Ricky Gervais

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Raising Hope' on Fox

2013-03-27 20:59:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- �� SERIES American Idol Colton Dixon...

Oscars 2013: Early reviews on host Seth MacFarlane are not kind

2013-01-11 05:45:00

If Seth MacFarlane was using Thursday’s Academy Awards nominations announcement as a test-run for his Oscar show hosting patter, he might consider changing directions. Fast.� Early reviews of MacFarlane’s jokes were strongly negative, with...

Review: 'Escape From Planet Earth' an amiable adventure

2013-02-16 07:30:00

"Escape From Planet Earth" — an animated adventure that's more down-to-earth than earth-shattering — builds a family-friendly sci-fi constellation out of fresh chuckles and recycled parts, a number of them from Planet Pixar. Feel-good but...

'The Office' to close its doors May 16

2013-02-07 14:49:00

It's only fitting that fans of "The Office" should write the following date on paper: May 16 — that's when the NBC comedy will wrap its run with a one-hour finale. In a bittersweet moment, the finale will also mark the comedy's 200th episode. It...

‘Pirates,’ ‘Muppets’ sequel news: Disney release date update

2013-01-14 14:23:20

Patrick Stewart: ‘Next Generation,’ ‘X-Men’ and Hollywood history

2012-12-26 07:23:31

Golden Globes 2013: Ratings win for Tina Fey, Amy Poehler show

2013-01-14 13:24:00

Ricky who? The 2013 Golden Globes erased memories of former host Ricky Gervais as the NBC show on Sunday produced its best ratings in six years. Hosted for the first time by Tina Fey (of "30 Rock") and Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation"), the...

Golden Globes 2013: Follow the awards live on Twitter

2013-01-13 14:30:00

When Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes last year, he noted that "the Golden Globes are just like the Oscars but without all that esteem." He then went on to say that the Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton: "A bit...

What time are the 2013 Golden Globe Awards?

2013-01-12 13:00:00

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, which are set to take place Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. For those tuning in on TV, the Hollywood party/awards show will begin at 5 p.m. Pacific (8 p.m. Eastern) on Sunday...

TV This Week: Jan. 13 - 19: 'Girls' on HBO

2013-01-12 08:23:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 13 - 19, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SUNDAY If you were hoping for a Ricky Gervais four-peat, you are out of luck, my friend. This year, it'll be gal...

Golden Globes 2013: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler raise the bar

2013-01-14 06:00:00

Poor Seth MacFarlane. Until Sunday night, hosting the Oscars must have seemed so easy. What did he have to do, really, to shine? Avoid inexplicable cross-dressing and increasingly slurred words � la James Franco, try not to pull a Ricky Gervais and openly...

'Les Miz,' 'Argo' win Golden Globes; Jodie Foster is talk of show

2013-01-13 21:08:00

The epic musical “Les Miserables” dominated the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night with three trophies, including one for best musical or comedy. But the evening belonged to Ben Affleck. Affleck’s political thriller “...

Ben Stiller, Ricky Gervais and Van Dyke costarred in "Night at the Museum" (2006). "All we did was laugh," Van Dyke said. "I was the villain, the head night watchman who wants this ancient jewel that will let him live forever. ... Playing the villain is fun sometimes.

2013-01-15 12:34:14

Is Sacha Baron Cohen, who before he introduced the nominees for best animated movie launched into a ribald, bordering-on-tasteless monologue (that Anne Hathaway joke -- yeesh) that was also at times very, very funny. --

2013-01-13 20:48:58

Mel Gibson made an unexpected public appearance at the Golden Globes on Sunday night, sitting at a table in the front row, but looking exceedingly uncomfortable. He couldn't have been too uncomfortable, though. Ricky Gervais wasn't there to rip him.

2013-01-13 20:18:13