{"id":713608,"date":"2026-07-27T13:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/713608\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:21:11","slug":"diane-morgan-pays-tribute-to-ricky-gervais-with-sweet-message-ahead-of-new-netflix-project-an-honour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/713608\/","title":{"rendered":"Diane Morgan pays tribute to Ricky Gervais with sweet message ahead of new Netflix project: ‘An honour!’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diane Morgan has paid a heartfelt tribute to Ricky Gervais, revealing she would do “anything” for the comedian ahead of the release of their new Netflix animated series, Alley Cats.<\/p>\n

The 50-year-old actress and comedian is set to reunite with Mr Gervais after starring in his hit series After Life.<\/p>\n

Ms Morgan admitted she would even have made Mr Gervais sandwiches if he had asked, describing it as an “honour” to watch him work.<\/p>\n

Mr Gervais is bringing his trademark satirical jokes to the world of animation with Alley Cats, a new adult animated series for Netflix.<\/p>\n

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The actress is set to reunite with Mr Gervais after starring in his hit series After Life<\/p>\n

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The six-part comedy, with each episode running 15 minutes, follows a band of foul-mouthed feral cats from across British society as they search for companionship while reflecting on the absurdities of modern life.<\/p>\n

The 65-year-old comedian, best known for co-creating The Office, Extras and Life’s Too Short with Stephen Merchant, has reunited much of the After Life cast for the project. <\/p>\n

Joining Mr Gervais in voicing the profanity-laden feline characters are Ms Morgan, Jo Hartley, Tom Basden, David Earl, Kerry Godliman, Andrew Brooke and Natalie Cassidy.<\/p>\n

Speaking about working with Mr Gervais again, Ms Morgan said: “If Ricky asked me to do anything, obviously I’d do it.”<\/p>\n

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Diane Morgan revealed she would do ‘anything’ for the comedian ahead of the release of their new Netflix animated series<\/p>\n

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She continued: “I would have made sandwiches, to be honest.”<\/p>\n

Her character, Olive, whom the actress describes as “an idiot” and Mr Gervais’s half-sister in the show, delivers cutting one-liners before disappearing from scenes. <\/p>\n

Despite the innocent-looking feline animation, Ms Morgan warned viewers not to be fooled.<\/p>\n

“I know you see the cats and you think, ‘Oh, aren’t they cute and lovely?’ And they have these little adventures, and then they just open their mouths,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Ricky Gervais is starring in new adult animation, Alley Cats<\/p>\n

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The improvised recording sessions also left a lasting impression on Ms Morgan, who said to PA: “It was just the whole thing was as sick as it could be.”<\/p>\n

Unlike most animated productions, the cast recorded together rather than separately, something Ms Morgan says made the experience even more enjoyable because of their long-standing friendships from After Life.<\/p>\n

“It’s basically the cast of After Life again, with a few new additions,” she explained.<\/p>\n

The actress reserved some of her warmest words for Mr Gervais himself, adding: “It’s such a treat as well to be able to just sit there and listen to Ricky improvise. <\/p>\n

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The comedian is renowned for pushing boundaries with his material<\/p>\n

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“It feels like an honour… I have a private audience with Ricky and all these amazing comics.”<\/p>\n

Fellow After Life star Ms Hartley echoed the praise, describing the camaraderie between the cast as unlike anything else she had experienced.<\/p>\n

She credited Mr Gervais for keeping spirits high on set, and that despite his experience, the comedian still laughs so much during recording that scenes often have to be retaken.<\/p>\n

The update comes as Mr Gervais has revealed plans for what he describes as his most provocative stand-up tour to date, titled Legend, which will travel globally from September 2026 through to the end of 2027.<\/p>\n

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Mr Gervais is bringing his trademark satirical jokes to the world of animation with Alley Cats, a new adult animated series for Netflix<\/p>\n

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The comedian, renowned for pushing boundaries with his material, has secured a lucrative streaming arrangement with Netflix for the show, though the financial terms remain undisclosed.<\/p>\n

“I’m not saying how much they’re paying me this time, but I can say it’s my favourite deal so far,” Mr Gervais said.<\/p>\n

The tour’s name was chosen deliberately to provoke, according to the performer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Diane Morgan has paid a heartfelt tribute to Ricky Gervais, revealing she would do “anything” for the comedian…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":713609,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[830,96,392,50,2331,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-713608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-netflix","tag-news","tag-sgg","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=713608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/713609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=713608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=713608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=713608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}