Twenty years ago today, ‘The Office’ debuted in the US as a remake of the British hit co-created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In a sea of abysmal American reboots, this one arguably ...

Asked if there was talk of him replacing Carell after he left, Gervais responded: “There was. I don’t know if it ever got to NBC calling anyone or if it was more just press and the show’s fan base.” ...

Ricky Gervais has said that he turned down being cast as Michael Scott in the US series of The Office because he didn’t want to move to America. When the show was picked up for American TV and ...

The reimagined version of the hit British sitcom saw Steve Carell as its new lead, occupying a role that Ricky held in the original show. While The Office US essentially began as a word-for-word ...

Ricky Gervais has debunked a rumour that he auditioned to replace Steve Carrell in The Office US. The comedian co-created the original British version of the show and starred as David Brent ...

Coronation Street's Charlie Stubbs was a villain on the cobbles from 2003 to 2007, but what has actor Bill Ward been up to since leaving the soap?

Ricky Gervais has set an attendance record for the biggest English-speaking comedy show in France. His show at the Paris Accor Arena on Saturday as part of his Mortality tour, had a paid attendance of ...

Queen guitarist Brian May, told The Graham Norton Radio Show podcast: 'We've talked about – and looked at – very seriously, holograms of Freddie and stuff. 'Now, when we're all gone ...

This year’s Grammys ceremony is being widely hailed as the “best in years” – but it seems there’s one person who was unimpressed with Sunday night’s awards show. And it seems that last ...

"People loved The Office, which was a big problem,” Ricky Gervais says, recalling the unusual but flattering issue facing its much-loved American counterpart, which turns 20 today. “All of the people ...

People loved The Office, which was a big problem,” says Ricky Gervais in ... t know about the English show – but the good thing is, I get credit for both,” Gervais chuckles.