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Monday, November 14th, 2011
Here’s a clip from Life’s Too Short, the new BBC series from Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Warwick Davis. Here we see Liam Neeson announce that he wants to start his own career in comedy, and has a go at some improv. We know Neeson is a badass (see him here fighting wolves), but who knew he could be this funny? You will have to watch to see how good he is at being bad at it…yeah.
“Life’s Too Short” premiered on BBC Two on Nov. 10, and focuses on the 3 foot, 6 inch actor Warwick Davis, who plays a fictionalized version of himself. HBO will broadcast the series next year after its BBC run.
See all our LTS news. For all those who enjoy their other series ‘An Idiot Abroad‘, enjoy this.
Watch the clip below:
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Here is preview video from BBC’s upcoming show Life’s Too Short created by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Warwick Davis. The video below shows Davis introducing Depp to Gervais, there seems to be heat between the two after Gervais’ Golden Globes jokes aimed at the star. Forget the Tim Allen burn, I love that someone took a dig at Tim Burton casting his wife in everything he does. Watch below:
Image via Ricky’s Blog, Video via Ricky’s Twitter.
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Here is the first official trailer for Life’s Too Short, Ricky Gervais‘ next TV project with Stephen Merchant, and starring Warwick Davis. We have shown you a few funny promos that you can find here. The show will air on BBC Two on November 10th 2011. HBO has picked up the US rights and will air the series in 2012. I’m pretty excited about this show obviously, The Office and Extras were amazing television and being a fan of Gervais and Merchant’s works, I don’t have to hope this will be great, it’s going to be. Watch the trailer below:
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Here are two hilarious promos for Life’s Too Short, Ricky Gervais‘ next TV project with Stephen Merchant. He recently took to Twitter again after giving up on it last year, and he’s a tweeting machine [follow], so that’s where they came from. The show will air on BBC Two on November 10th 2011. Premium cable channel, HBO has picked up the US rights and will air the series in 2012.
Watch the clips below and check out all our Life’s Too Short news here:
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Here is “a taste of what’s to come” says Gervais for the upcoming series Life’s Too Short (coming soon on BBC2, later to HBO). Ricky and Steve are visited by Warwick Davis in the clip, watch it below. For more news – see what we have said so far, visit Ricky’s Blog (updated 5 days a week) and the official site for the show. I can’t wait, I really can’t; I’m worried I’ll hurt someone.
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Thursday, August 18th, 2011
In yet another hilarious promo for Life’s Too Short, Ricky Gervais manages to get Warwick Davis to dress up as a Muppet. This was after he and Johnny Depp had him in a toilet [see]. No word yet on the premier date, according to his blog Ricky is in the editing room now and recently finished episode 2. With this coming later this year, An Idiot Abroad 2 and The Ricky Gervais Show season 3 you can look forward to a few months of CityofRicky.com amirite?
Watch the clip below and check out all our Life’s Too Short news here:
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Thursday, July 28th, 2011
I really hope people keep in mind when watching these promos and trailers for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s upcoming comedy Life’s Too Short, that it’s just that…comedy. I’ve seen comments on others sites saying that Ricky is mean for what he says and does to Warwick Davis – who is a 41 year old man who helped create and stars in the show. I think he’s in on it if you ask me. The Internet kids, when will they learn? [see Ricky Gervais with Elmo and Warwick Davis]
Life’s Too Short created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and is described by Gervais as being about “the life of a showbiz dwarf”, with Warwick Davis playing a fictionalised version of himself. How can it get better than that?
Life’s Too Short – GQ Exclusive Promo with BONUS video of Ricky fighting Warwick (do you think it was real?)
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Warner Bros. Pictures gives us a look back at the first six Harry Potter movies and a look into the epic finale coming this week. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war.
The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort.
It all ends here.
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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…)
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
The TV event of the year for me is the upcoming BBC2/HBO television series Life’s Too Short created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and is described by Gervais as being about “the life of a showbiz dwarf”, with Warwick Davis playing a fictionalised version of himself. How can it get better than that?
Gervais has told reporters: “I’d been thinking about doing something with a midget since seeing The Wizard of Oz again a few years ago. Then we met Warwick during Extras. The real Warwick tells us these great stories. They’re comedy gold.” Stephen Merchant commented of Davis that “he helped create the idea and came to us with the story.” [see Ricky Gervais with Elmo and Warwick Davis]
Gervais described it as “A cross between Extras and Curb your Enthusiasm and One Foot in the Grave but with a dwarf. That is out and out funny.”
Warwick is playing a twisted version of himself. He’s quite conceited and arrogant and manipulative. And he runs a [small person] talent agency, which he does in real life. Davis said that his character is egotistical and suffers from small man syndrome, while Gervais said of the character “he refuses to live his life as a disabled person. We’re making him empowered but also give him these foibles”.
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