‘I imagine most Americans don’t even know about the British show’: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on the US Office at 20
Twenty years ago today, ‘The Office’ debuted in the US as a remake of the British hit co-created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In a sea of abysmal American reboots, this one arguably surpassed the popularity of the original. Gervais and Merchant speak to Simon Bland about going out on a limb by taking their Slough-based series Stateside