Life's Too Short
| Life's Too Short | |
 Warwick Being interviewed in 2007 | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Running time | TBA |
| Creator(s) | Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant |
| Writer(s) | Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant |
| Starring | Warwick Davis |
| Country | UK |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Original runs | 10 November 2011 – TBA |
| No. of episodes | TBC |
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Life's Too Short is an upcoming sitcom starring Warwick Davis to be aired on BBC2. Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant will write and direct the show much like they did with their previous BBC sitcom's The Office and Extras.
Warwick will play himself in this observational comedy based on his real life trials and tribulations being an actor with dwarfism. The show is similar in style to that of Larry David's HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm, and also Gervais and Merchant's previous work (The Office and Extras). When speaking of Warwick in a recent interview Ricky Gervais stated that "pound for pound he is one of the funniest men I know". Gervais & Merchant have stated that for this project they plan to focus purely on comedy rather than the mix of comedy and drama that their previous projects have consisted of.
History
The idea first came about after Warwick Davis appeared as a guest star in the second series of Extras. He told numerous stories to both Gervais and Merchant about the trouble being a midget in the acting world.
A quote from an interview with Gervais: "I'd been thinking about doing something with a midget since seeing The Wizard of Oz again a few years ago. Then we met Warwick during Extras. The real Warwick tells us these great stories. They're comedy gold."
Gervais also added that the series was the last in a trilogy of single-camera comedies: "It's the third in our trilogy of TV sitcoms... another naturalist observational comedy, dealing with everyday problems, human foibles and social faux pas ... but with a dwarf."
Production
A non-broadcast pilot for Life's Too Short was shot in July 2010 and was overseen by Extras producer Charlie Hanson. Gervais confirmed via his blog that they will probably shoot six episodes for the first season. In April 2010 Gervais announced that the first production meeting has been held and it was "very exciting". Warwick Davis confirmed on his official website that the show will air on BBC2.
Filming for the six episode series began at the end of May 2011, going on for eight weeks. It ended on the 22nd July 2011, and the filming featured numerous updates on Ricky's Blog that included many pictures of Warwick in precarious positions.
Guest Appearances
The following actors/actresses have been confirmed as guest stars.
- Ricky Gervais
- Stephen Merchant
- Johnny Depp
- Shaun Williamson
- Steve Brody
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- Steve Carell
- Sting
- Les Dennis
- Keith Chegwin
- Ewen Macintosh
- Cat Deeley
Gallery
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Ricky looks out for his own
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Ricky gives direction to the Sith Lord
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And this is how you hold a glass
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Ricky and Warwick
