Johnny Depp to Appear on Ricky Gervais' Sitcom

By Christine Fenno Posted Mar 27th 2011 02:49PM

Johnny Depp reportedly thinks life's too short to hold a grudge. The A-lister was targeted when Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais made fun of Depp's caper 'The Tourist' (co-starring Angelina Jolie) at the 2011 Globes ceremony in January.

Yet despite some in Hollywood blasting Gervais' mean wisecracks, Reuters reports that Depp, 47, actually prefers to get in on the joke and work with the British funnyman.

Gervais wrote on his blog recently that the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star has confirmed his participation in the upcoming sitcom 'Life's Too Short,' to be co-written by Gervais in collaboration with longtime comedy partner Stephen Merchant ('Extras') for British TV.

Like 'Extras,' the new sitcom is expected to feature a slew of famous faces in cameo appearances. But Gervais denied on his blog a recent rumor that Jerry Seinfeld would be a guest.

'Life's Too Short' follows the exploits of a little person with a larger-than-life personality (Warwick Davis) who runs a talent agency for dwarf performers. The BBC2 series, in development now, is also expected to air on HBO in the States.

Another bit of news that Gervais confirmed to his blog readers recently: He will guest-star with Will Arnett on the May 19 season finale episode of NBC's 'The Office.'

Gervais, of course, co-created the original 'The Office' back in 2001, and the modest series (it ran 14 episodes in the U.K., and starred Gervais as incompetent office manager David Brent) became such a hit, it has been remade time and again into international versions set in Germany, Chile, Israel, and Quebec, Canada, with a China-based version of the show reportedly in development. Critics may have slammed the 49-year-old Brit's recent Golden Globes performance, but that chuckling sound you hear can only be one thing: Gervais having the last laugh.

Tags: johnny depp, ricky gervais

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Sunday 27 March

By bob

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You always say that you are going to send confirmation E-mail to me...but you NEVER do!!!

By Mel

Ricky is so hilarious......he was spot on in the 2010 Globes...Hollywood just can't take a joke.

By Lisa Jaworski

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I can't wait for the new series. I love Ricky & Stephens work. I've never seen anything of theirs that I didn't like. I'm so glad they are here to make us laugh. by the way, loved the last cameo on The Office. "Any open positions?" LOL Very funny.

Monday 28 March

By Ted

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Awesome, I like both these guys. Ricky is hilarious.

By simpsonsimpmike

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Johnny dip-s***, who cares?

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