Ricky Gervais

From Tues 28 Jan 2025 View Venues, Dates & Times

Ricky Gervais has been called the most influential British comedian since Charlie Chaplin... 
In fact, he’s been called all sorts of things, some of them far less complimentary. 
A comic who very much divides opinion - he’s clever and talented but often criticised for peddling ‘unacceptable’ material, particularly about minorities - there’s certainly no questioning the worldwide impact of the Reading-born 63-year-old. 
After shooting to fame as David Brent in television’s The Office - the BBC mockumentary he co-wrote with Stephen Merchant back in the early noughties - he’s established himself as a star-name funnyman on both sides of the Atlantic, picking up his fair share of glittering awards, critical acclaim and severe reproaches along the way. 
This latest standup offering is called Mortality, a title which leaves no room for confusion as to what the show is all about. “We’re all gonna die,” says Ricky. “May as well have a laugh about it. Mortality looks at the absurdities of life. And death. Bring it on.”

 

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