The Latest Breaking News from Stephen Merchant

Ricky Gervais shares worrying truth behind classic Office scene

‘It would f***ing kill me now,’ comedian admitted

The Independent UK · Jul 9

From legal threats to ‘the worst haircut you can think of’: 25 years of The Office

The beloved BBC sitcom is now a quarter of a century old. Ahead of two TV celebrations, here are 25 things you didn’t know about television’s funniest workplace mockumentary

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Martin Freeman hits out at Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s claim about The Office

Actor shared his ‘true feeling’ about suggestion made by show’s writers, Gervais and Stephen Merchant

The Independent UK · Jul 7

Dwayne Johnson WWE film to be reimagined as a stage musical

‘Fighting With My Family’, based on the real-life story of WWE superstar Paige, proved to be a crowd-pleasing hit when released in 2019

The Independent UK · Apr 22

Smackdowns and showtunes: wrestling biopic Fighting With My Family inspires stage musical

Adaptation of Stephen Merchant’s 2019 film about WWE champ Saraya-Jade Bevis ‘will be an absolute blast’, says one of the film’s stars, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21

Stephen Merchant’s wrestling film to be adapted into a musical

The hit 2019 film Fighting With My Family follows the true story of WWE superstar wrestler Paige.

Evening Standard · Apr 21

I’m Pumped Cameron Diaz (Finally) Landed A New Rom-Com

She's back!

Cinemablend · Mar 10

The Office producer says there are scenes that he ‘wouldn’t do now’

After working with Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais on the comedy, Ash Atalla went on to produce ‘The IT Crowd’

The Independent UK · Feb 27

Ricky Gervais discusses Stephen Merchant after co-star admitted they're 'rarely in touch'

Merchant recently revealed he and Gervais are ‘not in touch a great deal these days’

Evening Standard · Jan 9

Rainn Wilson says axed The Office spinoff would have earned NBC ‘another billion dollars’

The Office ran an episode intended as a backdoor pilot for a spinoff – but it was never picked up

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025