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Film and Television, Pop Culture

Israel’s Take On The Office Premiers at the Other Israel Film Festival

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With NBC’s wildly popular sitcom, The Office, now in its eighth season, only those living under rocks would deny that what started out as a two season, twelve episode series on the BBC has become one of the most successful sitcom franchises in TV history. The Office has been adapted for TV in France, Brazil and Russia, and last year, Israel also got into the act. HaMisrad (Hebrew for “The Office”) wrapped its first season in November 2010, and a second season is currently in production, but American audiences got a chance to see this hilarious show for the first time when it debuted this past weekend as part of the 5th Annual Other Israel Film Festival (running November 10-17) with a screening at NYC’s Cinema Village Theater on East 12th Street.
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Pop Culture, Theater and Live Comedy

Ricky Gervais at The Theater at Madison Square Garden

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While it was once the case that people knew British actor and comedian Ricky Gervais mainly from his having created the wildly successful TV series, The Office, these days he’s something of a household name. Few would argue that Gervais has enjoyed an exponential increase in popularity these past few years; not only with commercially successful films like Ghost Town and The Invention of Lying but also via his TV shows such as HBO’s Extras and The Ricky Gervais Show, an animated series based on his hilarious podcasts. I just adore him. Continue reading Ricky Gervais at The Theater at Madison Square Garden →

Film and Television, Pop Culture

Hilarious Video of the Day: Elmo and Ricky Gervais Blather On About God Knows What

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I have no idea what this video is about, but I just love it because Ricky Gervais is awesome, and everything Elmo the Muppet says is hilarious because, well, because he’s a puppet that talks like a mental patient. Hilarious.