Ricky Gervais brings animated TV comedy to U.S. (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – nation comic Rick Gervais is transfer an off-beat enlivened comedy program to U.S. broadcasting in Feb that module feature musings on everything from accumulation curb to ammo heads.

Cable steer HBO said on weekday that the 13-episode "The Ricky Gervais Show" module entry on Feb 19, and module be vocal by Gervais, his longtime traitor author Merchant and someone Karl Pilkington.

The exhibit is an enlivened edition of favourite podcasts by the triad that were prototypal created for the website of nation production "The Guardian" and which were widely downloaded.

The HBO exhibit strengthens the ontogeny proximity of Gervais on the U.S. recreation scene. The person and stand-up comic won an performing accolade for his program "Extras" and created the Golden Globe success comedy program "The Office" — which was after overturned into a impact dweller edition starring Steve Carell.

Gervais, 48, wrote, directed and marked in the 2009 flick comedy "The Invention of Lying", and module patron the Golden Globes flick and TV awards from Beverly Hills on January17.

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)