Gervais was also unapologetic about his atheism, which he joked about at the Golden Globe Awards. (His sign-off from the ceremony: "Thank God for making me an atheist.") ...

Ricky Gervais talks God, bringing back David Brent and teasing Johnny Depp Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais on making fun of celebs: 'I make sure everything is honest' ...

Advertisement I'll admit, the lead-up to the Ricky Gervais show in Stockholm was somewhat marred by reports I'd heard from previous shows in Oslo and Gothenburg claiming the performance was all old ...

Ricky Gervais is to play God.Writing on his blog about the new project, he revealed: "Anyway, I play God . (My version will be) an arrogant, wisecracking son of a bitch, who thinks he's the best ...

Of course, Gervais had not been beaten into submission, firing off his final shot in the show’s last seconds–thanking God for making him an atheist–as the Golden Globes cameras rushed to ...

Host Gervais opened with a witheringly hilarious monologue, took potshots at stars throughout the night, and closed by thanking God for making him an atheist (see the monologue below).

Cassidy, who has played Sonia Fowler in the soap since 1993, called Gervais ‘her God’ in an interview in which she said: ‘I love everything he does. I think he's amazing’ – and in another she said: ...