Ricky Gervais 'genuinely shocked' by victory

Ricky Gervais’s After Life has been named best comedy at the National Television Awards tonight.

The comedian said he was 'genuinely shocked' by the win, giving a brief speech before adding: ’My feet are killing me'.

The awards are voted for by viewers online, and Gervais posted a thank-you message to his 15million Twitter fans with a picture of himself and a dog.

Thank you #NTAs & to everyone who voted. Best fans in the world. Oh, and thanks to Jack the sniffer dog for the selfie pic.twitter.com/BhhUPG4G9O

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) October 13, 2022

He said: ‘Thank you #NTAs & to everyone who voted. Best fans in the world. Oh, and thanks to Jack the sniffer dog for the selfie.’

And in a second post he said: ‘Out partying, celebrating my big #NTA win. Definitely not home, watching telly, cuddling the cat.’

Out partying, celebrating my big #NTA win. Definitely not home, watching telly, cuddling the cat. pic.twitter.com/R2hvtJ1vHk

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) October 13, 2022

The Netflix series boasts a global viewership of more than 110million. This is the second year running it has won the comedy NTA, previously scooped by Mrs Brown’s Boys and Peter Kay’s Car Share.

Published: 14 Oct 2022