Nothing, however, could have prepared anyone for the third and final episode of the series; Ricky Gervais Meets…
With It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show, he reinvented what television comedy could be by focusing on human emotions and deconstructing traditional tropes.
The latter, his masterpiece, was undeniably a huge influence on Gervais and the stage was set for the most awkward hour of television in living memory.