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Stephen Merchant may well be one of the hardest working men in Britain. He’s certainly got a diverse CV. Alongside his frequent collaborator Ricky Gervais, he’s presented several radio shows and podcasts, created award winning TV shows The Office and Extras, wrote the film Cemetery Junction and has a very successful solo stand-up career. We [...]
Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais have done great things for British comedy. The Office and Extras achieved international acclaim turning the attention of the world to the good old BBC and spawning a host of imitators in the intervening years. It is appropriate then that the men who conceived these innovative shows set their sights [...]
On 3rd September Cemetery Junction is released on DVD. Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais wrote and directed this affectionate look at growing up and out of ‘70s suburbia. Cemetery Junction is a gently funny, if flabby, slice of nostalgia and you can read Jon’s splendid original review here. The DVD is a genuine treat for [...]
Karl Pilkington, the ‘global idiot’ whose bizarre musings feature on The Ricky Gervais Show as well as Gervais’ podcasts, is being sent around the world for the viewing pleasure of Sky customers. Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s latest project (after the welcomingly solid Cemetery Junction), An Idiot Abroad, will have Pilkington visit the seven wonders of [...]
Time for another voyage on the good ship podcast as the HeyUGuys podcast – Mouth Off – celebrates its 16th episode in grand style with film reviews, movie news and all good things. I’m joined by the glorious Mr Brendon Connelly from /Film and we chew over the big screen debut of Ricky Gervais and [...]
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s latest project in the form of Cemetery Junction is now in cinemas so, as a special treat, I thought I’d post these three new behind the scenes featurettes for you. One in an introduction to the movie itself, the second is an interview with the cast and the third looks [...]
The debut feature film from The Office and Extras creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant is a world away from their exercises in excruciating humiliation and pathos, and Cemetery Junction is perhaps their most touching and accomplished work to date. In many ways it is a love letter to the past, and its 1970s setting [...]
Fresh after their own awards ceremony, Empire have released a brand new clip from Cemetery Junction which comes from the minds of Ricky Gervais and Stephan Merchant. We were lucky enough to catch up with Stephen last night at the Empire / Jameson Awards and you can see our interview with him here. As well [...]
In a sure sign that the traditional print media is beginning to come around to the notion of blogging as a legitimate form of journalism UK based fashion and entertainment magazine Company turned over the reins of their April issue to people who have made their mark on the internet, and HeyUGuys were chosen to [...]
Sony have just sent us what I think is the first poster for Ricky Gervais’ new movie, Cemetery Junction which as well as Gervias, stars Ralph Fiennes (The Reader, Schindler’s List), Emily Watson (Synecdoche, New York, Breaking the Waves) and MATTHEW GOODE (Watchmen, Brideshead Revisited) feature alongside stars-of-the-future Christian Cooke, Felicity Jones, Tom Hughes and [...]
Welcome to February and this brand new morning everyone. To celebrate the return to work after two glorious days off, we have a brand new trailer for the Stephan Merchant / Ricky Gervais comedy, Cemetery Junction. It’s great to see these great friends and writers working back together again after such awesome series as The [...]
