Derek - Ricky Gervais - Channel 4 - 10 pm tonight

[Uncle Spielberg]

Ricky Gervais playing a retarded autograph hunter. The premise has already landed him with some stick even before it is show. Anyone watching it ?

 

[BHA Swiifty]

I probally will, although i didn't like him in "The Ricky Gervais Show" the only thing good about that was that Karl.

 

[Triggaaar]

Ricky Gervais playing a retarded autograph hunter.

Wow, that's a bit weird.

 

[Oscar]

Judging by the trailer and his last series with the dwarf fella, I think I'll give this a miss.

It'll get extra viewers when the Daily Mail bang on about how awful it is for poking fun at those with mental illness of course.

 

[Goring-by-Seagull]

I probally will, although i didn't like him in "The Ricky Gervais Show" the only thing good about that was that Karl.

Karl is in Derek... Pretty much playing himself. It looks fantastic

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Gervais has said it is a show to promote the issues of mental problems. We will see.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I love Ricky but you are right

The Office - David Brent
Extra's - David Brent
Ghost Town - David Brent as a dentist
The inventio of lying - David Brent as a unlikely philosopher
A night at the museum 1 & 2 - David Brent as a museum currator

 

[Lower West Stander]

Loved The Office. Don't think he's come close since. He is increasingly reliant on Karl (who is hilarious) for laughs

 

[Triggaaar]

Gervais has said it is a show to promote the issues of mental problems. We will see.

I guess the joke will be on the celebrities/whomever the autograph hunter interacts with, and it will probably be very cringey.

 

[Rastamouse84]

I'll give it a go simply for the reason Karl Pilkington is in it

 

[Wilko]

I've seen quite a few clips and it looks funny, will wait and see though. It has got the MASTER Pilkington in it though

 

[We're the Stripes]

I'll give it a go simply for the reason Karl Pilkington is in it

Same. Gervais I'm unsure on these days - I expect if it's gets commissioned as a series it'll be mainly down to Karl. (Providing his acting is any good - looked surprisingly promising from the clips).

 

[16bha]

Looking forward to it. Still think he is a very talented comedy writer and performer.

Also Inbetweeners after and Peter Kay before.

Great comedy night

 

[Beach Hut]

Hopefully it will be very good, Extras was and still is some of the best comedy I have ever seen on TV

 

[Seagulls1984]

Love Gervais but think Stephen merchant is the brains and he's had nothing to do with this Derek so were see how good a writer Ricky is.

 

[Drumstick]

I'll be watching it Ricky Gervais is just magic.

 

[Bean]

I thought Life's Too Short was good so I'll watch this too. I LOVE him as well as KARL.

 

[Drumstick]

Hamster on a piano

 

[Wilko]

Hamster on a piaaanooo, eating popcorn on a piano. lolz.

 

[Sheebo]

Massive Gervais fan here and liked Pilkington long before he hit the limelight from an extra on Gervais' Politics DVD.

I have a HMV voucher (only £5) and was looking the other day - I can get both series of an idiot abroad for £15 - Would people say it's worth getting?

Thanks