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Ricky Gervais donates eye-watering amount of tour money to charity

‘To celebrate my Mortality Tour, my Netflix Special, my Golden Globes nomination and the spirit of Christmas, I am donating £2.43m to animals’

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais donates almost £2.5m from tour proceeds to animal charities

It means the total amount of donations made across the comic’s four recent specials is more than £5 million.

Evening Standard

‘Embodying the zeitgeist more than ever’: German sitcom character Stromberg revived for Merz era

New film is based on TV series inspired by The Office, whose lead character is said to resemble the chancellor

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Jeffrey Epstein dreamt up bizarre series starring Johnny Depp, Courtney Love – and even Stephen Fry

The disgraced financier had an idea for an interview series called ‘Strange Bedfellows’, but none of the stars he fantasised about featuring seem to be aware of its existence

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais warned £5m mega-mansion on banks of River Thames at risk of 'life-threatening' floods

The comedian, 64, has already faced delays to the project due to the huge number of bats in the area

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais warned his plan to rebuild riverside home is at risk of exposing him and others to dangerous flooding

In a blow for the comic, Ricky Gervais has been warned his plan to rebuild his riverside home is at risk of exposing him and others to dangerous flooding.

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Who will be in Celebrity Traitors 2026?

All the latest rumours following the season which took the nation by storm

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It Took A While, But They Eventually Made It: 34 Hollywood Stars Who Found Fame After 30

From minor roles to breakout performances that changed everything, these 34 Hollywood stars prove it’s never too late to make it big.

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These gutted stars who turned down Celebrity Traitors face snub for next series

As Jonathan Ross says Ricky Gervais rejected the BBC hit, The Standard hears famous faces who passed on The Celebrity Traitors are now ‘kicking themselves’

Evening Standard

Chadwick Boseman's widow to accept his Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Late actor Chadwick Boseman is to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame five years after his death and the award will be accepted on his behalf by his widow Simone Ledward-Boseman.

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‘I’m still processing how awful it was’: your zero-star screen disasters

From a Dustin Hoffman performance less witty than a stunned mollusc to the worst piece of garbage ever inflicted on TV viewers, here are Guardian readers’ most atrocious watching experiences ever

The Guardian - UK

Say what you like about ‘Sadiq Khan’s no-go hellscape’ – Britain’s cities prove the rightwing agitators wrong

To rightwing populists, places of fluidity and freedom will always be the enemy, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

The Guardian - UK

Penelope Wilton: ‘They wanted me to tone down my death in Shaun of the Dead. It was too frightening’

The venerable screen and stage star reveals why she insisted on meeting a bloody end in Edgar Wright’s zomcom, loved working with Ricky Gervais and which of her film roles has the biggest Rastafarian fanbase

The Guardian - UK

Ricky Gervais to reprise The Office's David Brent in new series about classic British sitcoms

The show, part travelogue and part retrospective, will see Gervais revisit UK sitcom The Office

Evening Standard

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Ricky Gervais to star in new show dedicated to ‘The Office’

Gervais will appear in a new series hosted by comedians Joe Wilkinson and David Earl

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais on how losing his job aged 37 changed his life

The 64-year-old was made redundant from his position at a radio station in 1998

The Guardian - UK

‘Everything that is wrong with the human race’: inside Hollywood’s bizarre war on the leaf blower

For 18 years, Cate Blanchett has railed against the hated garden gadget – and she’s not alone. From Hugh Grant to Danny DeVito, the backpack blower has united stars in unlikely, furious contempt

The Independent UK

Iain Lee admits he ‘resented’ Ricky Gervais and Sacha Baron Cohen for ‘stealing’ his career

‘I held a lot of bitterness and resentment towards them,’ broadcaster said

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‘My past was chaos’: Iain Lee on abuse, cocaine, comedy, his on-air breakdown and his ‘sex addict’ father

The broadcaster and comedian has been delighting and outraging audiences for almost 30 years. Off-air, his life has lurched from crisis to crisis. Has he finally found peace?

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It's time for a home office refresh – Ricky Gervais' sleek but personal space is worth bookmarking (unexpectedly, his styling secret is on the floor)

Ricky proves a home office can be both functional and stylish, with one surprising detail underfoot making all the difference

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5 High-Earning Couples Without Kids Who Quietly Built Multi-Million Dollar Fortunes

Not every couple builds their legacy or wealth around children. Many couples choose a child-free path, by preference or circumstance, and use their time, flexibility, and dual focus to build remarkable wealth. Every couple’s path is different. Some flip houses, while others focus on creative careers or businesses. Ultimately, clarity…

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais deletes posts mocking Emmys speeches after stars share support for Palestine

Celebrities like Hannah Einbinder and Javier Bardem called for a ceasefire in Gaza at the awards ceremony on Sunday night

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais removes posts roasting Emmys acceptance speeches

Comedian criticised celebrities for making political statements at awards show

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais says he's ‘fat, lazy and rude’ as he tackles new Netflix role

The comedian leads in a six-part animation with Diane Morgan and Natalie Cassidy

The Independent UK

Rainn Wilson says axed The Office spinoff would have earned NBC ‘another billion dollars’

The Office ran an episode intended as a backdoor pilot for a spinoff – but it was never picked up

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