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NEWS ABOUT: Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais stories: 10 news summaries
award season

 Ricky Gervais 
 Will Host Golden Globes  

Show hasn't had emcee since 1995

Oct 26, 09 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Golden Globes telecast will have a host in 2010 for the first time since 1995: Ricky Gervais. The January awards show, seen as a harbinger for the Oscars, enjoys a famously freewheeling atmosphere that suits the British comedian's style. "I have resisted many other offers like this, but... More »

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entertainment • television • Academy Awards • award show • Ricky Gervais • Golden Globes

Movie Review

 Love Kills Laughs 
 in Invention of Lying  


Oct 2, 09 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics agree: The Invention of Lying should have been better. It’s got a great concept, and the subversive moxy to call religion a fib, but then turns into a standard romantic comedy. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • It’s a “wickedly funny idea” with the
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comedy • movie review • Ricky Gervais • Jennifer Garner • romantic comedy

Ballsy Move Helped Gervais Cast New Movie

Phillip Seymour Hoffman has a really good sense of humor

Sep 25, 09 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ricky Gervais, perhaps best known for the original version of The Office, bids for movie stardom with The Invention of Lying, out next week. Gervais co-wrote, co-directed, and stars as the only person on earth with the ability to lie. He tells the Telegraph about the experience, and what jumps... More »

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entertainment • film • The Office • film director • Ricky Gervais • Philip Seymour Hoffman • screenwriters • movies • The Invention of Lying

(Newser) - It jiggles. It droops. It covers naughty parts. Let's face it, fat is funny, especially when a guy knows how to work it. Super Tremendous lists the funniest fat men:
  • Jason Alexander: His George Costanza character on Seinfeld revealed the tragic life of "a short, stocky, slow-witted bald
... More »

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Saturday Night Live • The Office • Seinfeld • Ricky Gervais • comedian • John Belushi • Chris Farley • Jason Alexander • John Candy • George Costanza

MOVIE REVIEW

 Museum Cluttered But Fun 

Madcap sequel to kids' comedy crams in the characters

May 22, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian is a lively improvement on its predecessor, even if it suffers a bit from information overload, say critics.
  •  Betsey Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: With its legions of museum exhibit-come-to life characters, the sequel resembles "not so much a movie
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movie review • Ben Stiller • Ricky Gervais • Amy Adams • Hank Azaria

(Newser) - Today's video viral sensation seems to be outtakes of a Sesame Street interview between funnyman Ricky Gervais and Elmo. As seen on BuzzFeed, Gervais keeps going off script (“Gimme four!” “Do you know what necrophilia is?”), but Elmo keeps up just fine. He even asks an... More »

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Ricky Gervais • viral video • interview • Sesame Street • Tickle Me Elmo

Dental Divide: US Goes for White, UK Prefers Character

British celebs often mocked for polishing, straightening teeth across the pond

Sep 28, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The difference between British teeth and American teeth is in societal expectations, the BBC reports. “Americans have the idea uniformity is equivalent to looking good,” one UK expert says. “The British character is more free-spirited, more radical.” Brits like Ricky Gervais have resisted the lure of... More »

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Simon Cowell • British • teeth • Ricky Gervais • dentistry • cosmetic treatments

MOVIE REVIEW

 Gervais Gives Ghost Town Life 


Sep 19, 08 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A spirited performance from Ricky Gervais banishes the spectre of mediocrity from supernatural romantic comedy Ghost Town, critics say. The story of a dentist who starts seeing dead people is a touch generic, Bill Goodykoontz writes in the Arizona Republic, but Gervais—the UK creator of the original Office—shines... More »

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comedy • movie review • Ricky Gervais • romantic comedy • movies • Tea Leoni

GLOSSIES

 The Office Jinx Strikes Again 

Wilson repeats big-screen failures to which his sitcom-mates have become accustomed

Aug 22, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Do The Rocker's poor reviews and sagging ticket sales prove there's an Office curse? Office stars can't replicate that show's success on the big screen, Dan Kois writes in New York, and the evidence backs him up: After The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Steve Carell starred in a series of mostly forgettable... More »

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television • film • The Office • Steve Carell • movie review • box office • Ricky Gervais • John Krasinski • Rainn Wilson • Jenna Fischer • The Rocker • Leatherheads

'Sopranos' Bags Top Emmies

'30 Rock' wins best comedy; other honors 

Sep 17, 07 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - "The Sopranos" took top drama honors at the Emmies last night, and won for writing and directing as well, making the HBO series the first drama in 30 years to nail all three for its finale season. Other Emmies were spread among a broad field, with ratings-challenged "30... More »

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television • HBO • awards • Tina Fey • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Sopranos • James Spader • Ricky Gervais

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