Ricky Gervais turned down chance to be first comedian to perform in space: ‘I’m not going to risk it’

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the Golden Globes — but he’s not ready to leave Earth. British comedian Ricky Gervais revealed that he turned down the chance to be the first stand-up comic in space, claiming it was “too risky.” “The Office” creator dropped the bombshell during a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”“I was offered one of these things where you go up into space for 15 minutes,” said Gervais, 59, of the intergalactic gig.

The Sun, the After Life comedian was invited to perform a comedy set on a commercial trip to space but wouldn’t want to “risk it”.“I was offered one of these things where you go up into space for 15 minutes,” Gervais said, apparently calling the idea “mad” and saying “I’m careful crossing the road.”He added: “It was like a group of billionaires and they offered me the chance to be the first comedian to do a stand-up show in space. I went, ‘No.

RICKY Gervais turned down the chance to do the first stand-up show in space — because he was too scared. The comedian and actor was invited to perform a set on one of the first commercial trips, but said he would not want to “risk it”.

David Bowie, and how the late star tracked him down “like the FBI” afterwards.The pair shared a strong relationship, with Bowie appearing on Gervais’ show Extras, and Gervais returning the favour with a stand-up set at the Bowie-curated High Line festival in New York in 2007.“I was invited to a special performance by Bowie at BBC TV Centre,” Gervais remembered of the pair’s first meeting in a new interview with The Telegraph.“In the green room afterwards, then director-general Greg Dyke bounced over to me and Jane [Fallon, Gervais’ partner] and said, ‘You’re a big Bowie fan, aren’t you? Do you want to meet him?’“I said, ‘Oh, I don’t want to pester him’. He said, ‘No, come on’.

Ricky Gervais turned down a high-paying gig, which would have seen him perform the first stand-up set from space.The comic says he ducked the offer of doing a short set of gags entertaining space tourists, once they jet above the planet in the next couple of years.The Office creator was both too scared and baffled at why any travellers would want to hear him deliver one liners while they were hovering in the stratosphere.He would feel bad for customers wasting their cash hearing him on such a momentous journey, even though he reckons that the trek is a little pointless.Gervais said: “I was offered one of these things where you go up into space for 15 minutes.“And it was like a group of billionaires and they offered me the chance to be the

Ricky Gervais' request to have his body fed to lions at London Zoo when he dies has been rejected.

Unsurprisingly London zoo have turned down Ricky Gervais’s kind offer to let them feed his corpse to the lions when he dies.

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Daily Mail: “I suspect Ricky may be a bit gristly for our lions.”The comments come after Gervais told Conan O’Brien he would like to “give something back”.“It would be good to be fed to lions at London Zoo,” The Office star explained. “It would be good to give something back.

Ricky Gervais has reaped acclaim for hisBritish black-comedy series After Life -- which he created, wrote, produced and directed.And on Thursday the funnyman showed off his timeless humor when he appeared virtually on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Acknowledging that they hadn't talked to each other since last April, in an interview a month into the COVID-19 quarantine, the topic sent Gervais into a tangent about how he can move up higher on vaccine list.

Boy George, Ricky Gervais, Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor and a supergroup led by Jane’s Addiction‘s Dave Navarro, have been added to the line-up of the special charity livestream event which will honour David Bowie‘s life and career this weekend.A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! will be streamed globally on Friday (January 8) to mark what would have been the late artist’s 74th birthday.

It looks as if Emma Stone will be trading La La Land for ga-ga land… she is reportedly expecting her first child with Saturday Night Live director Dave McCary.The 32-year-old actress was spotted cradling a large bump while strolling through LA on Monday. ‘It’s been so nice for them to be home and have this time together before the baby,’ a source told Entertainment Today.‘They’re going to be the best parents.

Ricky Gervais says he’d love for his body to be devoured by animals at the London Zoo when he dies.

Ricky Gervais wants to be fed to lions when he dies. The 59-year-old comedian revealed that he wants his body to be devoured by the animals at London Zoo so he can "give something back" to nature.

RICKY Gervais has admitted that he fears being "cancelled" by the woke younger generation for his controversial stand-up comedy gags. The 59-year-old star said that he's aware material can come back to bite him 10 years down the line amid society's increasing cancel culture.

Ricky Gervais fears he will be cancelled by snowflakes and end up doing stand-up from park benches. The After Life creator, 59, said: "You don't know what the world's going to be like in 10 years' time."You can get cancelled for things you said 10 years ago ­because you don't know what it's going to be like in 10 years' time.