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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais (born 25 June 1961) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, film producer, director and musician. He is perhaps best known for creating, writing and acting in the British television series The Office (2001–2003). He has won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and the Rose d'Or twice (2006 and 2019), as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2007, he was placed at No. 11 on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and at No. 3 on the updated 2010 list. In 2010, he was named on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.
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Ricky Gervais Says Channel 4 Would Be “Destroyed” If It was Sold By The UK Government
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deadline.comThe Office and After Life creator Ricky Gervais has spoken out against UK government proposals to sell broadcaster Channel 4.In a tweet on Monday, Gervais told his 14.4 million followers that Channel 4’s unique remit would be “destroyed” if it were privatized.
He added that it would be a “real shame” if ministers push ahead with the plans.For almost 40 years, Channel 4 has been a launch pad for new ideas and new talent.
It’s been able to do that because of its remit and not-for-profit structure and it would be a real shame if that was destroyed by selling off the channel.— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) July 19, 2021Channel 4 is government-owned but is editorially and commercially independent from the state.
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