Ricky Gervais for trans joke and says 'he's not a stand-up comedian'
Even controversial Frankie Boyle found some of the jokes too much.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais says privileged stars aren't 'above' Golden Globes jokes
The star said his monologue was a gentle roast, not anything nasty.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKKerry Godliman only realised how huge 'After Life' was after seeing it on 'Gogglebox'
The actress, who plays Ricky Gervais’ dead wife in the show, says it’s so much fun to film.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UK‘After Life’ star Kerry Godliman on how stand-up comedy saved her acting career
The comic says without her life on the comedy circuit, she wouldn’t have found success as an actress.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKKerry Godliman on 'After Life' S3: ‘I’m just as curious as everyone else as to what will come next’
A new series of After Life is on the way, and Kerry Godliman is looking forward to working with Ricky Gervais once again.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UK'After Life' fans 'can't wait' as Ricky Gervais reveals he's started writing third series
The first two series of the show were a big hit.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais: Feed my body to the lions when I die
Ricky Gervais has said he wants his body to be given to zoo lions to eat when he dies
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais on gaining conservative fans after slamming celebrities at the Globes Globes
Ricky Gervais is a master at roasting celebrities (see: the Golden Globes), and he has opinions on how they are doing quarantine.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais trying to 'be more positive' amid coronavirus outbreak
After Life star feels 'a social responsibility' with the country in lockdown
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais will never bring back The Office as 'David Brent over 60 is too sad'
The 58-year-old reprised the role for a 2016 movie, but he is more focused on a potential third series of After Life
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKSam Smith responds to backlash prompted by 'quarantine meltdown'
The star posted selfies lucking upset during lockdown and captioned them: 'Stages of a quarantine meltdown'
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais denies being snubbed by 'lovely, gracious' Caitlyn Jenner
The outspoken comedian said Jenner was 'lovely and gracious' and told him she loved his Golden Globes monologue.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKStephen Merchant cites his and Ricky Gervais' 'arrogance' as key to success of The Office
The star says the age difference between him and his co-creator helped their dynamic
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Ricky Gervais says lawyer checks his harsh Golden Globes jokes
The comedian is hosting the ceremony for a fifth time.
EntertainmentReutersCaustic Gervais returns as Golden Globes host for 'very last time'
Gervais, 58, has sharply divided opinion as host, taking direct aim at the Hollywood A-listers in the audience while helping to keep TV viewing figures highs. "Once again, they've made me an offer I can't refuse," Gervais said on Tuesday, announcing his return for the 77th edition of the award show, which honors television and film. Best known as the creator of TV mockumentary "The Office" and himself a three-time Golden Globe winner, Gervais first hosted the event in 2010.
HealthYahoo News UKNew UK law will raise maximum jail time for animal abusers to five years
The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill will increase the maximum jail time for offenders from six months
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais: 'After Life' could go beyond second series
The 'After Life' star admitted he was tempted to "milk" his Netflix show.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais calls BBC out for hypocritical treatment of Jo Brand and Danny Baker
'The Office' star has called it hypocrisy to penalise one person over a joke and not another.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais has waded into the Farage milkshake row
'The Office' star has condemned the man who threw milkshake at Nigel Farage saying he “deserves a smack in the mouth”.
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'After Life' viewers criticise Ricky Gervais for 'lazy' use of old jokes
Eagle-eyed viewers have spotted some reused gags in Ricky Gervais's new Netflix show 'After Life'.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais defends his new sitcom's 'suicidal' plot
In After Life, Gervais plays Tony, a man who loses his wife to cancer, and who, while considering suicide, begins saying and doing whatever he wants.
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