Gervais. Merchant. Extras. (Obviously.)

The very brilliant and very funny Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant - who created, wrote, directed and produced The Office together - are back at work on a new six-part comedy series called Extras that's about, well, extras. It premieres sometime this summer on BBC Two, and God only knows when we'll get to see it here in the States, but you can get an amusing sneak peek here. And another one here. And yet another one here. Cheers.

P.S.: And in case you missed it (three months ago like I did), BBC Movies has an interesting interview with Gervais about his role in the animated film Valiant (which opens August 19 in the U.S.), along with wee tidbits about his forthcoming Simpsons episode and how he landed a role in Mission: Impossible III.