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Life's Too Short

Life's Too Short

20117.21 Season7 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf".

Created by Ricky Gervais
Produced by Charlie Hanson
NetworksBBC Two

Top Cast

Warwick Davis

Warwick Davis

Warwick Davis

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

Stephen Merchant

Stephen Merchant

Stephen Merchant

Shaun Williamson

Shaun Williamson

Shaun Williamson

Themes & Keywords

mockumentarystruggling actorsitcomdwarfism

About Life's Too Short

Life's Too Short is a comedy, documentary series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of mockumentary, struggling actor, sitcom, dwarfism. Created by Ricky Gervais, it stars Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant. Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf".

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