After the runaway success of The Office launched Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s careers, they reteamed for another BBC comedy that was just as much of a cringe-inducing delight, but didn’t receive as much attention. Extras stars Gervais and Ashley Jensen as a pair of struggling actors who scrape by with extra work and butt heads with A-list stars cameoing as themselves.

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From Ian McKellen giving a baffling masterclass in acting and Les Dennis crying in the nude to David Bowie turning Andy Millman’s woes into the song “Little Fat Man,” there are a ton of hysterical moments across Extras’ two-season run.

Andy Meets Stephen Fry

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Fry in Extras

When Andy loses a BAFTA to Stephen Fry, he meets the British national treasure in the bathroom. Fry offers commiserations and suggests dropping the tacky, outdated laughter track from his sitcom.

Every time Fry goes to leave, Andy says something insulting under his breath and Fry overhears and pops back in: “Sorry?” Eventually, Andy asks him, “Why do you keep coming back in?”

Food, Glorious Food

Bunny singing 'Food Glorious Food' in Extras

One of the dancers in a panto starring Andy recognizes Maggie and comes over to say "hi". As it turns out, her dad is the play’s camp director. He comes over, too, and he and his daughter do a rendition of the iconic “Food, Glorious Food” number from Oliver!

When his daughter keeps getting the pitch of “custard” wrong, her dad goes over the note again and again and again until she gets it right. An uncomfortable Andy tells them, “Don’t worry about it.”

Vinnie Jones Confronts Ross Kemp

Vinnie Jones confronts Ross Kemp in Extras

Most episodes of Extras have just one big guest star, but the second episode has two: Ross Kemp and Vinnie Jones. Andy is doing extra work in a movie starring Kemp and Greg is doing extra work in a movie starring Jones on the next studio lot over.

After Jones hears that Kemp has been spreading the rumor that he could beat him in a fight, he confronts Kemp and forces him to admit that his tough-guy facade is all an act.

Darren Has Maggie Over For Dinner

Stephen Merchant as Darren in Extras

In season 2, Darren reveals that he has a crush on Maggie. He invites her over to his place for dinner and she accepts. The dinner goes okay, but then Darren clogs up the toilet.

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Maggie sits around uncomfortably as Darren desperately tries to deal with the bathroom situation. Eventually, she just gets up and leaves and, in his disappointment, Darren accidentally touches his face with his makeshift toilet-cleaning device.

Andy Is Caught With Ronnie Corbett Doing Drugs At The BAFTAs

Ronnie Corbett in Extras

Andy is surprised that his negatively reviewed sitcom is nominated for a BAFTA in the episode “Chris Martin.” During the awards ceremony, when Andy goes to the bathroom, Darren pokes his head out from one of the stalls and invites him in.

As it turns out, he’s in there doing cocaine with Ronnie Corbett. They’re caught red-handed by security and banned from all future BAFTA events.

Les Dennis Finds Out His Fiancée Is Having An Affair

Les Dennis in Extras

In the fourth episode of Extras, Andy is cast as the Genie alongside Les Dennis in a pantomime version of Aladdin. Dennis has a young, gorgeous fiancée and he calls into the gossip magazines to report his own whereabouts.

After Andy catches Les’ fiancée cheating on him with the stagehand, he’s relieved when Les says he needs to break things off with her and he can get it off his chest. Les sits naked in their shared dressing room, heartbroken.

Andy’s Girdle Bursts Mid-Audition

Andy's girdle breaks in Extras

In the Christmas special that acts as a series finale, Andy is struggling to get acting work, while Greg has made his way to the top of the A-list, with a historical drama making blockbuster numbers at the box office.

Andy auditions for the sequel, but since they’re looking for younger, fitter actors, he squeezes into a girdle before reading for the part. Just a couple of lines into the audition, Andy’s girdle bursts.

Ian McKellen Tells Andy How To Act

Ian McKellen as himself in Extras

When Sir Ian McKellen casts Andy in one of the lead roles in a play he’s directing, he starts off their working relationship by letting him in on the secret to his acting method. However, the way McKellen describes his process is basically just describing the job of acting: he stands on his marks and says he lines.

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McKellen tells Andy that when Peter Jackson cast him in The Lord of the Rings, he warned the director that he wasn’t actually a wizard and that Jackson assured him that he just wanted him to pretend to be a wizard when he played Gandalf.

David Bowie Performs “Little Fat Man”

David Bowie as himself in Extras

After the premiere of his sitcom is met with impressive ratings but overwhelmingly negative reviews, Andy bumps into David Bowie at a nightclub and tells him he’s disillusioned with the BBC’s changes to his vision. Bowie then takes to the piano and begins improvising some lyrics about Andy’s predicament.

“Little fat man who sold his soul / Little fat man who sold his dream.” Eventually, the whole bar joins in the singalong as the lyrics get harsher and harsher.

Patrick Stewart Pitches His Screenplay

Patrick Stewart as himself in Extras

While working as an extra on a Tempest movie starring Patrick Stewart, Andy knocks on the Star Trek icon’s trailer to see if there’s anyone he could give his sitcom script to. Stewart supports Andy’s efforts to write his own material and tells him he’s working on his own screenplay for himself to star in.

He pitches the movie to Andy as a realistic take on a superhero movie that places superpowers in a real-world setting, but in every example he gives Andy, he just uses his powers to see women naked.

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