Ricky Gervais, best know for his BBC television series The Office
(later duplicated by NBC) has a new (and very dry) comedy series called
Extras, in which he plays an actor struggling to land supporting and
background roles. To help, Gervais has lined up a special guest star
for each episode, each of whom plays a caricaturized version of
themselves in a manner reminiscent of The Larry Sanders Show. The
guests for the first season are:
Here’s a samping: a scene in which Ricky’s character approaches
Patrick Stewart in his trailer asking him to use his clout to get
people to look at his script. Stewart deadpans beautifully in this
perfomance, which is pretty similar to the “Sexy Cakes” skit he
did years ago on Saturday Night Live. His closing line made me laugh
out loud.
Go take a look! [9.6MB, Widows Media Video].
Extras will start broadcasting in the U.S. on HBO on September 25th.
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That was very funny. I hope we end up getting it here; so many times I see someone talking about a new show that's starting, only to find out we can't get it.