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Ricky Gervais

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Ricky Gervais, the creator and star of the classic original Office, Extras, and Derek, a new Netflix series, brought cringe comedy to the mainstream.

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Ricky Gervais Is Out Of Office In The First Trailer For His David Brent Movie

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Ricky Gervais Says What Every Brand Endorser Is Thinking In New Aussie Netflix Spot

Creativity

Matthew Dear And GE Drop Science, And Cats Take Over Pizza Hut: The Top Five Ads Of The Week

Ricky Gervais is a Netflix superfan, Matthew Dear makes machine music with GE, a Bissell brand manager eats off the subway floor, anti-litter ads made from garbage, and cats running a Pizza Hut.

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Ricky Gervais Drops In On Top Netflix Shows

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Ricky Gervais And David Chang Have Paid Their Dues, Star In New Audi Campaign

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Tell Better Stories In 2014: Storytelling Insight From Margaret Atwood, Ricky Gervais, And Many More

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Ricky Gervais Tells A Story About How He Learned To Write

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Kindness Is The New Irony: Ricky Gervais Brings An Unlikely Hero To Netflix With “Derek”

His series Derek seems like a big departure, but Ricky Gervais says the character and setting have been with him all along. Here, the comic/writer/director discusses the creation and production of an unusual show, debuting on Netflix September 12.

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What Ricky Gervais’s Bruising Comedy Teaches About Innovation

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Don’t believe the Business Roundtable has changed until its CEOs’ actions match their words

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New York City’s school buses will now be automatically routed and tracked using Via’s algorithm

Impact

These tiny magnetic springs melt microplastics into nothing

Creativity

‘Matrix 4’: Everything we know so far (and what we’re dying to know)

Creativity

The Museum of Ice Cream is returning to New York City with a permanent location

Creativity

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

Co.Design

Ikea is quietly changing its brand again—for a very good reason

Co.Design

Inside Microsoft’s plan to fix America’s broken voting system

Co.Design

Two MIT Media Lab scholars quit as Jeffrey Epstein connections emerge

Work Life

This ‘unproductive’ activity can actually help you get more done

Work Life

500 interns later, here’s what I learned about transitioning them to employees

Work Life

Ricky Gervais

Entertainer

Stories about Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais Is Out Of Office In The First Trailer For His David Brent Movie

Ricky Gervais Says What Every Brand Endorser Is Thinking In New Aussie Netflix Spot

Matthew Dear And GE Drop Science, And Cats Take Over Pizza Hut: The Top Five Ads Of The Week

Ricky Gervais is a Netflix superfan, Matthew Dear makes machine music with GE, a Bissell brand manager eats off the subway floor, anti-litter ads made from garbage, and cats running a Pizza Hut.

Ricky Gervais Drops In On Top Netflix Shows

Ricky Gervais And David Chang Have Paid Their Dues, Star In New Audi Campaign

Tell Better Stories In 2014: Storytelling Insight From Margaret Atwood, Ricky Gervais, And Many More

Ricky Gervais Tells A Story About How He Learned To Write

Kindness Is The New Irony: Ricky Gervais Brings An Unlikely Hero To Netflix With “Derek”

His series Derek seems like a big departure, but Ricky Gervais says the character and setting have been with him all along. Here, the comic/writer/director discusses the creation and production of an unusual show, debuting on Netflix September 12.

What Ricky Gervais’s Bruising Comedy Teaches About Innovation

Impact

Don’t believe the Business Roundtable has changed until its CEOs’ actions match their words

New York City’s school buses will now be automatically routed and tracked using Via’s algorithm

These tiny magnetic springs melt microplastics into nothing

Creativity

‘Matrix 4’: Everything we know so far (and what we’re dying to know)

The Museum of Ice Cream is returning to New York City with a permanent location

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

Co.Design

Ikea is quietly changing its brand again—for a very good reason

Inside Microsoft’s plan to fix America’s broken voting system

Two MIT Media Lab scholars quit as Jeffrey Epstein connections emerge

Work Life

This ‘unproductive’ activity can actually help you get more done

500 interns later, here’s what I learned about transitioning them to employees

Why being nice isn’t always good for your career