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.
Overview
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.
Peter Fincham
Producer
Episodes
1. Tommy Walsh, Jimmy Savile
Ricky interviews Tommy Walsh and Jimmy Savile, and plays Call My Bluff (which Jimmy particularly enjoys).
2. John Virgo, Michael Winner
Along with the interviews we see where a healthy chunk of the Animals set came from, and Ricky continues to be bullied backstage.
3. Penny Smith, Tony Hart
After interviewing Penny and firing jokes at Tony, we're treated to Tony Green in a dress during Play Your Cards Right.
Cast & Crew
Ricky Gervais
Stirling Gallacher
Stephen Merchant
Tony Green
