Ricky Gervais

Fresh off the back of his comedy hit The Invention Of Lying, Ricky Gervais has landed another big break.

The former Office star has been announced as the host of next year's Golden Globe awards, honouring the best of US and international film and television.

Ricky Gervais reveals the secrets of his two-pizza diet on the red carpet at the LA premiere of The Invention of Lying.

Find out why he's "hardly Posh Spice", why he thinks Jennifer Garner is "evil" - and what his co-stars Jennifer and Rob Lowe think of him.

It's a long way from Slough to Hollywood...

But could Ricky Gervais bridge the gap?

Our LA girl Dionne Clarke gets her fair share of celeb action this tea time, that's for sure.

How is Ricky Gervais fitting in with the LA set?

Jake Gyllenhaal, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, these are just a few of the lads who rev our engine.

But who floats Lily Allen's boat?

We always said Ricky Gervais was a funny guy.

But now he doesn't just have to take our word for it...

Having ummed and ahhed and twiddled his thumbs...

Ricky Gervais has now decided on the future of Extras.

Ricky Gervais has come a long way from Slough and the boy done well, very well...

He's lined up a galaxy of stars that joined him in the second series of his hit show Extras.

Have a peep into Ricky Gervais' awards cabinet and you'll see two Golden Globes, one Emmy and six Baftas.

But he still reckons he's not the funniest man in Britain.

Ricky Gervais' hit comedy Extras has a second series in the making...

The first series saw stars such as Kate Winslet, Samuel L Jackson and Ben Stiller in cameo roles.

We know him as David Brent but to America right now, he's Homer's love rival.

That's right, Ricky Gervais has made it into The Simpsons.

Ricky Gervais is to appear in cult US comedy Arrested Development after the cast said they'd have a whip round to pay for his flight to the States.

The Office and Extras star wanted to play a cameo in the comedy, but producers refused to pay for him to come to the US.

Ricky Gervais's appearance in his own episode of The Simpsons is a dream come true, he has revealed.

The Office and Extras star is the first British writer to pen an entire episode of the hit animated series.

Ricky Gervais has written a love song for his guest appearance in The Simpsons.

The Office creator will sing the tune to Homer's long-suffering wife Marge when the episode is recorded in Los Angeles in June.

The Office star Ricky Gervais claims he has turned down around £10m of work - because he hates money!

"The money being offered was criminal, but I am not interested in money," claims the 43-year-old funnyman.