• Air date: 22 Sep '00 6 episodes
      Meet Ricky Gervais is a chat show written and hosted by the comedy writer and performer Ricky Gervais. It was produced by Talkback for Channel 4 in 2000 and ran for one series on Friday nights. The show aired throughout the time Ricky Gervais was also writing the first series of the highly successful The Office for BBC2.
  • List of Episodes (6)
    • 1. Tony Walsh, Jimmy Savile

      22 Sep '00
      Ricky interviews Tony Walsh and Jimmy Savile, and plays Call My Bluff (which Jimmy particularly enjoys).
    • 2. John Virgo, Michael Winner

      29 Sep '00
      Along with the interviews we see where a healthy chunk of the Animals set came from, and Ricky continues to be bullied backstage.
    • 3. Penny Smith, Tony Hart

      06 Oct '00
      After interviewing Penny and firing jokes at Tony, we're treated to Tony Green in a dress during Play Your Cards Right.
    • 4. Wayne Hemingway, Paul Daniels

      13 Oct '00
      Wayne Hemingway and Paul Daniels get the treatment, and Ricky plays Every Second Counts.
    • 5. Peter Purves, Stefanie Powers

      20 Oct '00
      Ricky interviews Peter Purves and Stefanie Powers, tries out another new game show and interviews some members of the public about dwarves.
    • 6. Antony Worall-Thompson, Midge Ure

      27 Oct '00
      Along with interviewing Antony Worall-Thompson and Midge Ure, Ricky introduces The Krypton Factor and includes a skit with John Simm.