Rolling Stone

Flashback: David Bowie Pokes Fun at Ricky Gervais on ‘Extras’

David Bowie‘s acting career is best known for surreal, otherworldly roles like the ones he played in Labyrinth and The Hunger. But the rock star had a knack for comedy, too. In 2006, Bowie appeared as ...
Observer

Ricky Gervais and David Bowie, together at last

If you happen to be a VSL subscriber living in Britain, you surely already know that something of staggering, historic proportions recently occurred on BBC2: Ricky Gervais and David Bowie made ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Ricky Gervais’ Tribute to David Bowie: “I Never Forgot He Was My Hero, Even When He Became My Friend”

Gervais — the 'chubby little loser' on Bowie's 'Extras' episode — talks to THR about his surprisingly funny longtime idol and friend: "He put my life in color." By Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais David ...
American Songwriter

4 Songs Actor and Comedian Ricky Gervais Wrote for His ’80s Synth-Pop Band Seona Dancing, David Bowie, and ‘The Simpsons’

“Let’s move on,” joked actor and comedian Ricky Gervais, looking back at a photograph of him during the early 1980s as one half of the new wave, synth-pop duo Seona Dancing during a 2016 interview on ...