Gervais plays the court jester with castle show

The launch of TV funnyman Ricky Gervais' Fringe show went with a bang today.

Mon, 11 Jun, 2007 - 18:55

The launch of TV funnyman Ricky Gervais' Fringe show went with a bang today.

The comedian, who created sitcoms 'The Office' and 'Extras', was at the firing of the One O'Clock Gun at Edinburgh Castle to plug his 'Fame' show. Which will play to 8,000 people in the castle grounds on August 26.

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