'The Office' and writer/actor StephenMerchant and comedian Russell Howard are set to appear at this year's event in .The one-off show, which will be staged in support of Friends Of The Earth's campaign for planet-friendly farming, will also feature performances from British comedians Chris AddisonLucy Porter and Mark Watson.The gig will be held at Hammersmith Apollo on November 12.The...
... is so much fun that members of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been seen in play alongside comedy giant StephenMerchant! So where is this fantasitc venue? Well that's half of what's causing such a commotion; the location of the game is always changing! With loud music and even burlesque dancers having been reported as part of the evening's entertainment, this particular session is certainly...
StephenMerchant – who with Ricky Gervais created some of the most successful British comedy of the last decade – reckons the wine world would be perfect comic material.
Last week on Late Show with David Letterman, Ricky Gervais shared this clip from his upcoming HBO animated series that uo ses audifrom his popular podcast series with StephenMerchant and Karl Pilkington. The show is being produced out of Wild Brain LA. The lead designer on the series is Craig Kellman.
... and exploration of the boundaries of humor further analyzed by their fans including Dan Aykroyd, StephenMerchant, Steve Coogan, Simon Pegg, Tim Roth, Russell Brand, Seth Green and others made me eager to see more of the original series. Although it recently screened in nightly installments on the Independent Film Channel, which produced the documentary alongside Eagle Rock, viewing...
Saturday, Oct. 24, celebrities, screenwriters, actors, and writers mounted the first-ever Hollywood Disabilities Forum --an event for entertainment industry professionals to "explore opportunities and challenges of people with disabilities in entertainment." Comedy writers (and actors) Ricky Gervais and StephenMerchant contributed that mildly controversial video to support...
Last night I went to the Lyric Hammersmith to see one of Richard Herrings oganised evenings of comedy called Comedy Nights. The line-up was ace and featured Paul Sinha, Tim Key, Doc Brown and StephenMerchant. It was the first time i'd seen Paul Sinha and i'd heard great things about him. He gave a solid set and he was alright I guess. He lacked the "wow" or "he's soooooo...
... dominated by Hollywood icons: leads Martin Freeman and Lucy Davis flanked by pudgy Gervais, lanky StephenMerchant and producer Ash Atalla, a diminutive Asian chap in a wheelchair. If Gervais felt out of his depth, he didn't show it. "I'm not from these parts," he smirked at the largely baffled audience. "I'm from a little place called England. We used to run the world...
EXCLUSIVE: Here's a little promo clip made by Ricky Gervais and StephenMerchant to help promote the Hollywood Disabilities Forum today at UCLA for actors, writers, directors, producers, casting directors, and industry pros:
... best known for his role as David Brent on the BBC version of . Gervais produced, wrote (with StephenMerchant), directed and acted on the mock documentary series from 2001-2003. Twelve episodes and a two-part Christmas special later, "The Office" is consigned to broadcasting history as one of the most perfectly crafted comedy series in British TV history. The show was showered with...
Filed under: News , UK Ex- Pulp lead singer and solo star Jarvis Cocker has been unveiled by B.B.C. 6 Music as the latest addition to their roll call of presenters. Cocker, who has previously guest presented on the station and also its sister station B.B.C. Radio 2, will take over the Sunday afternoon slot, previously home to writer/comedian Stephen Merchant, from 3:30-5:30pm. His first show will...
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Yes it's that time again. This week I went to a couple of very different comedy nights - the rather genteel Bottle Rocket at the New Players Theatre on Sunday, and the unwieldy Monkey Business at the basement Caramel Bar, Kentish Town on Thursday. Different then, but both a lot of fun and both featuring StephenMerchant, a man who is very much 'doing the rounds' at the moment, building...
Starting this Sunday night, IFC will be airing the 6-part documentary Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) . It's an exhaustive start-to-finish history of the groundbreaking comedy troupe, featuring interviews with the original members, archival footage and conversations with people they've worked with and influenced over the years, like Lorne Michaels, Eddie Izzard and Stephen...
