RICKY GERVAIS IN KENYA

Ricky Gervais--you know him as a comic, author, actor, singer--as the asshole boss David Brent in the British television series "The Office," and the desperate actor Andy Millman in the series "Extras." His humor is excruciating. He is everyman, and we watch in horror as vanity and ego bring him down like cheetahs chasing a gazelle. Gervais is a funny, all right, but did you know he was also a caring humanitarian and philanthropist? Of course you didn't.

Ricky Gervais as David Brent on "The Office"


Ricky Gervais on Late Night with David Letterman, January 9th, 2009.

EXTRAS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL TRAILER

Ricky Gervais is a very funny guy. His humor is excrutiating. An Everyman trapped in a hell of his own making, he represents us all at our worst, bantam roosters with bruised egos and prickly arrogance stuffed sausage-like into portly packages and placed on a grill. This extended trailer for the Extras' Christmas Special will make you wince, and you'll probably be singing the Bowie tune all day long.