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Ricky Gervais Refuses to Admit He's Pretty Much David Brent Now

by | May 15th, 2013

Ricky Gervais gave a nice long interview to GQ as part of their new comedy issue, and, in it, interviewer Chris Heath takes Gervais to task for the David Brent-esque lack of self awareness he's developed over the past several years. Gervais refuses to cop to it even a little bit, just like David Brent would. Here's a clip from the interview:

GQ: You've often said one reason the character of David Brent worked so well is because he has a blind spot about how people see him. Ricky Gervais: Yeah. That's exactly what we're laughing at.

GQ: Do you ever worry that could be true about yourself? [...]

Comebacks

Watch Ricky Gervais's New Short Starring David Brent from 'The Office'

by | March 18th, 2013

When Ricky Gervais announced last month that he was reviving his Office character David Brent for a new short film, it seemed like an iffy proposition that could tarnish the legacy of the classic show. But it turns out the 10-minute short, entitled "The Return of Brent," is actually pretty good. It picks up with Brent 10 years after The Office's Christmas special finale to find him working in a new career as a rap producer. The short aired on the BBC during Comic Relief's Red Nose Day Friday and is the first piece of original content to debut on Gervais's YouTube channel. Although Gervais reprised his [...]

Revisits

Ricky Gervais Is Reviving David Brent for a Mini-Episode 'The Office Revisited'

by | February 28th, 2013

Here's the trailer for The Office Revisited, a short that Ricky Gervais made in which he'll bring back his character David Brent so we can see what his life is like 10 years later. Brent is now working a lowly job in the music industry while trying to get his music career back on track. You can watch a longer (non embeddable) trailer on YouTube. The Office Revisited will debut on March 15th on Comic Relief's Red Nose Day on BBC. Gervais will post the short on his YouTube channel that same day.

This is the only time he's played Brent since The Office wrapped up in 2003 [...]

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