Scripts

A 3 minute interview in the style of /T4.

ME: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, Hello.

RICKY and STEPHEN: Hello,

ME: Wow, in unison.

STEPHEN: Well, we are pretty formal now, now we're directors.

ME: And the film is called 'Cemetery Junction', for people who know nothing about it, can you just tell us what it is about?

RICKY: well, its about a group of 20 somethings growing up in the early seventies, and its about wether they can sort of escape that small town stifling mentality. We're trying to make a soft of British 'Saturday Night Fever'.

ME: With the actors, for most of them its their first real film. Do you feel as if you're sort of father figures?

STEPHEN: Erm, we feel as if we're sort of working with a new band or something, you know, they've got all the talent they can lay the instruments and write the songs but we want to make sure they king of, don't go off down the wrong road.

RICKY: He's like Louie Walsh and I'm Simon Cowel

ME: Haha Wow.

RICKY: this is a real film you know, its not us doing an hour and a half of TV comedy, we want this to be a film making experience.

STEPHEN: The film has like comedy in it but we also wanted drama and romance you know.

RICKY: There was a on screen kiss between me and Stephen but we had to cut it because i through up.

ME: So when will the film be showing in cinema's?

STEPHEN: it should be in cinemas erm, within a couple of months.

ME: Cool. Erm let's talk about your past, about The Office. I'm sure you're fed up of being asked about it. But, do you feel your comedy has moved on since then, and how?

RICKY: Well, it has been hard to move on from the office. i mean it will always be a massive hit. But, yeah with these new films we are trying to move away from the comedy of the office and try something new, you know.

ME: Yeah, well i think we'll leave it at, that thank you very much, its been great talking to you both, i look forward to seeing the film.

STEPHEN and RICKY: Thank you.