Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet.
In today’s episode, we’re joined by the one and only Ricky Gervais, who takes centre stage with Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane, Ian Wright, and Jill Scott for a hilarious and insightful chat about comedy, football, and everything in between.
We kick off with Ricky’s thoughts on veganism and whether he prefers stand-up or TV series before diving into deeper topics like cancel culture, the creation of The Office UK, and his unforgettable collaboration with David Bowie on Extras.
Ricky shares hilarious stories about his early days in a band, his time on the radio, and meeting Karl Pilkington, as well as drawing unexpected parallels with Roy Keane. He also opens up about the heartfelt inspiration behind Afterlife and tackles tough topics like social media toxicity.
Football fans will love hearing about Ricky’s love for the game, while comedy enthusiasts get a behind-the-scenes look at his creative process and his take on the future of sitcoms. And of course, there are plenty of laughs as Ricky pokes fun at Gary’s ad read bloopers and discusses his whiskey ventures.
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Ricky’s new worldwide arena tour ‘Mortality’ is coming to London in October 2025, with six nights at the London Palladium (9th – 11th, 16th – 18th Oct 25) and a massive show at Wembley’s OVO Arena (31st Oct 25). Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday 29th November 2024, at livenation.co.uk.
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00:00 Behind the Scenes
06:47 Ricky Gervais enters
08:15 Ricky being a vegan
09:03 What does Ricky enjoy most: stand-up or TV series?
11:42 Is Ricky ever worried about being cancelled?
14:08 Chat about The Office UK
20:01 David Bowie on Extras
22:30 Ricky being in a band
25:04 Meeting Karl Pilkington and working with Stephen Merchant
39:45 Creating Afterlife
45:00 Social media toxicity
55:50 Ricky’s love of football
01:00:20 Ricky’s tour
01:04:00 Have we lost the great TV sitcom?
01:15:14 Ricky’s Grammy nomination
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