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Monday, September 12th, 2011
Rich Hardcastle shot from this month's GQ.
I can’t seem to settle down about my excitement for both of these shows, so here’s what Ricky Gervais has to say and share from his blog:
As promised, here are some exclusive clips, trails and behind the scenes bits and pieces from both Life’s Too Short and An Idiot Abroad 2. Please tweet and blog and chat to people on the bus about these wonderful free e-treets from Uncle Ricky and his weird little chums.
Thanks, cyber dudes.
Uncle Ricky.
Watch the preview below:
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
Here is your first glimpse of what Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant have in store for Karl Pilkington in series 2 of An Idiot Abroad, it’s going to be great. American Horror Story premieres on FX this October from creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. If Murphy’s track record means anything, a lot of people will hate this show and a lot of people will pretend they hate this show (see Glee).
Watch both teasers below:
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Welcome to The CoF Weekend Preview where we take a look at what’s going on this weekend in entertainment. Check back Sunday night for the Box Office Report and return Monday for The City Strip. Don’t forget to check out the CoF Summer Movie Guide 2011 for what else is coming soon to theaters.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes – IMDB – RT (80%) – CoF
The reviews are in for these Apes and they are pretty great considering this movie wasn’t on anyone’s radar pretty much until this past month. Andy Serkis is getting amazing praise for his powerful performance as Caser the Ape which begs the question: Could Andy Serkis win an Oscar for playing a CGI Ape? It’s a game changer. Also, this movie isn’t in 3D, have to respect that.
The Change-Up – IMDB – RT (19%) – CoF
Can a comedy be too crude? Seems so by what people are saying of The Change-Up. Leslie Mann plays a bitch yet again, she’s got range people and the movie was written by the gents who gave us The Hangover and the remake, The Hangover Part II.
The Whistleblower (limited) – IMDB – RT (62%) - CoF
Rachel Weisz and Monica Bellucci. Sold.
BONUS: For fans of Karl Pilkington and The Ricky Gervais Show:
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Tags: karl pilkington, leslie mann, monkeynews, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the change up, The Whistleblower, weekend preview
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So Ricky Gervais Week is over, until next year right? Well no, because I don’t think a week goes past here in the City of Films where we don’t post some bit of news from the world of Ricky, so rejoice! Please visit Ricky’s honest and hilarious blog daily for updates otherwise. Below I have compiled most if not all the top stories we have on Gervais, it might take up most of your afternoon if you’re not careful: (more…)
Tags: an idiot abroad, comic relief, fame, flanimals, ghost town, golden globes, inside the actors studio, karl pilkington, new hero of comedy, podcast, podfather, politics, ricky gervais, ricky gervais week, seona dancing, stephen merchant, the invention of lying, the muppets, the simpsons, warwick davis, wind in the willows, xfm
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On Monday July 9, 2001, if you tuned into the BBC, you witnessed history. You watched the pilot of The Office that was written and directed by Ricky Gervais and his long time collaborator Stephen Merchant. The show is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary and Gervais will turn 50 on June 25th.
To celebrate, we are dedicating this week to our hero of comedy with our second annual Ricky Gervais Week. We will hopefully be reminding fans of Gervais why they’re fans in the first place, while making new fans out of non-believers.
Ricky Gervais is perhaps the most influential British comedian ever; he’s certainly an influence in my life. His body of work covers just about everything an inspiring writer and or comedian could hope to achieve. From his days on XFM Radio to sell out stand up tours, Gervais is an icon.
The Office is the most critically acclaimed sitcom of all time becoming the first British comedy to win a Golden Globe. Ricky Gervais has won three Golden Globes, two Primetime Emmys, and seven BAFTAS.
His Fame tour became the fastest selling UK stand up show in history selling 100,000 tickets in 9 minutes. Continue Reading…
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
An Idiot Abroad (formerly known as Karl Pilkington’s Seven Wonders Of The World) is an upcoming travel show on Sky1, that’s in the UK. Ricky Gervais posted on his blog the videos you see below. It’s the preview show and it’s pretty funny.
It features Karl Pilkington travelling the globe in order to visit each of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. During his travels Karl will visit Great Wall of China, Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Macchu Picchu in Peru, Chichen Itza in Mexico, the Taj Mahal in India, Petra in Jordan, The Colosseum in Rome and the Great Pyramids in Egypt. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant got the idea for this show after Karl had mentioned that he thought they were all a bit boring and had no interest in seeing them.
I can’t go on to explain who Karl is every time I mention him, you will have to use our little search field at the top of the site or you know, Google works too. Enjoy. NOTE: If these videos don’t work, I tried. (more…)
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If you’re a fan of Ricky Gervais (and I know you are) you likely know who Karl Pilkington is. His round head has a new TV show coming as us, Karl Pilkington’s Seven Wonders Of The World. In the eight-part series, Gervais and Stephen Merchant will stay home in London monitoring their friend as he travels the globe. He will visit the Great Wall of China, Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Petra in Jordan, Machu Picchu in Peru, Chichen Itza in Mexico, the Taj Mahal in India and the Great Pyramids of Egypt.
Sky TV says: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are outraged that Karl has written off the Seven Wonders, claiming they’re all “a bit shit”. “They’ve thrown down the gauntlet to send him around the globe to force him out of his comfort zone. Stephen wants the experience to broaden Karl’s mind; Ricky wants Karl to hate every minute of it for his own amusement.”
Pilkington, who starred alongside Gervais and Merchant in their bestselling podcasts – said: “I can’t wait to get started. Not ‘cos I’m excited but ‘cos the sooner we start the sooner it will be over. The fact the nurse gave me an injection that protects me from dirty chimps put a dampener on the whole thing.”
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RICKY GERVAIS WEEK is over, gutted. I hope you had fun catching up with Ricky Gervais and the gang as much as I have. Please visit Ricky’s honest and hilarious blog daily for updates. The City of Films has dedicated a lot of time to Gervais, and it never gets boring. There are many resources out there to get your Ricky fix, may I recommend a few? The Office, Extras, The Ricky Gervais Show (podcast and HBO series), Ghost Town and Cemetery Junction. Need more? He was in an episode of Alias you could watch.
Ricky Gervais is an idol of mine, someone I look up to and who inspires me. He is one of the smartest people I have come across in a long time – I would love to one day just have a chat with him about life. The man has an extensive knowledge of the world whose ideas I find often reflect my own, it’s a great feeling. As a fan I can only do my best to share with you the reasons that you too should appreciate the work of Ricky Gervais, his sense of humor and honesty above are often hard to come by with “celebrities”. He makes it look easy.
He created, wrote, directed and starred in The Office, Extras. Guest starred in Alias and 24. Wrote and starred in The Simpson. Lent his voice to GTA 4, SpongeBob and popped up in both Night at the Museum films and Stardust with Robert De Niro (his hero). He starred in Ghost Town, made his directorial debut with The Invention of lying. He finished his work on his collaboration with long time friend Stephen Merchant on their film Cemetery Junction – these just off the top of my head. He makes his rounds doesn’t he? Enjoy…
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Tags: flanimals, ghost town, karl pilkington, podcast, ricky gervais, stephen merchant, the invention of lying, xfm
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“Right, I’m just going to add to the list of people we’ve offended: Sorry to Jewish people, sorry to Chinese people, sorry to Welsh people, fat women, Elvis fans, animal lovers, lovers of great radio…” – XFM
In the early 1990s, Ricky did various odd jobs including a stint as Events Manager at the University of London Union. He assisted British band Suede in booking gigs and gaining recognition. By his own admission, he was a bit-part player in the bands’ early success, as he handed their first demo tape to Saul Galphern of Nude Records, with whom Suede signed. Gervais, along with the two other managers, were fired by Suede after they hired a full-time manager. Gervais was not bitter, and cited the firing as “business, innit”. After this, he took a job at London radio station XFM. But wait, there’s more!
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