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The mouth that roared: Gervais' hit animated show back on HBO, previews

By April MacIntyre Jan 20, 2011, 21:53 GMT

01/16/2011 - Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon - 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals - Beverly Hilton Hotel - Beverly Hills, CA, USA © Bob Charlotte / PR Photos

Tune in alert for The Ricky Gervais Show February episodes on HBO.
    
Coming off his performance at The Golden Globes, host Ricky Gervais is white-hot in show business right now.

Gervais was tsk-tsked for alluding about a pair of famous Gay Scientologists who are widely known throughout the industry, calling out that dog of a film that A-Listers Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie made together, and poked fun at Hugh Hefner's old penis and Charlie Sheen's hooker shenanigans during his opening monologue

HBO's The Ricky Gervais Show is back, here is your preview:

Episode #17:  “Onion”

Debut:  FRIDAY, FEB. 4 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)

Other HBO playdates:  Feb. 4 (12:30 a.m.), 6 (12:55 a.m.), 7 (11:00 p.m.) and 8 (midnight)

HBO2 playdates:  Feb. 5 (8:30 p.m.) and 10 (1:35 a.m.)

Ricky relates some interesting animal facts.  After remembering that he needed to add an onion to his grocery list, Karl asks, “Does the brain control you, or do you control the brain?”  Entries from Karl’s diary include:  Karl pondering why people bother to take pictures of mimes, the story of a man in China who can’t be seen in photographs and why it might be best to not celebrate birthdays.

Episode #18:  “Insects”

Debut:  FRIDAY, FEB. 11 (9:00-9:30 p.m.)

Other HBO playdates:  Feb. 11 (12:30 a.m.), 13 (12:45 a.m.), 14 (11:00 p.m.), 15 (midnight) and 17 (10:30 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates:  Feb. 12 (8:30 p.m.) and 17 (1:45 a.m.)

Karl shares the fact that he often goes on walks to observe ants, moths and other insects, and once saw a bee have a heart attack.  Karl asks, “If everything were the same size as humans, what would be the best animal to be?”  Stephen asks Karl a question posed to guests on “Inside the Actors Studio.”  Entries from Karl’s diary include:  a news report that a new sea creature has been found and a recitation of Karl’s original poem “If moths had eyes, would they be happier.”

Episode #19:  “Kidneys”

Debut:  FRIDAY, FEB. 18 (9:00-9:30 p.m.)

Karl tells the story of being rushed to the hospital for kidney stones.  Karl ponders the phenomenon of living things that look like other things.  Ricky asks Karl if he believes everything he reads, like the story of Noah’s Ark.  Musings from Karl’s diary include his trip to the Cotswolds with his girlfriend.  Stephen reads a letter from a listener who asks for Karl’s advice on how to keep his girlfriend happy.

Other HBO playdates:  Feb. 18 (12:30 a.m.), 20 (12:35 a.m.), 21 (11:00 p.m.) and 22 (midnight)

HBO2 playdates:  Feb. 19 (8:30 p.m.) and 24 (1:50 a.m.)