Extras

Gervais won't rule out more 'Extras'

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008

Ashley Jensen says Ricky Gervais has a "never say never" attitude to bringing back Extras.

• 'Never say never' on Extras return - Daily Star

Ricky Gervais Featured in GTA IV

Killer Park Job (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008

First it was movie tie-ins, then it was actual actors doing in-game voice overs. Now Rockstar is setting a new precedent by having an actor perform brand new material within Grand Theft Auto IV. Ricky Gervais, the genius behind the UK version of The Office and HBO’s Extras, will be featured somewhere in the game, [...]

British Office Star Ricky Gervais Appears In GTA IV [Rockstar]

Kotaku (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008

You should know Ricky Gervais from the original Office or the series Extras. If you don't please do some googling and continue the article. No, seriously. We'll wait. Go look the guy up or you're...

Grand Theft Auto IV stars Ricky Gervais

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008

Ricky Gervais, writer of The Office and Extras, is to appear in Grand Theft Auto IV's Liberty City Comedy Club.

Universal Acquires International Rights to Ricky Gervais’ This Side of the Truth

Film Junk (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008

In the wake of the success of the original British version of The Office, Ricky Gervais has taken his time breaking into the American film industry despite the fact that he was reportedly on the receiving end of a lot of big studio offers. Over the past few years he did another BBC series, Extras, [...]

Ricky Gervais Confesses About His Conversion to Atheism

Comedy Central Insider (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

Best Life magazine, the offshoot of Men's Health that's not quite as testicle-and-knuckle dragging as its big brother gave Office and Extras star Ricky Gervais a pulpit to talk about how he converted to atheism thanks to a rabble-rousing big...

Will a lift be poor Ashley's downfall?

Daily Express (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008

EXTRAS star Ashley Jensen has made it big with a role in hit US show Ugly Betty but the petite Scot says she's terrified her character will meet and untimely and sticky end.

Ricky Gervais blogs the production of his new movie

Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch (Free subscription) | 03/18/2008

Can't get enough Ricky Gervais? The Office and Extras guru is currently busy prepping his debut as a feature film co-writer/co-director (with Matt Robinson), a movie called This Side of the Truth. It's a comedy about a world where no...

TV ON DVD: Lies, Deceit, Neuroses

Vh1 Blog (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008

... tricks - this thing is one twisted labyrinth - and you've got one of TV’s better dalliances. EXTRAS: THE COMPLETE SERIES Ricky Gervais knows exactly when to pull the plug on a project, and the two short seasons of The Office and Extras made both shows extra resonance. Jumping the shark is never an option. Because Extras initial run seemed...

Ugly Betty's Ashley Jensen has no regrets about private wedding

Fametastic (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008

Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen has said she has no regrets about her low-key marriage to Terry Beesley. The Los Angeles-based couple married in a secret woodland ceremony in north California last January, with the only guest being their dog Barney. Ashley, who shot to fame in Extras before landing her role in the fashion comedy, told [...]

Marley Shelton joins US 'Eleventh Hour'

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008

Marley Shelton has signed up to star in Jerry Bruckheimer's remake of sci-fi show Eleventh Hour.A new version of the drama, about a government science advisor tackling threats like global warming and deadly viruses, is in the pipeline for CBS.Shelton (Grindhouse) will play sidekick to the advisor as special branch agent Rachel.In the 2006 four-part UK series Rachel was played by Ashley Jensen...

Ugly Betty's Ashley Jensen getting used to Hollywood lifestyle

Fametastic (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008

Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen has said she found it difficult to deal with all the trappings of fame when she first moved to Los Angeles. After her success in Extras led to her role in the fashion series, she had to get a publicist to deal with all the media interest in her: “I couldn't [...]

Ricky Gervais Inspires Copyright Opinion

The Patry Copyright Blog (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008

I am a huge fan of English comedian Ricky Gervais , the star and c-creator of The Office and Extras. Of these two, I prefer Extras: the episode with Kate Winslet , playing a nun in a Holocaust movie, who off the set gives one of the extras advice about phone sex , is delicious. But The Office is better known in the U.S. because of the American version starring Steve...

Random YouTubery: Del Boy with the Smooth Moves

Shakespeare's Sister (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008

... Izzard will see the influence in Izzard's humor and mannerisms, and fans of The Office (UK) and Extras will no doubt see traces of Jason in Ricky Gervais' characters, too. If you've never seen it, get it on your Netflix queue tout de suite ! (A full episode is below. Please note: If you've seen the entire show from start to finish, please don't ruin any surprises in later series...

Will Ferrell Snubbed For Role In Extras

Product Reviews Net (Free subscription) | 03/01/2008

Apparently Ricky Gervais has snubbed Will Ferrell for a role in Extras the TV Sitcom. Will Ferrell said to Zoo Magazine “I was approached to be in an episode [of Extras]. I said I would love to be in it, but that was the last I ever heard. Perhaps they went for Jack Black [...]

• Ferrell snubbed by Gervais for 'Extras' role - Digital Spy