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Elon Musk has led this year’s April Fool pranks, telling his 179.5million followers on X (formerly Twitter, owned by him) that he’s off to a new job – at Disney.

Mark Ronson has said that the song he co-wrote for the Barbie Movie, ‘I’m Just Ken’, has helped young boys in an emotional way.The renowned producer – famed for his work with Amy Winehouse and the hit track ‘Uptown Funk’ – co-wrote the song for the soundtrack to the hit 2023 blockbuster, with leading man Ryan Gosling taking on the vocals as the character of Ken.Now, Ronson has explained how he thinks the song’s lyrics about Ken’s unrequited love for Barbie may have impacted people dealing with rejection in the real world.“I know I’ll sound like David Brent, but the song helped young boys,” he told The Times (via Music News) during a new interview, referring to the fictitious character played by Ricky Gervais.“My friend’s eight-year-old got broken up with and he said, ‘It’s OK, because Ken got broken up with by Barbie.’ The song tells boys that it’s OK to be runner-up,” he added.“The internet’s caused a level of isolation in boys and this idea of male camaraderie and sharing your feelings is a nice and unexpected thing to come out of it.”Last night, Ronson and Gosling took to the stage at the 2024 Oscars to perform the track live, following weeks of uncertainty about whether the two would perform it at the ceremony.Gosling took to the stage clad in an all-pink Barbie-inspired outfit while Ronson played the guitar. During the performance, Gosling’s cast mates Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Scott Evans joined him to dance onstage.Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash also took part in the rendition, ripping through a guitar solo with Wolfgang Van Halen.

Mark Ronson has said that ‘I’m Just Ken’ almost didn’t make it to the final cut of Barbie amid concern that it “wasn’t working”.While Ryan Gosling’s iconic song is arguably one of the most beloved parts of the film, Ronson (who wrote and produced the track) revealed that the world nearly didn’t get to hear it.“I thought, ‘God, I hope we don’t ruin it,'” he told Sunday Times Culture [via MusicNews].“At that first screening the song wasn’t working. I panicked,” he said. “The humour wasn’t translating and Greta had to fight.

Ewen MacIntosh, who played lovable loser Keith in Ricky Gervais‘ seminal BBC comedy The Office, has died aged 50.

British actor Ralph Ineson is suing Disney in a suit that alleges he sustained injury filming a scene in fantasy TV show Willow. 

Cord Jefferson As part of Variety‘s 100 Greatest Television Shows of All Time issue, we asked 12 of our favorite creators of television to discuss the series that inspire and move them. Check out all the essays, and read our full list of the best TV shows ever made. I have a theory that “Succession” was the first British sitcom to achieve popularity in the U.S., and it did so by convincing people it was a drama.

Ricky Gervais has said he “can’t wait to see” how Australia intends to modernise The Office. On Tuesday (30 May), it was announced that Australian comedian Felicity Ward will lead the country’s forthcoming re-envisioning of the popular British sitcom. While Prime Video’s The Office: Australia is the 13th version of the workplace mockumentary series, it will be the first-ever female-led version.

told Variety. “Office politics have changed a bit in 20 years, so can’t wait to see how they navigate a modern-day David Brent.”The Down Under version of the show will have Howard as the managing director of a packaging company called Flinley Craddick.

The Office is getting an Australian adaptation, led by Australian comedian Felicity Ward, it has been revealed.Per Variety, the Australian adaptation is set to begin production in Sydney, Australia this June. The show – which will consist of eight episodes – will be released as an Amazon Original and will be available for streaming on Prime Video sometime in 2024 worldwide, apart from the US.Felicity Ward, who will lead the cast, will portray Hannah Howard, the managing director of Australian packaging company Flinley Craddick.

Prime Video Australia is remaking The Office as a female-led comedy starring stand-up Felicity Ward in the role Ricky Gervais first made famous.

Steve Carell wanted to make Michael Scott his own original character. The 60-year-old star of spoke with his former co-stars, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, on their podcast, , and reflected on his turn at the lovable, goofy regional manager of Dunder Mifflin paper company.The American version was a spin-off of the comedy series that originated in Britain with comedian Ricky Gervais playing boss David Brent.During his podcast interview, Carell explained why he opted to never watch the British version of the show, even before he landed the role of Michael Scott.«I had a pretty specific take at this point, and it wasn't Ricky Gervais',» Carell shared of meeting with the show's creator, Greg Daniels, to pitch his take on the now-iconic character.

Steve Carell is the latest star of “The Office” to appear on “Office Ladies”, the podcast hosted by fellow “Office” alums Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

The Office.The Despicable Me star explained that the mockumentary style that the comedy was shot in has affected the way he interacts with the camera. This is in large part is due to the entire cast on the comedy show using the camera as a comic device.“I have never had a job where I didn’t look into the camera at some point,” Carell explained, as he sat down to talk with his former castmates Angela Kinsey (Angela) and Jenna Fischer (Pam) on their podcast about the show, Office Ladies.Kinsey responded that she’d also struggled with the same habit in her work after The Office.

The Office is getting a Middle Eastern makeover as an Arabic version of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s hit comedy classic is reportedly in the works. While it has been nearly two decades since it ended in the UK, the new version is set to air in the Middle East later this year, following a deal between BBC Studios and local producer-broadcaster MBC.

Saudi Arabia is getting its own version of “The Office.”“Al Maktab,” the name of the Saudi Arabian version, will span 20 episodes. MBC Studios is producing the show, after making a deal with BBC Studios, which licenses the franchise.The new version, which begins production in June, is set at a courier company.It will star Saleh Abuamrh, who will play the boss – Malik Al-Tuwaifi.

Hit show The Office graced British TV screens 20 years ago, starting off as an instant cult classic before growing to become one of the most successful international comedies of the last two decades. Created by unknowns at the time Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the half an hour ‘mockumentary’ followed a group of awkward, yet hilarious, co-workers at the Slough branch of the Wernham Hogg paper company.

BBC Two broadcast The Office has developed into a multi award-winning international franchise with remakes in 10 different countries. The most notable of these is the US version, Wales Online reports, where Slough's Wernham Hogg becomes the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, and the office is managed by Steve Carell. The US Office lasted a whopping nine series, compared with the original which consisted of just 14 episodes.

Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday night by sharing a gag about alopecia from The Office. The Academy Awards were thrown into chaos after Smith stormed the stage and slapped Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. Smith, who won his first Oscar for King Richard, appeared to take offence to a joke Rock made about Pinkett Smith’s short haircut.

Ricky Gervais has joked he will deliberately try and get cancelled ahead of his next standup tour.The 60 year old discussed the bold approach to his new tour and the co-creator of The Office will be flexing every comedic muscle at his disposal. The comedian explained to Heat magazine how he will navigate his way through these more sensitive times. He explained: "One thing I've decided to definitely do, and can't wait to start on, is my new stand-up show, which is going to be called Armageddon." Never afraid to make light of any topic, Ricky quipped, “I'm treating it like it's my last one ever.

A dad claims he looks so much like Ricky Gervais that he's heckled by strangers - while his teenage daughters were left embarrassed to see him go viral due to his likeness to David Brent.

Muireann O’Connell has poked fun at her new Ireland AM co-host Tommy Bowe’s awkward on-air blunder, which saw him unintentionally mock an author’s family.

Tommy Bowe has broken his silence after an on-air TV disaster saw him accidentally mock an author’s family.

Tommy Bowe had a bit of gas moment on Ireland AM this morning.

It may be hard to believe but its been 20 years since the original UK version of The Office landed on TV screens back in 2001.

Talking Sopranos” — a podcast hosted by “The Sopranos” co-stars Michael Imperioli, 55, and Steve Schirripa, 63 — it was revealed that Gandolfini had been offered a role to replace the character Michael Scott as branch manager of Dunder Mifflin on “The Office,” following Steve Carell’s departure from the NBC show in 2011.

It’s been 20 years since The Office premiered on BBC Two, and its star said in an interview this week that the original British series “would be canceled now.” Ricky Gervais now has walked back those comments, with the erstwhile David Brent tweeting they were “clearly a joke.”

Joe Wicks has been doing sterling work to keep us all moving while we’re stuck at home, even if his first week of classes hasn’t gone to plan.

BBC’s “The Office” became a huge success when it debuted in 2001, catapulting co-creator Ricky Gervais to stardom.

Ricky Gervais wouldn’t make his hit TV comedy The Office today as BBC bosses would be too scared of “outrage mobs” to air it.

The Office may have been made differently today thanks to ‘cancel culture’.The actor, who starred in the BBC comedy from 2001 to 2003 as cringeworthy office manager David Brent, said the current debate about what is deemed acceptable would bring his and co-creator Stephen Merchant’s award-winning mockumentary series straight into the conversation.“This was a show about everything,” Gervais told Times Radio yesterday (July 9).

Ricky Gervais reprised his iconic boss from “The Office” in the 2016 mockumentary “David Brent: Life on the Road”, but fans shouldn’t expect to ever see the former manager of the Wernam Hogg Paper Merchants’ Slough branch ever again.

"David Brent at 60 is just sad"

The new season of features a leading character who is half David Brent, half Gordon Geko and looks like a posh Del Boy.

Friend first, boss second. Probably entertainer third.