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Ricky Gervais leaves Bob Geldof unimpressed after cracking joke about Band Aid star on One Show

BBC series’s host Angellica Bell placed her head in her hands after Gervais made the quip

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais announces London dates for new Mortality stand-up tour

Gervais is currently on the first leg of his UK tour, which kicked off last month

Evening Standard

Fact check: Videos of celebrities speaking about politics more than a year old

Social media footage promising takedowns of Sir Keir Starmer rely on out of context interviews from years ago.

The Independent UK

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Ashley Jensen — things you didn't know about the TV star

Ashley Jensen plays DI Ruth Calder in BBC crime series Shetland, but what else is there to know about her?

WhatToWatch

Watch footage from David Bowie’s last ever live performance

The rock'n'roll icon drew a line under his live career with a charity gig performance in New York in 2006

Louder

‘George Clooney – who cares?’ Did celebrity endorsements actually harm Kamala Harris?

Charli xcx, Taylor Swift, George Clooney and Beyoncé all voiced their approval for the Democratic candidate. But do these endorsements do more for the stars than for the politician?

The Guardian - UK

Karl Pilkington ‘vindicated’ as study ‘reveals’ whether monkeys can actually type Shakespeare

Looks like Ricky Gervais owes Pilkington an apology...

The Independent UK

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Ricky Gervais at New Theatre, Oxford review: has Ricky become the Donald Trump of stand-up?

2/5 This uneven, crude, sarcastic set felt like ticking off a list of social media tropes. But whatever he says won’t get him cancelled

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais: I took a punt on becoming a comedian

Ricky Gervais has admitted to taking a risk when he chose to become a comedian.

BANG Premier

Ricky Gervais celebrates 26 year anniversary of being made redundant at 37 and trying out as a comedian

‘Worth a punt’ joked the star as he celebrated the milestone

The Independent UK

The problem with Ricky Gervais isn’t that he’s not woke, it’s that he’s not funny

COMMENT: The ‘Office’ star is back on tour with a new stand-up show Mortality. Louis Chilton looks at the contradictions within Gervais’s particular brand of shock comedy

The Independent UK

The Office was poisoned by the US remake – Australia never stood a chance

Louis Chilton argues that this new reboot of the mockumentary will never reach the heights of the British version, an era-defining work of comedy and a masterclass in sharp-edged, cringe-based realism

The Independent UK

The Office Australia review round-up: ‘Doomed’ and ‘toothless’

Critics all have the same question: why?

The Independent UK

Get ready to binge The Office Australia's corporate cringe

The hilarious Felicity Ward talks about being the new 'boss'

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The Office Australia’s Felicity Ward Responds To Hate The Remake Has Copped: ‘They’re So Angry’

“Some people are not going to like the show, and some people are going to like the show. And I love it. I really love it.”

The Guardian - UK

The Office: this Australian remake could be mistaken for a lost series of the US show

Given how beloved both Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell’s versions are, why would you remake the cringe-com? To be just about passable, apparently …

The Independent UK

UK has more atheists than people who believe in God, new research claims

Experts say the UK is entering its first atheist age

The Guardian - AU

‘That’s a career killer’: the brutally high stakes of bringing The Office to Australia

It’s the first English-language spin-off since Steve Carell. It features Cup Day and sausage sizzles. And its trailer has left plenty unimpressed. Will it make or break all involved?

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The Guardian - UK

Paul Feig: ‘Everyone went cannibal over the female Ghostbusters. A lot of dudes were looking for a fight’

With his new film Jackpot! streaming now, the Bridesmaids director answers your questions on why he loves Jason Statham, how to break into the industry and why ‘political correctness’ hasn’t killed comedy

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais, Moby and Joanna Lumley call on RSPCA to axe ‘misleading’ meat endorsement scheme

Exclusive: Ex-vice-chair of charity joins celebrities, professors and others in claiming Assured stamp ‘welfare-washes animal cruelty’

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais announces UK Mortality tour dates but no show planned in London

Comedian responds to fans to say that more dates are on the way

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais accused of bullying by former touring partner and comedian Robin Ince

Ince said working with Gervais caused him to break out in ‘red lumps’

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais material shown in hearing for men accused of Nazi salute outside Jewish museum

One of three men on trial said he was mimicking the comedian’s skit

AAP

'Joking around': trio defend performing Nazi salutes

One of three men accused of doing Nazi salutes outside a Jewish museum days after deadly attacks on Israel told police they were "just joking around".

The Independent UK

Golden Globes tap Nikki Glaser to be the telecast's next host

Comedian and actress Nikki Glaser has been picked to host the next Golden Globes, adding an edgy voice known for mercilessly teasing the rich and powerful

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