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The third book in the globally successful series of Flanimals books can now be Pre-Ordered From Amazon.co.uk for under £9 so be sure so support Ricky Gervais and pre-order now to ensure you get your copy of the book which is sure to be as funny and wierd as the last. smile

Comedian Ricky Gervais claims to have beaten his own record for the most downloaded podcast ever. His free weekly podcast landed a place in this year's Guinness Book of World Records with an average of 261,670 downloads per episode. But that figure rose to 541,329 by the time the first series of The Ricky Gervais Show ended in February. Gervais starred on the podcast along with The Office co-writer Stephen Merchant and producer Karl Pilkington.

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Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom and singer David Bowie are among the celebrities who have signed up for the next series of Ricky Gervais' hit show 'Extras'.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe and actors Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry will also be featured in upcoming episodes of the show. According to earlier reports, Madonna, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise were all eager to be given roles in the show but will not now appear in 'Extras'.

In the first series Gervais, who writes the series with his comedy partner Stephen Merchant, was joined by Ben Stiller, Kate Winslet and Samuel L Jackson.

British funnyman Ricky Gervais has reportedly signed a six figure contract to turn his children's book Flanimals into a TV cartoon. The Flanimals include Honk, Grundit, Munty Flumple, and Puddloflaj among others, some of which are virtually impossible to pronounce. And Gervais insists he was determined to think up names for the nonsensical characters which would confuse adults and enchant kids.

He says, "I went mental coming up with ridiculous words for them. "But I like the idea of parents not being able to pronounce words like psquirm." Flanimals will be screened next year (07) on British TV network ITV1.

Ricky Gervais is furious after being attacked - with water bombs. 'The Office' star was jogging past the UCL in London, England when a gang of students pelted him with the liquid-packed projectiles. An eyewitness told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "It was really hot and some people were making water balloons. They shouted to him but he ignored them, so they chucked one at him to get his attention.

"They thought he'd see the joke but he marched up to the door and rang the bell." Gervais - who recently starred in and wrote and episode of 'The Simpsons' - said: "I wanted to check it wasn't some old woman emptying her chamber pot but all I found were some spotty students.

"I gave them a ticking off as a joke but they looked terrified so I felt guity afterwards." The British comedian recently added another clutch of awards to his collection after walking away with three gongs at this year's (06) Rose d'Or festival.

The Swiss ceremony, held in Lucerne, saw Gervais' series, 'Extras', scoop Best Sitcom and Best Actress for co-star Ashley Jensen. Gervais was also honoured for his "exceptional services to the entertainment industry" when he picked up the Honorary Rose d'Or.