Ricky Gervais wears many hats as the creator, writer, director and star of his Netflix laffer series “Derek,” but all of his work boils down to one goal — striking a chord with the audience.

Ricky Gervais nabbed an acting Emmy for Extras and won another for producing the long-running comedy series The Office. Now he's hoping to catch voters' eyes and hearts with Derek, the nuanced and ...

On Netflix's "Derek," comedian Ricky Gervais plays a man who, as he put it on TODAY Tuesday, has "no filter." "He's us before we get burdened by what we should say and what we shouldn't," he told ...

In 'Derek,' Ricky Gervais plays an intellectually challenged man in a retirement home. It's about being nice, but may try your patience.

Ricky Gervais’ mom told him he was a mistake when he was 12 — and he found that funny. “I just laughed,” Gervais gleefully tells the Daily News of the moment he asked his mo… ...

Ricky Gervais and 49 More of the Funniest People Now. Derek is certainly not heavy on plot and what actually happens over the course of the seven episodes is almost inconsequential compared to the ...

Ricky Gervais’ latest series, Derek, now available on Netflix, is unlike other television shows in a number of ways. The one that struck me as most interesting was the motivation behind it.

Ricky Gervais will be slipping into the patterned sweaters of “Derek” yet again, as the comedy series returns to Netflix this April with an hour-long special.

When one thinks of the comedy stylings of Ricky Gervais, the word “sincerity” may not immediately come to mind.That’s exactly why he created, writes and stars in Netflix’s “Derek,” for ...

Ricky Gervais is an award-winning ... The comedian has also acted in many television shows including “Extras,” “Life’s Too Short,” “Derek” and “After Life.” Gervais has directed ...

Ricky Gervais wears many hats as the creator, writer, director and star of his Netflix laffer series "Derek," but all of his work boils down to one goal — striking a chord with the audience.

Ricky Gervais wears many hats as the creator, writer, director and star of his Netflix laffer series "Derek," but all of his work boils down to one goal — striking a chord with the audience.