Ongoing History Daily: Before there was “The Office,” there was this band

Ricky Gervais is making loads of money from all the spin-offs of the original version of The Office.  There’s also Extras, After Life, his movie roles, his podcasts, and his stand-up. But before all this, he was a musician and wannabe manager. 

In the early 80s, he was in a band called Seona Dancing.  They had a record deal and released a couple of singles, one of which–something called “More to Lose”–was big in the Philippines. 

For a very brief time, Gervais was the manager of Suede, one of the early Britpop bands. And then he became a music advisor to a BBC show, which was his way into the network and the production of The Office.