Every Ricky Gervais TV Show Ranked From Worst To Best

6. Life's Too Short (2011 - 2013)

Life’s Too Short suffers from more or less being a rehash of Extras, exploring similar themes such as fame, but executed here to a lesser effect.

Unlike Extras, everything feels phoned in this time around, with Gervais once again leaning on celebrity cameos for many of the more memorable moments. Where in Extras each cameo felt naturally woven into the narrative, here they feel shoe-horned in, like Gervais has just called some of his celebrity pals to turn up on set for an hour; Look no further than Johnny Depp’s awkward inclusion for proof that famous faces making fun of themselves doesn’t automatically equal funny.

It’s not all bad though, with Warwick Davis delivering a nuanced and committed performance as a fictionalised version of himself whose career is in a downward spiral. Though he isn’t always likeable, like many of Gervais’s own characters before him, you still root for him in the face of an industry portrayed as being even more shallow than the protagonist.