Ricky Gervais to write Simpsons episode

Fantastic news from this BBC news item, saying that the Golden Globe winning writer Ricky Gervais is to script a Simpson's episode. Apparently he has already started writing the script, but is keeping the subject matter a close secret.

He says that he has got "the rough idea but this is the most intimidating project of my career. The Simpsons is the greatest TV show of all time". Matt Groening, the creator of the Simpsons is also said to be a great fan of the Office, citing it as one of "the best shows on TV in the last decade".

Of course, he also appears in the episode, thus immortalising him along with a host of other stars who have appeared in the cartoon series, such as Aerosmith, Sting, Joe Frazier, Bob Hope and Tom Jones. A complete list of guest stars can be found here (listed by season).