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"BBC Two has commissioned a new sitcom pilot from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Life&amp;#039;s Too Short will be an observational comedy which centres around the day-to-day life of British actor Warwick Davies. The Star Wars star, who is only 3ft 6in, previously made a guest appearance in Extras. Janice Hadlow, controller of BBC Two, said: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m very excited to see the return of Ricky and Stephen to BBC Two, but also to welcome Warwick Davis, a great talent, to the channel.  &amp;quot;Experimenting with innovative, broad appeal comedy projects are an important part of BBC Two&amp;#039;s plans for the future.&amp;quot;  Merchant and Gervais, whose last project was coming-of-age movie Cemetery Junction, will also play minor roles in the programme, which is further being developed for HBO in America. &amp;gt; Ricky Gervais reveals new sitcom details "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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