About this season
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 co-writing the first series of the highly successful The Office for BBC2.
Episodes (6)
1. Tommy Walsh, Jimmy Savile
Aired 22 September 2000 • 30 min
Ricky interviews Tommy Walsh and Jimmy Savile, and plays Call My Bluff (which Jimmy particularly enjoys).
2. John Virgo, Michael Winner
Aired 29 September 2000 • 30 min
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
Aired 6 October 2000 • 30 min
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
Aired 13 October 2000 • 30 min
Wayne Hemingway and Paul Daniels get the treatment, and Ricky plays Every Second Counts.
5. Peter Purves, Stefanie Powers
Aired 20 October 2000 • 30 min
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
Aired 27 October 2000 • 30 min
Along with interviewing Antony Worall-Thompson and Midge Ure, Ricky introduces The Krypton Factor and includes a skit with John Simm.