Ricky Gervais turns down chance to be the first comedian to do stand-up in space

The Hong Kong Film Festival has been forced to alter plans for its 46th edition due to a spike in local Covid cases caused by the Omicron variant.

Mura Masa has recruited Lil Uzi Vert, PinkPantheress and Shygirl for a new version of 3 Of A Kind’s 2004 hit ‘Babycakes – hear ‘bbycakes’ below.The new track, which sees each of the three guests adding their own original verses in between the song’s instantly recognisable chorus, follows Mura Masa’s 2021 collaboration with Shygirl on a remix of Lady Gaga‘s ‘Sour Candy’, and his production work on PinkPantheress’ ‘Just For Me’.“I feel like ‘bbycakes’ is a future facing record,” Mura Masa said of the track in a statement.

TXT and ENHYPEN are reportedly set to hold in-person concerts this year, according to HYBE officials.At the HYBE IR Conference call for the fourth quarter of 2021 held earlier yesterday (February 22), the management company’s officials announced that several artists under HYBE’s roster are currently making plans for in-person events. These events will “proactively adopt hybrid formats, combining online and in-person performance”.“Especially Tomorrow X Together (TXT) and ENHYPEN will hold their first-ever in-person concert since their debut to connect with more fans,” a HYBE official added, as translated by Koreaboo.

Megan Thee Stallion has filed another lawsuit against her record label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, claiming the label is attempting to keep her locked into a contract by not acknowledging her recent ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ compilation as an album.On Friday (February 18), Megan – whose real name is Megan Pete – filed a complaint in Harris County District Court, “seeking a declaration that her album, ‘Something for Thee Hotties’ constituted an ‘Album’ as defined in the parties’ recording agreement”.‘Something For Thee Hotties’ was released on October 29, 2021.

Jared Leto, Jodie Comer and more have joined an all-star cover of Olivia Rodrigo‘s huge hit ‘Drivers License’.The actors and musicians joined forces for the rendition of the record-breaking 2021 track as part of W Magazine’s ‘Lyrical Improv’ series, which sees celebrities taking it in turns to read lyrics from famous songs.Also involved in the cover are Leslie Odom, Jr., Tessa Thompson, Simon Rex, Jennifer Hudson, Emilia Jones, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ruth Negga.Watch the cover below.Last month, Olivia Rodrigo shared a throwback to celebrate one year since the release of ‘Drivers License’.The song was first released on January 8, 2021 as Rodrigo’s debut single. It went viral on TikTok soon afterwards, and went on to become one of the year’s most popular songs, topping charts in the US, UK, Australia and more.In a caption posted with the clip on Instagram yesterday (January 8), Rodrigo wrote: “Happy first birthday to the little song that changed my whole life.

The This Is Us cast really is family!

Anne Hathaway is stepping out for the night!

parents and explained what they should do if their children go missing in a crowded place.Jess Martini, from the US, said it worked for her when she once lost her child in a public outing."First thing you want to do is dress your child in bright colours and if you are with a big group, try to dress your kid in bright colours similar to each other," the 31-year-old said."Also before you enter the place, you want to make sure to take a picture of your child of what they are wearing and make sure that picture include their shoes."The third tip is to have the parent's name and a contact number written somewhere inside the child's clothing as she explains it could be dangerous if a child abductor finds out the child's name."If your child goes missing, you want to start loudly looking for your child, so it's gonna look like this – 'I'm looking for a boy, age five, brown hair, Caucasian, red Nike T-shirt, black shorts, black shoes!' and you are going to keep repeating," Jess continued.She revealed that the trick can alert other parents to help looking for the child at the same time and potentially scare the abductor because of the commotion.Want to bring a little glamour to your life every day with all the most exciting real-life stories, fashion and even sex tips HOT off the press?Well, we've got you covered with our great new Hot Topics newsletter - it'll drop straight into your inbox around 7pm and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.And signing up now means you'll get a front row seat for our great new series inside the lives of the next generation of Daily Star Page 3 girls.You can sign up here - you won't regret it...This is not the first time Jess shares this life-changing hack as she mentioned that she's been getting

Ricky Gervais is so lazy he refuses to work more than three-hour days when he’s writing his multi-million pound sitcoms.

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.

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’.

comedian to do a stand-up show in space. ‘I went “no”, I am not going to risk it. That is mad.

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.

Ricky Gervais hasn’t gotten up from his chair in months.

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.