watch later

Not interested / seen

ExtrasExtras

Extras

Critically acclaimed mid-noughties sitcom by and with Ricky Gervais

Comedy

8.2

show

UK, United States of America
English
Funny
2005
Ashley Jensen, Ricky Gervais, Shaun Pye
30 min

Synopsis

rotten tomatoes
imdb
wikipedia

Our Take

8.2
The Staff

Writer, actor, and, above all, stand-up comedian extraordinaire, Ricky Gervais, created, wrote, and directed Extras together with Stephan Merchant, who both play the male leads. Deviating from the hallmark The Office mockumentary style towards a more classic format, but staying with the overall awkwardness, Extras follows two aspiring actors desperately trying to make it in showbiz but never quite surpassing the role of, well, extras. Co-produced by the BBC and HBO, each episode is named after the actual film stars the low-rung actors are working with, including Samuel L. Jackson, Stephen Fry, Kate Winslet, and Patrick Stewart. The first episode finds Ben Stiller directing a genocide movie while endlessly bragging about the success of Dodgeball. Ricky Gervais doesn’t mind breaking taboos, as you well know, but he also has a penchant for pathos and a humanist message. If you like that to go with your awkward comedy, you should definitely give Extras a go.

Comments

What did you think? Who should watch it?

Next up

More like this in

Barakamon

best

8.4

An exceedingly warm slice-of-life anime about the importance of community in making art

Bupkis

7.0

A fully-fleshed cast of supporting characters elevate Pete Davidson’s latest autobiographical comedy

Gaslit

7.8

A robust cast and a fresh perspective elevate this Watergate drama

Hospital Playlist

best

8.5

Love, laughter, and life intertwine in the halls of Hospital Playlist

Haikyu!!

best

8.3

An earnest volleyball anime whose strategic storytelling both entertains and instructs

Primo

7.0

A tender and lighthearted sitcom centered on a young Latino man’s coming of age

Jury Duty

7.6

A genre-bending reality-based show that is funny, experimental, and surprisingly endearing

Totally Completely Fine

7.8

A dark comedy that sensitively tackles mental health and suicide

Mrs. Davis

7.9

The impressively bizarro series, which takes on spirituality and technology, is in a league of its own

Curated by humans, not algorithms.

agmtw

© 2023 agoodmovietowatch. Altona Studio, LLC, all rights reserved.