Ricky Gervais Talks the Third and Final Season of Afterlife | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Ricky Gervais talks about having to pee into bottles after throwing his back out on a romantic trip to Italy, being a hypochondriac and the final season of Afterlife.


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[aaronfriesen]

Truly one of the most moving shows I've ever watch. The humor always gets a laugh, and the hard hitting moments always work, and bring me to tears. Truly amazing writing on Ricky's part, and it's truly made me appreciate him even more as an artist.

[cthandrei]

Never has there ever been a show to make me laugh my ass off and cry my eyes out at the same time. Ricky is an absolute genius at what he does. Always has been.

[yankeeladee]

This series truly has been part of my grief journey and healing after losing my sister to cancer, same age as his series wife, Lisa. There were so many parallels. This series has been as therapeutic as the actual grief counseling I’ve attended. The last season has made me laugh so damn hard and sob uncontrollably. This series was a blessing to me. Ricky has a huge heart behind all of the wisecracks. I love just love him ❤️‍🩹

[conechiwa]

This show came out like a week after my mom and stepdad died in a wreck going to my grandmother's funeral. They had bad timing in their drive, but his show had perfect timing for helping me cope. Everyone deals differently with loss, and it was refreshing to grieve alongside Tony. It's a beautifully written story I'll not soon forget. <3

[denisedecarlo]

After Life is full of the beauty, humor and tragedy of the human condition...the relationship with his wife was so unique and wonderful ...you never get over losing the ones you love and who love you...Ricky Gervais gave us all a gift...kindness and compassion is the answer... especially now

[tammyelizabeth]

Ricky doesn't get enough credit for the stuff he covers in this series. Seriously. People think he comes off as an ass but it's so real.

[katefoss]

I sobbed and sobbed at the true beauty of the finale of this story. Uplifting in too many ways to mention. Gervais is truly brilliant.

[donalokeeffe]

The final scene of the series is the most beautiful thing I've seen in a long time. Sad but perfectly ends a fantastic series.

[maec]

Bawled my eyes out on the last episode. Ugly cried when Both Sides Now came on.

[chloechamberlain]

I honestly respect Ricky so much for creating this series and he’s absolutely spot on about the kindness aspect.

My dad died when I was sixteen and a year ago, I visited his tree by myself in a graveyard. An elderly woman, walking her dog said three simple words, ‘are you okay?’ Emotionally, this set me on edge, but for good reasons. While I was emotional from losing my dad, I also experienced tears of happiness from a stranger who spread so much kindness and empathy from those three words. I later managed to catch up with her, explained my situation and thanked her for checking in on me. We then talked about her dog for about five or ten minutes. She was honestly so lovely. I will be forever grateful to this woman because I was having a really tough day, so those three words provided me with a real glimmer of hope.

[jennifermags]

I want 4. Damnit. Episode 6 was the most brilliant ever.

[ProudBx]

Afterlife is one of the most moving shows I've ever seen. It's a good show to just mellow out and watch but it will definitely make you smile, make you laugh and especially make you cry. Thank you for this gem of a show Ricky Gervais.

[virtualcommander]

When Jimmy clears things up that prisoners were already locked up..thanks dude 🤦🏽‍♂️

[BzzKll]

Thanks for explaining the joke Jimmy! You saved me a ton of confusion. I'm so glad you added the fake laugh afterwards to indicate it was in fact a joke too.

[TK-yhhn]

A tremendously funny and sad show. The cast is incredible and the depth of his emotions are heart wrenching and heartwarming at the same time. I laugh out loud so hard and I cry too.💜

[varunsrinidhi]

It was such a spectacular and satisfying ending, gutted that there was only 3 seasons. I wish there would have been more but it was hilarious when Tony chucked that cactus at the back of the Range Rover window when the driver couldn't stop at the zebra crossing.

[laurie]

The Office, Extras, Derek, After Life... All have a very strong signature, but all so gold in their own right. So impressive for him to create so many hits.

[jenroscoe]

Afterlife was every emotion rolled into one with a hugely talented cast that had me laughing my head of then crying my eyes out. It’s also one of the only series I feel ended perfectly and at the right time. Although it wasn’t enough so I had to watch the out-takes on YouTube to keep me belly laughing. 😂

[AEM]

Finished the 3rd season this past weekend, absolutely loved this show!!!!

[versatilians]

"After Life" is an amazing show. I enjoyed every minute of that roller coaster ride of emotions, from the first to the last episode. Can't wait to see what Mr. Gervais creates next. :)