| Life's Too Short | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mockumentary Sitcom |
| Created by | Warwick Davis Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant |
| Written by | Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant |
| Directed by | Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant |
| Starring | Warwick Davis Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant Jo Enright |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (+1 special) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant Mark Freeland |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 28 minutes 58 minutes (2013 special) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 10 November 2011 – 30 March 2013 |
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Life's Too Short is a British mockumentary sitcom created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and starring Warwick Davis, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf."[1] Davis plays a fictionalised version of himself, and both Gervais and Merchant appear in supporting roles as themselves.[2] The show began airing on BBC Two on 10 November 2011. Premium cable channel HBO, which co-produced the series with the BBC, has the US rights and aired the series from 19 February 2012.[3][4]
In January 2013, it was announced that Life's Too Short would end later in the year with a special that would bring the series' closure.[5] The one-hour special aired on 30 March 2013 in the UK and 5 July 2013 in the US.