Ricky Gervais has shared the inspirational story of his rise to fame after being made redundant at the age of 37.

At 64, the comedian shared a reflective post on his social media Tuesday night, outlining the risks he embraced in pursuit of his aspiration to become an entertainer.

He penned in the post: ‘It’s now 27 years since I was made redundant and given a few grand. 

‘I decided that if I was careful, I could live off the money for 6 months trying to become a comedian before I had to get another job. I was 37. Worth a punt.’

Before making it in comedy Ricky was an assistant events manager at the University of London Union, and worked also at radio station Xfm.

But in 1998 his position was made redundant when the station was taken over by the Capital Radio group. 

Ricky Gervais has shared the inspirational story of his rise to fame after being made redundant at the age of 37

The comedian, now 64, took to his social media in a reflective mood on Tuesday night as he explained the risks he took in order to try and make his dreams of being an entertainer come true

However when he lost his job he gave himself the deadline and managed to make a success of himself.

Ricky originally hails from a suburb of Reading and has a working-class background, previously saying he was ‘creative’ from a young age but also had the tendency to be lazy.

He previously told The Guardian: ‘I suppose I was always creative. I did start 20 novels, and then went, ‘Ah, too hard,’ and went to the bar.’

Ricky also said of his background in 2009: ‘I think you should know something about me first. I never tried hard at anything. I was born smart on a very working-class estate.

‘A couple of people I knew went to university apart from me, but all the way through I was the smartest kid in the school. That’s luck, but I was proud of it. And I was also proud of doing well without trying.

‘As you get older, and it took me a long time to realise it, that’s a disgusting attitude, revolting. It’s ignorant and it’s a tragic waste, and I realised that the work itself is the reward. The struggle itself is the reward.’

Ricky found mainstream success when he starred in The Office which he wrote along with Stephen Merchant.

Ricky’s post comes after it was revealed that the incredible renovation plans at his £6million countryside mansion may be thwarted by a family of bats who have taken up residency in his loft.

Ricky found mainstream success when he starred in The Office which he wrote along with Stephen Merchant

He has grand plans to knock down his existing home in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, and build a new property on the land, with room for a gym and tennis court.

However a bat survey on the property revealed that the house is currently being used as a roost by a colony of bats, which are classed as a protected species.

According to a report seen by the Sun, more than 270 soprano pipistrelle bats were seen flying from the building and thousands of droppings were discovered.

It is an offence to disturb, injure or kill bats as well as damaging their roosts, according to the Wildlife and Countryside Act.

The act means that Ricky will need to obtain a special licence from Natural England before beginning work on the rebuild because of the bats.

It is apparently likely he will have to build a new bat loft in his garage as well as erecting two bat boxes in nearby trees, in line with the Bat Mitigation Strategy.

The report seen by the publication says: ‘Because maternity roosts require a particular set of environmental attributes, breeding bats tend to return to roost and breed in the same locations year after year.

‘Given that bats live a relatively long time (10-20 years) and only give birth to one pup a year, maternity colonies are crucial to the reproduction and survival of the local population and can be very sensitive to environmental change.’

Earlier this year it was revealed that Ricky’s renovations hit a sticking point when he was told he needed to alter plans to include anti-flooding precautions. 

The fears forced the Office star to pause plans for his riverside mansion.

He was in discussions with the local authority to resubmit a proposal for a neoclassical home on the site of his existing three-bedroom pad, which has been hit by flooding at least five times since 1947.

But the plans were put on hold after the Environment Agency raised concerns about the possibility of further overflows and an alleged failure to mitigate the attendant risks.

It marked another setback for Ricky, whose home sits on the banks of the River Thames, after a previous proposal was rejected last September.

Before making it in comedy Ricky was an assistant events manager at the University of London Union, and worked also at radio station Xfm

The scheme was deemed by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead to fall foul of local and national planning guidelines.

The actor had planned to demolish the residence, which he describes as his ‘little country retreat’, and rebuild it from scratch.

Ricky had previously withdrawn a proposal to add a bedroom extension over the garage.

Planners said following last September’s refusal that the project represented ‘inappropriate more vulnerable development in a high flood risk zone’, adding that the proposal failed to show there would not be ‘an adverse impact on flood risk’.

There were also concerns that the proposal neglected to assess the potential impact of climate change.