Extras

...of going out on a high after two series. Ricky Gervais also bowed out after two series (and a Christmas special) apiece on The Office and Extras. Therefore, Corden and Jones are bucking history somewhat in their attempts to continue the...

In this article: James Corden, Gavin and Stacey, Ruth Jones, Mathew Horne, Rob Brydon, John Cleese, and Connie Booth

...in 2002 as the relationship was ending, due to Amanda s affair with actor Neil Morrissey. He began his fightback by appearing on Ricky Gervais s show Extras in 2005 playing himself, sending up the public perception of him as sad Les .

In this article: Les Dennis, Amanda Holden, Ricky Gervais, London, Got Talent, Carol McGiffin, Sherrie Hewson, Neil Morrissey, and Michelle Collins

...her Hollywood home to return to the UK. The Ugly Betty actress found fame in America after her big break in Ricky Gervais' comedy Extras and, thanks to the weather and LA lifestyle, she can't bring herself to leave. Ashley, 40, told the...

In this article: Ashley Jensen, Hollywood, Ricky Gervais, Nativity, Botox, Martin Freeman, Ugly Betty, London, and UK

It was 2005 when Jensen landed the role of Ricky Gervais's adorable-but-dim best friend Maggie in his much-lauded comedy series Extras, and her life changed dramatically. "I found the sudden attention very weird," she admits. "I still...

In this article: Ashley Jensen, Ricky Gervais, Botox, Martin Freeman, Ugly Betty, Louisiana, and David Tennant

Awkwardly. It was one of those painfully uncomfortable moments so often mastered by shows like "Curb Your Enthusiasm" or the bygone "Extras," and in this moment Duchovny proved just himself as capable as a Larry David or Ricky Gervais.

In this article: David Duchovny, Californication, Madeleine Martin, Rick Springfield, Tea, and Los Angeles Times

...of his clean-cut Hogwarts image. He has also appeared as a sex-obsessed, chain-smoking send-up of himself in the Ricky Gervais sitcom Extras. Radcliffe is currently filming the last Harry Potter movies, Deathly Hallows, which will be...

In this article: Daniel Radcliffe, Cannabis, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Tobacco, Jamie Waylett, Allegation, Harry Potter, Equus, and Deathly Hallows

...seal of approval. Disappointingly, there's no sign of former EastEnders Dean Gaffney or Shaun Williamson who manned the phone shop in Extras. This one is staffed by Ashley and Jerwayne (Andrew Brooke and Javone Prince). Emma Fryer's in it...

In this article: Pulling, Sharon Horgan, Ricky Gervais, and Shaun Williamson

...arrival of a beautiful baby boy on October 20, according to People. The Emmy-nominated Jensen, who previously starred on Ugly Betty and Extras, named the tyke Francis Jonathan Beesle. He's the couple's first child. Jensen and Beesley had...

In this article: Terence Beesley, Ashley Jensen, Ugly Betty, California, and CBS

...Hendrix for the first time. Office co-writer and star Ricky Gervais even had the cheek to have his second ground-breaking series, Extras, have a lame sitcom within a sitcom, pointing out in no uncertain terms just how old and tired...

In this article: Jay Leno, Tina Fey, The Office, US, 30 Rock, Golden Age, TV3, and Atlantic

...that. Williamson's career was in a post-EastEnders lull when, out of the blue, Gervais called to offer him a part in his TV series Extras and cast him typically close to the bone as himself. His character was struggling to escape his soap...

In this article: Shaun Williamson, EastEnders, Porridge, Ronnie Barker, Ricky Gervais, Albert Square, and Dirty Den