Meet Ricky Gervais
Meet Ricky Gervais is a chat show written and hosted by the comedy writer and performer Ricky Gervais. It was produced by Talkback for Channel 4 in 2000 and ran for one series on Friday nights. The show aired throughout the time Ricky Gervais was also co-writing the first series of the highly successful The Office for BBC2.
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Stirling Gallacher, Stephen Merchant
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Series 1
6 episodes
1. Tommy Walsh, Jimmy SavileRicky interviews Tommy Walsh and Jimmy Savile, and plays Call My Bluff (which Jimmy particularly enjoys).CC30minSep 22, 2000
2. John Virgo, Michael WinnerAlong with the interviews we see where a healthy chunk of the Animals set came from, and Ricky continues to be bullied backstage.CC30minSep 29, 2000
3. Penny Smith, Tony HartAfter interviewing Penny and firing jokes at Tony, we're treated to Tony Green in a dress during Play Your Cards Right.CC30minOct 6, 2000
4. Wayne Hemingway, Paul DanielsWayne Hemingway and Paul Daniels get the treatment, and Ricky plays Every Second Counts.CC30minOct 13, 2000
5. Peter Purves, Stefanie PowersRicky interviews Peter Purves and Stefanie Powers, tries out another new game show and interviews some members of the public about dwarves.CC30minOct 20, 2000
6. Antony Worall-Thompson, Midge UreAlong with interviewing Antony Worall-Thompson and Midge Ure, Ricky introduces The Krypton Factor and includes a skit with John Simm.CC30minOct 27, 2000
Meet Ricky Gervais
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Meet Ricky Gervais is a chat show written and hosted by the comedy writer and performer Ricky Gervais. It was produced by Talkback for Channel 4 in 2000 and ran for one series on Friday nights. The show aired throughout the time Ricky Gervais was also co-writing the first series of the highly successful The Office for BBC2.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Peter Fincham, Iain Morris
