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Huh?!

Under the 'Criticism and controversy' section there's this gem:

"The following week, the Guardian noted that Gervais had responded with "an exhilaratingly foul-mouthed tirade" on his website, concluding with the words, "Yes I am resting on my laurels you cunt!", in this video Gervais mocked Jim Shelley typing the words "Resting on his laurels" as Ricky jokingly lashed out by stating he was resting on his laurels and that he was not going to make another show for television and saying "What's the point? What is there to beat?"."

I'd try to make a coherent sentence out of this but it's so bad I honestly have no idea what it's trying to say. Could some kind editor take a stab at it? Mallocks (talk) 22:11, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reminds of me of the Monty Python sketch which included (IIRC) "would it belie you to deny that you issued a falsehood when you rejected the contention that you falsely averred that you had deliberately mis-stated that you had erred in stating that you had erroneously alleged that you had not been there; or not?". Makes sense to me. --Rodhull andemu 22:51, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gervais influences

Whoever keeps reverting the text back to claiming Gervais has admitted being influenced by The Larry Sanders Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm is going to have to do better than the existing reference. Finding an article clearly biased against Gervais and basing your claim on the following excerpt is not sufficient grounds.

Gervais often talks about his admiration for American comedy, and in Extras you can see him striving to match the brilliance of The Larry Sanders Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm, which handle layers of reality with dazzling insouciance. For me, he is not remotely in their league - and maybe he'd be the first to admit that.

If you can find an interview quote, for instance, where he directly cites either of those shows as an influence, that would suffice. Otherwise, it should read: "Some have claimed that Gervais is influenced by..."Geenfietsen (talk) 23:46, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Science

Why was the small bit of information about Ricky's next tour removed?

http://www.rickygervais.com/fame4.php —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.240.165.116 (talk) 21:18, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You didn't add the reference you've just cited. Feel free to add it, with the website between <ref></ref> tags. --Rodhull andemu 21:22, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

Is there not a better photo to use for the top of the article? It's slightly unflattering and quite dark. Maybe a portrait would be better. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fred Burma (talk • contribs) 23:27, 22 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stan Trolley

Can anyone find anything tangible linking Ricky Gervais to his new persona Stan Trolley (www.stantrolley.com)? I've seen references to that effect on several websites now, but it seems the news is still 'unofficial' since there's nothing on Gervais' main site - perhaps because Trolley is a character rather than a live show or book... The hunt for an official source continues - any help greatly appreciated. Isitwhatitis (talk) 00:29, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 Is there not a better photo to use for the top of the article?  It's slightly unflattering and quite dark.  Maybe a portrait would be better.  <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Fred Burma|Fred Burma]] ([[User talk:Fred Burma|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Fred Burma|contribs]]) 23:27, 22 October 2008 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
+== Stan Trolley ==
+Can anyone find anything tangible linking Ricky Gervais to his new persona Stan Trolley (www.stantrolley.com)? I've seen references to that effect on several websites now, but it seems the news is still 'unofficial' since there's nothing on Gervais' main site - perhaps because Trolley is a character rather than a live show or book... The hunt for an official source continues - any help greatly appreciated. [[User:Isitwhatitis|Isitwhatitis]] ([[User talk:Isitwhatitis|talk]]) 00:29, 28 October 2008 (UTC)