Life's Too Short (TV series)
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Life's Too Short is a British mockumentary sitcom, created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Warwick Davis, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf."[1] Davis plays a fictionalised version of himself, and both Gervais and Merchant appear in supporting roles as themselves.[2] The show began airing on BBC Two on 10 November 2011. Premium cable channel HBO, which co-produced the series with the BBC, has the US rights and aired the series from 19 February 2012.[3][4]
Life's Too Short | |
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Genre | Mockumentary, sitcom |
Created by | Warwick Davis Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant |
Written by | Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant |
Directed by | Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant |
Starring | Warwick Davis Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant Jo Enright |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 (+1 special) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant Mark Freeland |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 28 minutes 58 minutes (2013 special) |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 10 November 2011 (2011-11-10) ā 30 March 2013 (2013-03-30) |
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.[5] The one-hour special aired on 30 March 2013 in the UK and 5 July 2013 in the US.