Two years after leaving his hit BBC sitcom The Office, actor and comedian Ricky Gervais premiered his new show Extras in 2005. In the series, which ran through 2007 on the BBC and HBO, Gervais played ...

Ricky Gervais has opened up about his friendship with rock icon David Bowie. The comedian worked with his hero on the sitcom Extras in 2006, and he explained that they share the same interests. What ...

Extras was a comedy television series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The show follows the life of Andy Millman, played by Gervais, a struggling actor who works as an extra in various ...

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Ricky Gervais has roped David Bowie and Coldplay's Chris Martin into appearing in his second series of Extras. Well, we say 'roped': word is that the comedian is in negotiations with the stars. He is ...

“Extras,” Ricky Gervais’s follow-up to the hit British series “The Office,” is back for its second season on HBO. “The Office” was a rarity among foreign comedy shows in that it spawned a successful ...

On British television an average series may run only six or so episodes, but for the program's fans on this side of the super-sized pond that can seem piddly indeed. Fortunately for followers of all ...

NEW YORK -- Ricky Gervais wants to kill himself. That's how the acerbic actor-comedian says he feels when asked about his first turn as a leading man in screenwriter-director David Koepp's romantic ...

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have ruled out a third season of cult British comedy hit “Extras.” The writer-performers, who also created “The Office,” will end “Extras” with a one-off special as ...