The Ricky Gervais Show (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, The Ricky Gervais Show is a comedy and animation series.

What it’s about. The Ricky Gervais Show is an American cartoon series produced for and broadcast by HBO and Channel 4. The series is an animated version of the popular British audio podcasts and audiobooks of the same name, which feature Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, along with colleague and friend Karl Pilkington, talking about various subjects behind the microphone. The TV show consists of past audio recordings of these unscripted "pointless conversations," with animation drawn in a style similar to classic era Hanna-Barbera cartoons, presenting jokes and situations in a literal context. The animated Ricky Gervais Show has aired 39 episodes across three seasons since it premiered in 2010. There were some plans for a possible fourth season which would have used newly recorded audio, but this was shelved in June 2012. Series 3 of The Ricky Gervais Show premiered on 20 April 2012 on HBO, and on 8 May 2012 on E4.

Who’s in it. The Ricky Gervais Show stars Stephen Merchant as Self, Ricky Gervais as Self and Karl Pilkington as Self.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.2/10, The Ricky Gervais Show has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Ricky Gervais Show page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Ricky Gervais Show tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, My Hero Academia, One Piece and The Umbrella Academy.