amongst the names Lawrence Oliver, Alec Guiness and Noel Coward, the great actor Ricky Gervais fits in very neatly. I remember Gervais's memorable performance as Henry V:
"err yeah, hi i'm sort of a king yeah and erm am quite vague and a bit of a loser"
or the unforgettable time he played George Smiley
"err yeah, hi i'm sort of a spy type person yeah and erm am quite vague and a bit of a loser"
or when he wrote the musical gem "Gervais spirit"
"(singing) err yeah, hi i'm sort of a .. you get the idea.
What Gervais has done is to open the floodgates to all the celebrities of the moment to have their own stars in the pavement of fame - in fact so many stars there won't be enough pavement left in the capital.. or the british isles for that matter. Perhaps different cities could be dedicated to different groups - Liverpool could be soap stars, Leeds daytime television presenters, Brighton runners up to Come Dancing and Slough - Slough could be dedicated to slightly funny comedians.
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