Ricky Gervais Giant New Dwarf Comedy Approved
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Warwick Davis to star in Ricky Gervais’ new BBC sitcom about the life of a dwarf.
The BBC has given the go ahead for funny man Ricky Gervais to make his next sitcom series chronicling the daily life of a dwarf.
Gervais’ meteoric rise to fame started at the BBC with his breakthrough comedy The Office, which spawned various spin-off shows in France, Germany, Chile, Brazil. The most notable adaptation to date was in the US, with Steve Carell playing the egotistical boss at the centre of the mockumentary style sitcom.
After the success of The Office, Gervais went on to create Extras, and featured in a number of Hollywood movies, stand up live tours and his own episode of The Simpsons. Life’s Too Short is his latest project, continuing his long-standing relationship with BBC2.
“It’s a cross between Extras and Curb Your Enthusiasm and One Foot in the Grave but with a dwarf. That is out and out funny,” explained Gervais, summing up his latest collaborative creation with writer Stephen Merchant.
The series will star Warwick Davis, arguably the “biggest” dwarf to grace Hollywood, best known as the eponymous hero in Willow, as well as for his roles as the ewok Wicket in Return of the Jedi and Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter saga.
Gervais and Davis worked together previously on an episode of Extras. Gervais told The Daily Telegraph: “We’re having so much fun working with Warwick. Pound for pound he is one the funniest men I know.”
A 30 minute pilot episode of Life’s Too Short will be screened on the BBC, but such is Gervais’ midas touch, this is sure to be another piece of comedy gold.
