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.
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Along with interviewing Antony Worall-Thompson and Midge Ure, Ricky introduces The Krypton Factor and includes a skit with John Simm.
Ricky interviews Peter Purves and Stefanie Powers, tries out another new game show and interviews some members of the public about dwarves.
Wayne Hemingway and Paul Daniels get the treatment, and Ricky plays Every Second Counts.
After interviewing Penny and firing jokes at Tony, we're treated to Tony Green in a dress during Play Your Cards Right.
Along with the interviews we see where a healthy chunk of the Animals set came from, and Ricky continues to be bullied backstage.
Ricky interviews Tommy Walsh and Jimmy Savile, and plays Call My Bluff (which Jimmy particularly enjoys).
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.
The tv show is currently not available onine
