1 hour ago Ricky Gervais donates portion of £2.5m tour proceeds to Scots animal charity

The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home will receive a donation of £100k from Ricky Gervais.

Economics

16 h. ago Ricky Gervais donates almost £2.5m from tour proceeds to animal charities

It means the total amount of donations made across the comic’s four recent specials is more than £5 million.

Economics

18 h. ago Ricky Gervais donates £2.5MILLION to animal charities from proceeds from his Mortality tour

The comedian, 64, divided the generous pre-Christmas donation between 22 charities - with some receiving up to £150k - beating his previous record of £1.9m to 11 bodies in 2023.

Economics

6 d. ago ‘Embodying the zeitgeist more than ever’: German sitcom character Stromberg revived for Merz era

New film is based on TV series inspired by The Office, whose lead character is said to resemble the chancellorHe’s the middle-manager who talks as if he’s the CEO, a beacon of workplace inclusivity in his own head but a bigoted chauvinist as soon as he opens his mouth. And listening to him creates a mix of familiarity and embarrassment-by-proxy that turns out to be surprisingly pleasurable.Ricky Gervais’s cringe-making general manager of a soul-destroyingly dull Slough-based paper merchant stopped being a regular presence on British TV over two decades ago, but the many comedic characters that he spawned across the globe have outlived him. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Peter Kay tells This Morning's Ben Shephard 'you can check the accounts' after tour announcement

The popular comedian is donating all the profits from his upcoming tour to multiple cancer charities

Politics

1 week ago Peter Kay makes rare TV appearance as comedian makes big show announcement

Peter Kay has announced he will be donating all of the profits from his upcoming tour to 12 charities, in a rare live TV appearance.

Culture

1 week ago Peter Kay makes a rare TV appearance as he announces new tour dates and that he will donate 'all the profits to 12 cancer charities'

Peter Kay made a rare appearance on Wednesday evening as he appeared on The One Show to announce his new tour dates for charity. 

Science

2 w. ago Ricky Gervais warned his dream £5million mega mansion could be left under 1.5metres of water in 'life

The comedian will have to gain a special flood permit and has been advised to sign up to a helpline if his plans are approved to demolish a £6M home in Marlow and replace it with a swanky mansion.

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2 w. ago Ricky Gervais returns to Netflix with 'most honest and confessional show so far'

The comedian, 64, announced his highly-anticipated fourth stand-up special on Wednesday which is set for release on December 30.

Politics

2 w. ago Ricky Gervais' 'most honest and confessional show' is coming to Netflix soon

The Golden Globe-winning comedian and actor leads his highly anticipated fourth stand-up special following the success of Humanity, Supernature and Armageddon.

Politics

2 w. ago Netflix unveils new Ricky Gervais special and there's not long to wait

The Golden Globe-winning comedian and actor leads his highly anticipated fourth stand-up special following the success of Humanity, Supernature and Armageddon

Politics

2 w. ago BBC comedian blasts Ricky Gervais for taking aim at London crime in banned drinks ad: 'False narrative!'

BBC comedian blasts Ricky Gervais for taking aim at London crime in banned drinks ad: 'False narrative!'  GB News

Events

3 w. ago David Brent is back as Ricky Gervais brings him back for a special one off

The stand-up comic has returned to The Office, bringing back the annoying paper firm boss in a programme on comedies with Joe Wilkinson and David Earl

Politics

3 w. ago These gutted stars who turned down Celebrity Traitors face snub for next series

Jonathan Ross says Ricky Gervais rejected the BBC hit now Standard hears famous faces who passed are ‘kicking themselves’ as producers chase even bigger names for 2026

Politics

3 w. ago Jonathan Ross reveals why Ricky Gervais turned down Celebrity Traitors after BBC bosses asked comedian to join the show

The chat show host, 64, has revealed the BBC approached comedian Ricky, 64, to be a part of the show.

Culture