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Boris Johnson to be an appealing leader – the same number who voted for fictional paper merchant supervisor David Brent, of “The Office”.

Elon Musk has led this year’s April Fool pranks, telling his 179.5million followers on X (formerly Twitter, owned by him) that he’s off to a new job – at Disney.

Mark Ronson has said that the song he co-wrote for the Barbie Movie, ‘I’m Just Ken’, has helped young boys in an emotional way.The renowned producer – famed for his work with Amy Winehouse and the hit track ‘Uptown Funk’ – co-wrote the song for the soundtrack to the hit 2023 blockbuster, with leading man Ryan Gosling taking on the vocals as the character of Ken.Now, Ronson has explained how he thinks the song’s lyrics about Ken’s unrequited love for Barbie may have impacted people dealing with rejection in the real world.“I know I’ll sound like David Brent, but the song helped young boys,” he told The Times (via Music News) during a new interview, referring to the fictitious character played by Ricky Gervais.“My friend’s eight-year-old got broken up with and he said, ‘It’s OK, because Ken got broken up with by Barbie.’ The song tells boys that it’s OK to be runner-up,” he added.“The internet’s caused a level of isolation in boys and this idea of male camaraderie and sharing your feelings is a nice and unexpected thing to come out of it.”Last night, Ronson and Gosling took to the stage at the 2024 Oscars to perform the track live, following weeks of uncertainty about whether the two would perform it at the ceremony.Gosling took to the stage clad in an all-pink Barbie-inspired outfit while Ronson played the guitar. During the performance, Gosling’s cast mates Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Scott Evans joined him to dance onstage.Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash also took part in the rendition, ripping through a guitar solo with Wolfgang Van Halen.

Mark Ronson has said that ‘I’m Just Ken’ almost didn’t make it to the final cut of Barbie amid concern that it “wasn’t working”.While Ryan Gosling’s iconic song is arguably one of the most beloved parts of the film, Ronson (who wrote and produced the track) revealed that the world nearly didn’t get to hear it.“I thought, ‘God, I hope we don’t ruin it,'” he told Sunday Times Culture [via MusicNews].“At that first screening the song wasn’t working. I panicked,” he said. “The humour wasn’t translating and Greta had to fight.

Ewen MacIntosh, who played lovable loser Keith in Ricky Gervais‘ seminal BBC comedy The Office, has died aged 50.

British actor Ralph Ineson is suing Disney in a suit that alleges he sustained injury filming a scene in fantasy TV show Willow. 

Cord Jefferson As part of Variety‘s 100 Greatest Television Shows of All Time issue, we asked 12 of our favorite creators of television to discuss the series that inspire and move them. Check out all the essays, and read our full list of the best TV shows ever made. I have a theory that “Succession” was the first British sitcom to achieve popularity in the U.S., and it did so by convincing people it was a drama.

Ricky Gervais has said he “can’t wait to see” how Australia intends to modernise The Office. On Tuesday (30 May), it was announced that Australian comedian Felicity Ward will lead the country’s forthcoming re-envisioning of the popular British sitcom. While Prime Video’s The Office: Australia is the 13th version of the workplace mockumentary series, it will be the first-ever female-led version.

told Variety. “Office politics have changed a bit in 20 years, so can’t wait to see how they navigate a modern-day David Brent.”The Down Under version of the show will have Howard as the managing director of a packaging company called Flinley Craddick.

The Office is getting an Australian adaptation, led by Australian comedian Felicity Ward, it has been revealed.Per Variety, the Australian adaptation is set to begin production in Sydney, Australia this June. The show – which will consist of eight episodes – will be released as an Amazon Original and will be available for streaming on Prime Video sometime in 2024 worldwide, apart from the US.Felicity Ward, who will lead the cast, will portray Hannah Howard, the managing director of Australian packaging company Flinley Craddick.

Prime Video Australia is remaking The Office as a female-led comedy starring stand-up Felicity Ward in the role Ricky Gervais first made famous.

Steve Carell wanted to make Michael Scott his own original character. The 60-year-old star of spoke with his former co-stars, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, on their podcast, , and reflected on his turn at the lovable, goofy regional manager of Dunder Mifflin paper company.The American version was a spin-off of the comedy series that originated in Britain with comedian Ricky Gervais playing boss David Brent.During his podcast interview, Carell explained why he opted to never watch the British version of the show, even before he landed the role of Michael Scott.«I had a pretty specific take at this point, and it wasn't Ricky Gervais',» Carell shared of meeting with the show's creator, Greg Daniels, to pitch his take on the now-iconic character.

Steve Carell is the latest star of “The Office” to appear on “Office Ladies”, the podcast hosted by fellow “Office” alums Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

The Office.The Despicable Me star explained that the mockumentary style that the comedy was shot in has affected the way he interacts with the camera. This is in large part is due to the entire cast on the comedy show using the camera as a comic device.“I have never had a job where I didn’t look into the camera at some point,” Carell explained, as he sat down to talk with his former castmates Angela Kinsey (Angela) and Jenna Fischer (Pam) on their podcast about the show, Office Ladies.Kinsey responded that she’d also struggled with the same habit in her work after The Office.

Tipping Point fans are known for not suffering fools gladly and taking to Twitter seconds after any gaffs to mock the contestants. And today’s episode was no exception as viewers flocked to social media after a contestant failed to correctly answer a question.Around halfway through the hit ITV quiz show, which has an army of loyal online fans, one of the questions was: “The line of latitude known as the 38th parallel loosely serves to divide which Asian peninsula into two countries?”Quite a hard one, to be fair - but Tipping Point viewers are generally clever clogs.

Tipping Point fans were distracted by a 'David Brent and Danny Dyer lovechild' in the latest episode.Friday's show (June 10) saw host Ben Shepard welcome a player named Dan to the show, with viewers quickly picking up on the fact that his mannerisms resembled two famous figures.While some fans were adamant Dan looked and acted like EastEnders star Danny Dyer, others were convinced he was more reminiscent of Ricky Gervais' The Office alter-ego David Brent.One fan wrote: "Dan thinks he is Danny Dyer, while another commented: "Dan is auditioning for EastEnders."A third joked: "Bet Dan/Danny is all like 'Oioi saveloy" on a night out... [sic]"A fourth said: "I reckon Dan does a Danny Dyer tribute act…diamond geezer."Meanwhile, another fan argued: "This Dan fella on #TippingPoint reeks of David Brent."A sixth fan added: "Dan sounds rather like David Brent."Another amused viewer quipped: "Dan on is David Brent."While Tipping Point fans were amused by Dan's antics, the player quickly progressed through the competition.He saw off the rest of his fellow contestants to advance through to the final round for the chance to win a £10k cash prize.Asked what he would spend his winnings on, Dan confessed that he and his partner Gemma shared 10 dogs between them and he had planned on spending the cash on treats for Gemma and his dogs.This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

Steven Gerrard's wife Alex has made a rare appearance on social media with the couple's eldest daughter Lilly-Ella, as the pair took part in the latest TikTok craze.The video trend has seen people recording their own videos to an audio clip taken from Real Housewives of Atlanta.Kandi can be heard saying of her enemy Nene: "She thinks that I owe her an apology?"Good thing she don't get paid for thinking."Lilly-Ella, 18, has filmed her own version of the clip whilst in the car with mum Alex, 39.In the video, the pair can be seen mouthing the words to the Real Housewives of Atlanta.The clip has more than 6,000 likes and many fans have been commenting about the lookalike duo.One person wrote: "Gorgeous girls your mum looks like your sister Lilly."Another said: "Lily looks just like her ma."One fan commented: "How beautiful are you and your mum?" with another adding: "Alex ageing like fine wine."Aston Villa's Steven Gerrard celebrated his 42nd birthday on Monday (May 30), with Lilly-Ella sharing a sweet tribute to the footballer.She shared a selection of snaps from the family's holiday in Los Angeles and said: "Happy birthday to my dad. Love you all the world.

The Office is getting a Middle Eastern makeover as an Arabic version of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s hit comedy classic is reportedly in the works. While it has been nearly two decades since it ended in the UK, the new version is set to air in the Middle East later this year, following a deal between BBC Studios and local producer-broadcaster MBC.

Hit show The Office graced British TV screens 20 years ago, starting off as an instant cult classic before growing to become one of the most successful international comedies of the last two decades. Created by unknowns at the time Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the half an hour ‘mockumentary’ followed a group of awkward, yet hilarious, co-workers at the Slough branch of the Wernham Hogg paper company.

BBC Two broadcast The Office has developed into a multi award-winning international franchise with remakes in 10 different countries. The most notable of these is the US version, Wales Online reports, where Slough's Wernham Hogg becomes the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, and the office is managed by Steve Carell. The US Office lasted a whopping nine series, compared with the original which consisted of just 14 episodes.

Ricky Gervais has weighed in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars with a long-awaited response on Twitter - and fans were not disappointed.During Sunday evening's Academy Awards ceremony, the 53-year-old King Richard Oscar winner stormed the stage after the comedian had cracked a GI Jane joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia. At the time of the joke, Will appeared to laugh along until he saw his wife was not best pleased with Chris' quip.Will then made his way up to the stage where he cuffed Chris straight across the face before heading back to his seat telling him to "keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth".With the cameras still very much rolling at the swanky red carpet bash it wasn't long before Will's violent outburst went viral, leaving the entire globe in shock.