For Ricky Dene Gervais and Stephen Merchant, "Cemetery Junction" was their first two firsts, the latter's first time as a film director, and the first time the two worked together as a director a movie. However, it is not the first time for the two of them to cooperate. On the contrary, they have been friends for many years, and they have already been partners in the TV field. When it comes to the cooperation between the two, of course, the first thing to mention is the famous BBC comedy series "The Office Story " (2001-2003), which is based on the real office life of office workers and is full of The British Isles comedy style. The series quickly became the favorite of British office workers at that time, and its influence also extended to The United States of America . It not only won the Golden Globe Award in 2004, but also derived The United States of America version of "The Office" in 2005 The Story" and continues to this day. In comparison, Ricky Dene Gervais is undoubtedly more exposed. After he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical TV Series in 2004, he entered Hollywood , first in "The Simpsons", "24 Hours" Occasionally appeared in popular dramas of The United States of America such as Counter Terrorism, and then played supporting roles in entertainment blockbusters such as " Night at the Museum " (2006) and "Stardust" (2007), and then in the warm work "Ghost". Town (2008), and last year he directed and starred in the ingenious and controversial The Birth of a Lie (2009). Entrepreneurship".
Compared with the steady and steady progress of his friends, Stephen Merchant runs his own business in a more low-key and leisurely manner behind the scenes. He was born in an acting family, his father is a little-known actor, and his sister is an art director. Merchant is also known for "The Office Story", then co-produced the series "Extras" (2005-2007) with Ricky Dene Gervais, and has guest appearances in several Hollywood comedies with The British Isles blood. For example , Dr. Russel Fell starred in "Blood Detective" (2007) and "Fat Boy Run" (2007), and starred in "The Birth of a Lie" (2009) by my friend Ricky Dene Gervais.