A trailer for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s brand new comedy Life’s Too Short has hit the internet– look, you can watch it with your very own eyes.
The new sit-com is a mock documentary that follows the life of actor Warwick Davis, and Ricky explained the concept of the show to the Daily Telegraph by saying, “it’s a cross between Extras and Curb Your Enthusiasm and One Foot In The Grave but with a dwarf. That is out and out funny.” The TV comedian then elaborated on the show during an interview with Entertainment Weekly, explaining that “It’s a single camera sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Warwick Davis, showbiz dwarf. Warwick is playing a twisted version of himself. He’s quite conceited and arrogant and manipulative. And he runs a [small person] talent agency, which he does in real life. Me and Steve Merchant pop up as ourselves, just to add some realism. Warwick comes round and says, ‘Doing any more Extras? Got any work?’ And we go, ‘Ooh, no, not really.’ And we try to get rid of him. It’s fantastic. We did some casting today. I’m off to America for some shows and then I come back after that and we shoot a little pilot, just like we did with The Office ten years ago, and then we’ll see.”
The trailer also features some familiar faces as part of the crew with, Les Dennis, Keith Chegwin and Shaun Williamson all cropping up.
So what do you think heatworlders, have Rick and Steve got another hit on their hands to follow in the footsteps of The Office and Extras?