Sat, 27 May 2023

Ricky Gervais & Sharon Horgan’s Agent Says Creatives Should

“Be Careful What They Wish For” Over Indie Launches

Ricky Gervais and Sharon Horgan’s agent has said creatives should

be careful what they wish for

when considering whether to

launch production companies.

United Agents vet Duncan Hayes told a

BBC Comedy Festival audience that his constant challenge is

steering” creatives towards writing and directing over getting

too involved with their businesses, which can be incredibly time costly.

Gervais runs Derek Productions and Horgan is the co-founder of Merman TV,

and both have devoted much of their time to building up their indies over the past few years.

Sometimes Sharon has a lot of plates to spin,

said Hayes.

She is running a successful

indie and has lots of scripts to write.

It can feel a bit

‘be careful what you wish for’

when you have the weight of

your own production company.