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Ricky Gervais has skewered celebrities appearing on BBC Who Do You Think You Are and crying over their long lost family members. The comedian has slammed celebrites over their tears. Ricky fumed: "I like the way the actors cry.

BBC programme, which sees famous faces - including Kate Winslet, Charles Dance, Daniel Radcliffe and Danny Dyer - trace their ancestry with the help of experts. Ricky was full of disdain for the celebrities who have appeared on the show, and have wept over distant relatives they have never met. “I like the way the actors cry.

K.J. Yossman Ricky Gervais’ “Absolutely Mental” podcast is back for a third season, Variety can exclusively confirm.“The Office” creator and writer Gervais launched “Absolutely Mental” with neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris.The duo chat about everything on the show from what they would ask all-powerful aliens if they ever had the chance to whether knees or elbows are more vital as well as more philosophical topics such as morality and nature vs.

ITV's Trigger Point is returning for a second series in 2023 after Sunday night's explosive finale. Vicky McClure will reprise her role as bomb disposal operative, Lana Washington, for the Metropolitan Police Bomb Disposal Squad in the new six part series. The ITV thriller series, written by Daniel Brierley and produced by Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television, hit screens last month and sees Line Of Duty legend Vicky, 38, take centre stage with nearly 11 million viewers watching the first episode.

The first thing I need to tell you about Severance, which launched on Apple TV+ this week, is it's not funny.

He’s most famous for offering advice on the dos and don’ts of dating and match-making singletons on E4’s First Dates. But speaking to OK! over Zoom, Fred Sirieix gives us a rare glimpse into his own personal life and tells us how he experienced “love at first sight” back in 2018. Fred, who recently turned 50, reveals that he met his fiancée – who he affectionately calls “Fruitcake” – as he was strolling down the street.

Noel Gallagher is the latest artist to pay tribute to David Bowie for the late, great pop and rock icon’s David Bowie Is series, touching on the last time the former Oasis leader conversed with Bowie.Not to be confused with a museum exhibit that toured the world between 2013 and 2018 (also named David Bowie Is), the series began last month with a seven-minute video showing Dave Grohl, Yungblud and Ricky Gervais reminiscing on their favourite Bowie moments, songs and interactions, and touching on the ways Bowie influenced their own careers. It was followed by a second video from Grohl at the end of January, and then one from Elvis Costello at the start of February.For the series’ fourth instalment, Gallagher looked back fondly on Bowie’s “forever changing” legacy, likening him to The Beatles and describing him as “fearless and not afraid of ridicule” with “a great, unique voice”.

Noel Gallagher is the latest artist to pay tribute to David Bowie for the late, great pop and rock icon’s David Bowie Is series, praising him to be “right up there with the greats of all time”.Not to be confused with a museum exhibit that toured the world between 2013 and 2018 (also named David Bowie Is), the series began last month with a seven-minute video showing Dave Grohl, Yungblud and Ricky Gervais reminiscing on their favourite Bowie moments, songs and interactions, and touching on the ways Bowie influenced their own careers. It was followed by a second video from Grohl at the end of January, and then one from Elvis Costello at the start of February.For the series’ fourth instalment, Gallagher looked back fondly on Bowie’s “forever changing” legacy, likening him to The Beatles and describing him as “fearless and not afraid of ridicule” with “a great, unique voice”.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Among the stars, Drake still shined the brightest.In an all-white outfit, the multi-Grammy winner had many concertgoers jostling for position to watch him perform at the Super Bowl-week party dubbed “Homecoming Weekend” on Saturday night.

Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas were invited to the White House by "long-time fan" President Joe Biden on Tuesday (09. 02. 22).

Ewen MacIntosh has left fans worried after sharing a selfie where he could be seen lying in a hospital bed.The 48 year old is well known for playing the role of 'Big Keith' Bishop in Ricky Gervais' iconic The Office UK and also took part as the Buffet Man – a character who had been banned from an all-you-can-eat restaurant – in Ricky's Netflix hit After Life recently.The actor has now taken to his Twitter to share a photo of himself looking downcast as he's hooked up to an IV in a hospital bed. "Bad times for me I'm afraid chums. Stat strong out there," he wrote to his 17,500 followers alongside a thumbs up emoji.

The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards will be announced by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan on Tuesday, Feb. 8.

Trigger Point viewers have gone wild after recognising Sonya Reeves star Kerry Godliman from hit Netflix series After Life.The new ITV thriller series hit screens last month and sees Line Of Duty legend Vicky McClure take centre stage as a bomb disposal operative Lana Washington. During the latest episode, which aired on Sunday 30 January, Sonya had several interactions with Lana as they looked into evidence and forensics from a recent bomb factory raid.

After Life writer says he’s “putting everything into” new series Armageddon – and that he wants to go “all out there” with his material.Gervais told Heat: “I’m treating it like it’s my last one ever. It won’t be, but I want to put everything into it.

EXCLUSIVE: SmartLess, the podcast set up by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes and sold to Amazon Music and Wondery in a multi-million-dollar deal, is expanding.

cancel culture with his new stand-up show “Armageddon” and push the boundaries of comedy. “One thing I’ve decided to definitely do, and can’t wait to start on, is my new stand-up show,” the Brit told Heat magazine recently.The “After Life” star added, “I’m treating it like it’s my last one ever. It won’t be, but I want to put everything into it.

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.

Ricky Gervais says anything goes when it comes to comedy, it just depends on the joke.

This Morning host Phillip Schofield recently shared a photo of himself in tears after watching Ricky Gervais' hit Netflix series After Life, along with his family. The presenter, 59, revealed he'd been watching hit series with his daughters, Molly, 28, and Ruby, 26, who she shares with wife Stephanie. Phillip tends to keep his family life out of the spotlight, but has mentioned his two daughters on a few occasions while presenting on TV.

Phillip Schofield was reduced to tears after watching the last episode of Netflix drama After Life.

This Morning's Phillip Schofield has shared a photo of himself in tears after sending the snap to his family.The emotional moment came after Phillip saw the ending of Ricky Gervais’ TV series After Life.The presenter, 59, shared the moment the series left him sobbing with This Morning viewers and opened up about the emotional moment while he and co-presenter Rochelle Humes were interviewing the owners of Anti, a dog that appears on the Netflix series. He said: "We're watching it as a family and we've got our group. It was my eldest daughter who said: 'Oh my God we've just finished series three and we're in bits' - her and her boyfriend.

Fans of the Netflix series After Life were left in disbelief after spotting a familiar face on the latest series. More than two decades on from his role on Hollyoaks, Ben Hull made a cameo appearance on Ricky Gervais' hit comedy on the streaming service. From 1995 to 2001, Ben had blonde highlights as he took on the role of Lewis Richardson on the popular and long-running Channel 4 soap.

For the Love of Dogs continues on ITV tonight (January 26) as Paul meets even more residents of the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. In tonight's episode, Paul is introduced to a destructive Mastiff, a Shar Pei cross in need of surgery and a lonely Bichon Frise cross suffering from a severe case of separation anxiety.

Emily Atack shared a rare snap of her famous musician dad Keith as she spent some quality time with him during a recent get together.The 32 year old looked happy to be catching up with her dad as she was pictured smiling next to him inside what looked to be a well-stacked wine shop. "Couple of days with papa Keith,” Emily captioned.

and no one even noticed.That’s how divested we’ve become from Hollywood, movies, moviegoing and celebrity culture in general.Three years into this pandemic, we’ve all become quite happy streaming high-quality content from the comfort of our homes, at a fraction of the price.The screens have gotten smaller — and, apologies to Norma Desmond, so have the stars.It’s a permanent shift, one Gervais addressed at the 2020 Globes, talking “to all you perverts” in the room.“No one cares about movies anymore,” he said. “Most films are awful.

After Life still makes him cry even after watching it “70 times”.Created by and starring Gervais, After Life follows local newspaper journalist Tony who is dealing with intense grief following the death of his wife. The third and final season was released on Netflix earlier this month.The show’s finale has moved many viewers to tears, and now Gervais has shared that a scene involving his on-screen wife Lisa (played by Kerry Godliman) leaves him in tears every single time he watches it.“There’s one scene I’ve watched it 70 times and it still absolutely chokes me up,” he said during a press junket (via The Metro).

After Life fans have been left stunned as they discovered Emily Atack's mum Kate Robbins appears in the new series of Ricky Gervais'Netflix hit. Inbetweeners star Emily, 32, shared her pride over her mum appearing in the hit Netflix as Penny Spencer Wright, an author and medium, in the comedy. Emily, who recently moved home due to privacy issues, shared a photo of her mum in character on the set alongside a selfie showing her mum with the show's creator Ricky Gervais.

Ricky Gervais has offered to host the Oscars for free – if he can say what he wants. The ‘After Life’ creator admitted he doesn’t think he’d ever be asked to anchor the Academy Awards because his comedy is too controversial, but he’d jump at the chance if he was offered the job and organisers allowed him the same freedom as he was given when he fronted the Golden Globes on five occasions. Speaking on ‘The View’, he said: “Well, I might be allowed to host it if I did what I was told.

The Oscars are looking for a host, but Ricky Gervais doesn’t believe he’s in contention.

Ricky Gervais has never shied away from controversy when hosting the Golden Globes, but he’s had his doubts that his unfiltered brand of comedy would fly at the Oscars. Even though he didn’t think he’d be a contender for hosting, Ricky did admit that he’d love the job, if he could take the same approach to when he hosts the Globes during a hilarious Thursday January 20 interview on The View. 

Ricky Gervais has hosted the Golden Globes five times, but he doesn’t think he’ll ever host the Oscars — mostly because he’s pretty sure he’s a little too freewheeling for the Academy. But, if they were to give him the freedom to be himself, Gervais says he’d happily take the job, and for free at that.Gervais stopped by “The View” on Thursday, in support of the third and final season of his Netflix series “Afterlife,” which released on the streamer last Friday. During his interview, host Sunny Hostin asked him why exactly he thinks he wouldn’t be allowed to host the Oscars.“Well, I might be allowed to host it if I did what I was told,” Gervais said.

Ricky Gervais has dismissed fan speculation that a character from Netflix series After Life is based on James Corden.In the show, Ethan Lawrence plays a character called James – with some fans noticing a resemblance to the chat show host.One viewer on Twitter wrote: “I’ve already laughed and cried more times I can remember over anything in a long long time. James ‘clearly Corden’ is stealing the show at this point.”Another wrote: “Will have to get on After Life season three this weekend.

Dolly Parton is the country singer renowned for always oozing glamour. The 76 year old never fails to wow with her elaborate hair styles and outfits, and she once said: "If I hadn’t been a girl, I would’ve definitely been a drag queen." Dolly has an iconic hair piece that she wears – which is something she'd always yearned for when she was young. Once the star started signing record deals and becoming the household name we know and love today, she made sure to get her hands on a blonde hair piece.

Netflix has donated benches to local councils around the UK as part of a mental health scheme to mark the third season of After Life.The benches were commissioned with suicide prevention charity the Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm) and feature QR codes leading to online resources and a message of support.They’re also inscribed with a quote from the third season: “Hope is everything”.The benches can be found in various locations, including Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Falmouth, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Minehead, Newcastle, Nottingham, Surrey Heath and Taunton. You can check out the full list below.Created by Ricky Gervais and set in Tambury, After Life stars the comedian as local newspaper journalist Tony as he contends with intense grief following the death of his wife.

Now that the Oscars are officially moving forward with a host for the first time in years, Ricky Gervais revealed what it would take for him to agree to take on the role.  Last week, it was announced that the 2022 Academy Awards show will have a host for the first time since Jimmy Kimmel held the position in 2017 and 2018. Gervais, who previously helmed controversial appearances as the host of the Golden Globes, appeared on the "Today" show Tuesday where the hosts asked if he would be open to hosting the Oscars.  Before they could even get the question out, Gervais began shaking his head in the negative.  "They’d never let me do what I wanted," he said.

Ricky Gervais’s beloved dog Anti has been stealing the show as his owner has been doing press for the third and final season of “After Life”.