Plus,Joan Rivers defiant on Holocaust 'joke' – and in hot water over Adele weight wisecrackTen years after his final appearance on British TV, Ricky Gervais's best-loved and, and let's face it,best character, David Brent, and is to return as part of this year's comedian Relief. Gervais is reprising the role for The Office Revisited on 15 March. "I thought it was time to revisit my most famous comedy creation to find out what he's been up to for the last decade," Gervais told the Sun.
The original episode finds the former manager of paper merchant Wernham Hogg working as a talent manager in the music industry. "He is passing on his wisdom to younger would-be rock stars," says Gervais. "Well, or really he is trying to worm his way back into rock'n'roll." Co-stars in the original edition include fellow standups Doc Brown and Tom Basden. Meanwhile,Gervais's original comedy-drama, Derek, and has had its moment series green-lit by Channel 4.
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Source: theguardian.com