Awesome Ricky Gervais

(PG-13: Language) Ricky Gervais’ bittersweet series is about a man who finds himself lost after the death of his wife, and decides the best way to cope is to do and say whatever he feels like from now on. Coming to Netflix.

The whole idea of sitcom laugh tracks make us cringe. Do we really need to be told when something is funny? Regardless, hit TV shows continue to do it. Owen Cooper decided to see if it would be any better if he swapped the “live studio audience” with Ricky Gervais’ laugh.

(PG-13: Language) “People live their life like an open wound to be famous. Now, they do anything (looks at camera) to be famous.” Ricky Gervais can barely tolerate Tabasco, but he still went on Hot Ones to talk about his distended sack, political correctness, and more.

Actor Ricky Gervais thinks that the guys on YouTube who rattle off a bunch of impressions are just a bunch of showoffs, and he told Jimmy Fallon that he can do it better. Though Ricky has a much looser definition of what an impression is than real impressionists do.

(PG-13) The Office’s original regional manager David Brent is now a touring rock star. Actually he’s now a traveling salesman, but he’s also a touring rock star. Yes, he’s paying for the band’s tour out of his own pocket! Just, can you not, come on. *sigh*

Ricky Gervais and Eric Bana play radio journalists claiming to be in war zones while actually holed up in a New York City apartment. Their scheme backfires when they convince the world that they’ve been kidnapped in Ecuador. Premieres on Netflix on 4/29/16.

(PG-13: Language) “Listen, if you do win tonight, remember that no one cares about that award as much as you do.” Ricky Gervais’ monologue at the 2016 Golden Globes. He should’ve just said, “I wonder if Leo will win an Oscar this year?” and left.

Ricky Gervais was booked by Australian broadband network Optus to promote their new Netflix integration. But Ricky decided to completely phone in the job, resulting in the most apathetic commercial you’ve ever seen.

Ricky Gervais plays a word game with The Tonight Show‘s Jimmy Fallon. Google, if you’re wondering why folks have been searching for “Richard Gere gerbil” lately, here’s your answer.

(NSFW: Language) “Being honest is what counts.” Award-winning funnyman and creator Ricky Gervais turns serious for a couple of minutes to share a moment from his childhood that defined his style of writing.

(NSFW: Language) Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington teach us the finer points of English. Watch the full 18-minute episode on iTunes (subtitled) or YouTube (without).

Ricky and Stephen continue to pick on Karl in the new season of The Ricky Gervais Show, which returns to HBO on April 20th, and in the UK on Channel 4 this May. Here’s a sneak preview.

(NSFW: Language) While it might be a while before we get to see it here in the states, Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington star in the new comedy/drama Derek. Premieres on Channel 4 in the UK on 4/12.

(NSFW: Language) The boys are back – Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington – and hilarity ensues in the teasers for the new seasons of An Idiot Abroad and Life Is Short.

Stateside Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington fans, rejoice: An Idiot Abroad, the show sending travel-averse Pilkington around the globe, is coming to Discovery’s Science Channel in January next year.

Many comedians out there are about as serious as it gets when they’re not performing. Ricky Gervais is not one of those guys as is demonstrated by this 10-year compilation of his infectious laugh.