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WATCH: ‘Life’s Too Short’ Ends With An Easter Special

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:36:42 +0000

The story so far: fresh from the barnstorming success of their previous mockumentaries The Office and Extras, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant wrote a sitcom based around Warwick Davis. It features celebrity cameos, just like Extras, ...

WATCH: Ricky Gervais Reveals Tweet-Worthy ‘Life’s Too Short’ News

Kevin Wicks — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:23:40 +0000

Get your tweets scheduled in HootSuite, folks: Ricky Gervais says that Steve Carell‘s appearance on his new HBO series, Life’s Too Short, is one of “the most excruciating scenes” he and collaborator Stephen ...

WATCH: New ‘Life’s Too Short’ Teaser Trailer From Ricky Gervais

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:42:44 +0000

Well if nothing else, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s latest comedy vehicle Life’s Too Short cannot be said to have arrived without sufficient fanfare. They’ve been making a few of these mock trailers, in which ...

News Roundup: Thompson, Winslet, Weisz Face Off Against Cosmetic Surgery

staff — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:29:36 +0000

• Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz have bonded over the issue of plastic surgery for female actresses. They have formed what they’re calling The British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League, and resolve never to fall prey to ...

Ricky Gervais And His Heavenly New Show

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:25:57 +0000

Ricky Gervais has revealed details of the TV series he’ll be working on once production winds up on Life’s Too Short, and, not for the first time, he’s found a theme which may provoke as many people as it enthralls.

News Roundup: Ricky Gervais Defends ‘Life’s Too Short,’ Pizza Guy Tom Felton, and No More Babies for the Beckhams

staff — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:00:58 +0000

• Ricky Gervais has issued a stout defense against anyone who thinks his new sitcom Life’s Too Short pokes fun at short people. The show stars Warwick Davis as the corrupt boss of an acting agency that specializes in dwarf ...

News Roundup: When Daniel Met Clint (In a Leotard), ‘Sherlock’ Snaps, Posh’s Baby Bump

staff — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:19:42 +0000

• When Daniel Craig met Clint Eastwood… while wearing a leotard.

Ricky Gervais’ ‘Life’s Too Short’ Coming to HBO Next Year

MacKenzie Wilson — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:28:06 +0000

For the American readers who got a good kick out of the new trailer for Ricky Gervais‘ upcoming BBC2 comedy show, Life’s Too Short, were any of you a little nervous that you’d be scouring YouTube to see the series?

WATCH: Ricky Gervais’s On-Set Trailer For ‘Life’s Too Short’

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:23:03 +0000

Fresh details have emerged about Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s new series, the follow-up to Extras and The Office, which will be hitting BBC screens later this year.

Cat Deeley Earns Role in New Ricky Gervais Sitcom, ‘Life’s Too Short’

MacKenzie Wilson — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:48:26 +0000

English media personality Cat Deeley is looking to test her acting chops, reports The Sun.