Life's Too Short
| Life's Too Short | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by |
Warwick Davis Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant |
| Starring | Warwick Davis Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (+1 special) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant Mark Freeland |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–30 minutes 60 minutes (2013 special) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC Two HBO |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 10 November 2011 – 30 March 2013 (UK) 19 February 2012 – 5 July 2013 (US) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, from an idea by Warwick Davis, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf". Davis plays a fictionalised version of himself, and both Gervais and Merchant appear in supporting roles as themselves. The show began airing on BBC Two on 10 November 2011. Premium cable channel HBO, which co-produced the series with the BBC, have the US rights and began airing the series on 19 February 2012.
In January 2013, it was announced that Life's Too Short would end later in the year with a special that would bring the series closure. The one-hour special aired on 30 March 2013 in the UK and 5 July 2013 in the US.
The genesis of the show came when Davis worked with Gervais and Merchant in an episode of the second series of Extras, when he co-starred with Daniel Radcliffe. Gervais said that real Warwick is funny and tells great stories and Stephen Merchant commented of Davis that he helped come up with the idea. Gervais and Merchant approached the BBC about developing a show centred on a character based on Davis.
The real Warwick tells us these great stories. They're comedy gold. (The show) is a cross between Extras and Curb Your Enthusiasm and One Foot in the Grave but with a dwarf. That is out and out funny."
Warwick runs a small person talent agency and playing a twisted version of himself, he's quite conceited, arrogant and manipulative. He is doing this documentary to improve his career as he is going through a messy divorce and needs the money. Warwick bugs Rick and Stephen about whether they have any work, much to their annoyance.
In an interview with Jonathan Ross, Davis said that his character is egotistical and suffers from small man syndrome, Gervais said of the character
He refuses to live his life as a disabled person. We're making him empowered but also give him these foibles" Third in our trilogy of TV sitcoms ... another naturalist observational comedy, dealing with everyday problems, human foibles and social faux pas ... but with a dwarf.
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