Ricky Gervais Coming to U.S. Version of The Office

Funnyman will make guest spot before Steve Carell signs off

By Kristin Dos Santos Jan 19, 2011 8:12 PMTags
Ricky Gervais, Steve CarellAlberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images, ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

Sorry, all you Ricky Gervais haters. But the funnyman isn't going away any time soon! In fact, it looks like longtime Ricky fans and Office lovers are getting their loooong awaited wish, and Ricky will be paying a visit to the TV star he called an "ungrateful bastard" on Golden Globes night.

(Not Charlie Sheen.)

We're talking about Steve Carell and here's what we know:

NBC confirms the O.G. Office star (that's Ricky) is poised to guest star on an upcoming episode of the U.S. version of The Office, in which he is expected to cross paths with Steve Carell. Carell will be bowing out of the show in April, so the episode is expected soon, and will likely be one of his last on the series.

Details are slim at this point but you can expect one thing: Hilarity. And hopefully, if Michael Scott gets his way, some Gervais-brand humor directed at Toby Flenderson.

Are you excited to see Gervais on The Office? Are you Team Ricky? Team Steve? Or Team Robert Downey Jr?