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Ricky Gervais announces further 2023 ‘Armageddon’ World Tour dates

Ricky Gervais has announced a slew of new arena tour dates for his massive ‘Armaggedon’ World Tour.

Produced by Live Nation, the show will see Gervais continue to take his brand-new stand-up show to audiences around the globe, throughout this year and into 2024.

The acclaimed British comedian has already visited some of the biggest venues in the UK across the Armageddon tour, and today announces further UK dates in Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Nottingham, Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol. In the autumn, he will return to London for four dates at the prestigious London Palladium (13th – 16th September) and a massive show at London’s OVO Wembley Arena (6th October).

With some of the biggest European venues already under his belt in Amsterdam, Prague & Helsinki, Gervais now announces further arena gigs across Europe for 2023, in Vienna, Dublin, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Oslo, Lisbon, Stockholm, Berlin and Munich.

Stateside, Gervais was already lined up to play two sell-out shows at NY’s Radio City Music Hall (30th June & 1st July), and a night at LA’s Hollywood Bowl (6th May), which is set to be one of his biggest stand-up gigs yet.

Today, further US & Canada dates have been announced in New York (Beacon Theatre, 1st May), Toronto (Scotiabank Arena, 10th August) and Montreal (Place Bell, 12th August).

“Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world,” said Ian Coburn, Live Nation.

“When I was invited to play the iconic Hollywood Bowl, I said “What if it rains?” This pretty much sums up how British people think,” said Gervais.

Tickets will be available starting with a Live Nation presale beginning Wednesday 29th March at 10am local time. The general on sale will begin Friday 31st March at 10am local time onlivenation.com. Tickets for previously announced dates are available now on livenation.com .

As Gervais has done with his previous tours, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charity.

The full dates are:

Tuesday 4th April 2023

Newcastle, City Hall

0191 249 6050

Wednesday 5th April 2023

Friday 14th April 2023

Zurich, Hallenstadion

+41 443 167777

Wednesday 19th April 2023

St Albans, Alban Arena

01727 844 488

Monday 24th April 2023

Manchester, O2 Apollo

0161 273 7785

Tuesday 25th April 2023

Monday 1st May 2023

New York, Beacon Theatre (NEW DATE)

+1 212 465 6500

Saturday 6th May 2023

Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl

+1 323 850 2000

Monday 22nd May 2023

Cambridge, Corn Exchange (NEW DATE)

01233 357 851

Thursday 25th May 2023

Leeds, First Direct Arena (NEW DATE)

Tuesday 30th May 2023

Manchester, O2 Apollo (NEW DATE)

0161 273 6921

Saturday 10th June 2023

Vienna, Stadthalle (NEW DATE)

+43 179 999 79

Wednesday 14th June 2023

Cardiff, International Arena (NEW DATE)

029 2022 4488

Wednesday 21st June 2023

Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena (NEW DATE)

0115 853 3101

Friday 30th June 2023

New York, Radio City Music Hall

+1 800 745 3000

Saturday 1st July 2023

Tuesday 11th July 2023

Dublin, 3Arena (NEW DATE)

+353 1 819 8888

Thursday 20th July 2023

Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena (NEW DATE)

Thursday 10th August 2023

Toronto, Scotiabank Arena (NEW DATE)

+1 416 815 5982

Saturday 12th August 2023

Montreal, Place Bell (NEW DATE)

+1 514 492 1775

Thursday 31st August 2023

Barcelona, Auditori Fòrum CCIB (NEW DATE)

• 34 93 230 1000

Monday 4th September 2023

Birmingham, Utilita Arena (NEW DATE)

0121 780 4141

Saturday 9th September 2023

Copenhagen, Royal Arena (NEW DATE)

Wednesday 13th September 2023

London, Palladium (NEW DATE)

020 3925 2998

Thursday 14th September 2023

Friday 15th September 2023

Saturday 16th September 2023

Saturday 23rd September 2023

Oslo, Spektrum (NEW DATE)

+47 21 95 92 00

Friday 6th October 2023

London, OVO Arena Wembley (NEW DATE)

020 8782 5566

Saturday 28th October 2023

Lisbon, Altice Arena (NEW DATE)

+351 21 891 8409

Thursday 9th November 2023

Stockholm, Avicii Arena (NEW DATE)

+46 8 600 91 00

Friday 17th November 2023

Berlin, Mercedez-Benz Arena (NEW DATE)

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Friday 1st December 2023

Munich, Olympiahalle (NEW DATE)

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Monday 11th December 2023

Bristol, Beacon (NEW DATE)

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Tuesday 12th December 2023

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Outspoken creator and star of the British “The Office” Ricky Gervais is crossing the pond and heading to the U.S. and Canada for four huge shows in June, July and August as part of his massive, international ‘Armageddon Tour.’

That includes back to back gigs at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1.

Want to see Gervais live as he prepares material for his 2024 Netflix special?

Well, thankfully, you can still pick up last-minute tickets for the five-time Golden Globe host’s pair of Big Apple gigs.

They’re not particularly cheap though.

At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats was $158 before fees on Vivid Seats.

Should you choose to see the funnyman in Canada come August, you’ll find much more affordable inventory.

Based on our findings, some tickets started at $60 USD before fees for those shows.

For more information on catching the original Michael Scott — David Brent, for those in the know — live, keep reading.

We’ve got everything you need to know and more below.

All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.

Ricky Gervais 2023 tour schedule

A complete calendar including all Ricky Gervais tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for each show can be found here:

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout .)

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RICKY GERVAIS ANNOUNCES HUGE NEW 2023 ‘ARMAGEDDON’ WORLD TOUR DATES

Award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and director Ricky Gervais has today announced further massive arena dates on his Armageddon World Tour. Produced by Live Nation, tickets for all new dates on Ricky Gervais: Armageddon will go on general sale this Friday 31 st  March, 10am local time, as Gervais continues to take his brand-new stand-up show to audiences around the globe, throughout this year and into 2024. The acclaimed British comedian has already visited some of the biggest venues in the UK across the Armageddon tour, and today announces further UK dates in  Cambridge ,  Leeds ,  Manchester ,  Cardiff ,  Nottingham ,  Liverpool ,  Birmingham  and  Bristol.  In the autumn, he will return to London for four dates at the prestigious London Palladium (13 th  – 16 th  September) and a massive show at London’s OVO Wembley Arena (6 th  October).

“When I was invited to play the iconic Hollywood Bowl, I said “What if it rains?” This pretty much sums up how British people think,” Ricky Gervais

With some of the biggest European venues already under his belt in  Amsterdam ,  Prague  &  Helsinki , Gervais now announces further arena gigs across Europe for 2023, in  Vienna ,  Dublin ,  Barcelona ,  Copenhagen ,  Oslo ,  Lisbon ,  Stockholm ,  Berlin  and  Munich.

Stateside, Gervais was already lined up to play two sell-out shows at NY’s Radio City Music Hall (30 th  June & 1 st  July), and a night at LA’s Hollywood Bowl (6 th  May), which is set to be one of his biggest stand-up gigs yet.

Today, further US & Canada dates have been announced in New York (Beacon Theatre, 1 st  May), Toronto (Scotiabank Arena, 10 th  August) and Montreal (Place Bell, 12 th  August).

“Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world. ” Ian Coburn, Live Nation

Gervais’s 2021 tour SuperNature was a huge success and subsequently became one of the most watched comedy specials of the year on Netflix, when it aired in May 2022. Netflix have already bought the rights to  Armageddon , which will stream as Ricky’s next Netflix special in early 2024.

For the most up to date venue & date listings for the Ricky Gervais: Armageddon world tour, please see outlined in the grid below. Newly announced dates marked ‘(NEW DATE)’.

TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with a Live Nation presale beginning Wednesday, March 29 at 10am local time. The general on sale will begin Friday, March 31 at 10am local time on  livenation.com . Tickets for previously announced dates are available now on  livenation.com .

As Gervais has done with his previous tours, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charity.

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Comedian Ricky Gervais has announced more dates for his world tour, ‘Armageddon’ , which is already in full swing.

The tour includes a show at the iconic Hollywood Bowl, a venue that Gervais is especially looking forward to.

“When I was invited to play the iconic Hollywood Bowl, I said “What if it rains?” Gervais said. “ This pretty much sums up how British people think .”

How and when to get Ricky Gervais tickets?

Fans will be able to purchase tickets via presale through Live Nation starting Wednesday , March 29 at 10 a.m. local time.

The general sale begins Friday, March 31, also at 10 a.m . local time. Fans can go to the Live Nation website to get their tickets.

Loads of people who couldn't get tickets asking me if #Armageddon will be on Netflix. The answer is Yes! I will continue touring it throughout 2023 and then it will stream on Netflix around the world in 2024. pic.twitter.com/m6ivYj9cpO — Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 22, 2023

Gervais is known to donate some of the proceeds from his shows to charity , and reportedly intends to do the same with the ‘Armageddon’ world tour.

The latest edition to ‘Armageddon’ tour schedule

Having already visited big venues in the UK, Amsterdam, Prague, and Helsinki, the comedy star announced Monday that he will be adding more UK shows in Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Nottingham , Liverpool, Birmingham, and Bristol.

He’ll also add more stops across Europe, including Vienna, Dublin, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Oslo, Lisbon , Stockholm, Berlin, and Munich.

The ‘Armageddon’ tour will also make stops in the United States and Canada , with a show at the Beacon in New York on May 1, as well as stops in Toronto on August 10 and Montreal on August 12.

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4 – Newcastle, City Hall14 – Zurich, Hallenstadion24 – Manchester, O2 Apollo

1 – New York, Beacon Theatre6 – Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl

22 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange25 – Leeds, First Direct Arena30 – Manchester, O2 Apollo

10 – Vienna, Stadthalle14 – Cardiff, International Arena21 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena30 – New York, Radio City Music Hall

JULY1 – New York, Radio City Music Hall

11 – Dublin, 3Arena*20 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena

AUGUST10 – Toronto, Scotiabank Arena12 – Montreal, Place Bell

31 – Barcelona, Auditori Forum CCIB

4 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena

9 – Copenhagen, Royal Arena

13 – London, Palladium

14 – London, Palladium15 – London, Palladium

16 – London, Palladium

23 – Oslo, Spektrum

6 – London, OVO Arena Wembley

28 – Lisbon, Altice Arena

9 – Stockholm, Avicii Arena

17 – Berlin, Mercedez-Benz Arena

1 – Munich, Olympiahalle

11 – Bristol, Beacon

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Ricky Gervais, the award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and director, has announced further massive arena dates on his Armageddon World Tour.

Produced by Live Nation, tickets for all new dates on Ricky Gervais: Armageddon will go on general sale this Friday 31st March, as Gervais continues to take his brand-new stand-up show to audiences around the globe, throughout this year and into 2024.

The acclaimed British comedian has already visited some of the biggest venues in the UK across the Armageddon tour, and today announces further UK dates in Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Nottingham, Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol. In the autumn, he will return to London for four dates at the prestigious London Palladium (13th – 16th September) and a massive show at London’s OVO Wembley Arena (6th October).

With some of the biggest European venues already under his belt in Amsterdam, Prague & Helsinki, Gervais now announces further arena gigs across Europe for 2023, in Vienna, Dublin, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Oslo, Lisbon, Stockholm, Berlin and Munich.

Stateside, Gervais was already lined up to play two sell-out shows at NY’s Radio City Music Hall (30th June & 1st July), and a night at LA’s Hollywood Bowl (6th May), which is set to be one of his biggest stand-up gigs yet.

Today, further US & Canada dates have been announced in New York (Beacon Theatre, 1st May), Toronto (Scotiabank Arena, 10th August) and Montreal (Place Bell, 12th August).

“Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world,” said Ian Coburn, Live Nation.

“When I was invited to play the iconic Hollywood Bowl, I said “What if it rains?” This pretty much sums up how British people think,” said Gervais.

Gervais’s 2021 tour SuperNature was a huge success and subsequently became one of the most watched comedy specials of the year on Netflix, when it aired in May 2022. Netflix have already bought the rights to Armageddon, which will stream as Ricky’s next Netflix special in early 2024.

As Gervais has done with his previous tours, profits made on the more expensive Platinum tickets for his shows will be donated to charity.

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The award-winning stand-up comedian will perform in York, Cardiff, Glasgow and more next year

British comedian Ricky Gervais has announced a run of extra dates for his 2023 Armageddon Tour . Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 16 December.

The After Life star is currently touring the UK with his Armageddon show and only has two performances left for 2022. He'll hit Cambridge's Corn Exchange today before heading to the CIA in Cardiff on Thursday 15 December.

The new run of shows will kick off on Tuesday 10 January 2023 at the Barbican in York, with stops scheduled in Cardiff, Glasgow, Bournemouth, Brighton, Newcastle and Manchester in January, February, March and April. See a full list of tour dates and venues below.

The Armageddon Tour follows last year's hit SuperNature Tour which was turned into a special for Netflix.

Ricky Gervais 2023 UK tour dates: Tuesday 10 January – Barbican, York Wednesday 18 January – CIA, Cardiff Tuesday 31 January – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow Tuesday 21 February – BIC, Bournemouth Tuesday 4 April – O2 City Hall, Newcastle Monday 24 April – O2 Apollo, Manchester Tickets for Ricky Gervais go on sale at 10am on Friday 16 December.

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Award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and director Ricky Gervais has today announced further massive arena dates on his Armageddon World Tour.  

Produced by Live Nation, tickets for all new dates on Ricky Gervais: Armageddon will go on general sale this Friday 31 st  March, 10am local time, as Gervais continues to take his brand-new stand-up show to audiences around the globe, throughout this year and into 2024. 

The acclaimed British comedian has already visited some of the biggest venues in the UK across the Armageddon tour, and today announces further UK dates in  Cambridge ,  Leeds ,  Manchester ,  Cardiff ,  Nottingham ,  Liverpool ,  Birmingham  and  Bristol.  In the autumn, he will return to London for four dates at the prestigious London Palladium (13 th  – 16 th  September) and a massive show at London’s OVO Wembley Arena (6 th  October). 

With some of the biggest European venues already under his belt in  Amsterdam ,  Prague  &  Helsinki , Gervais now announces further arena gigs across Europe for 2023, in  Vienna ,  Dublin ,  Barcelona ,  Copenhagen ,  Oslo ,  Lisbon ,  Stockholm ,  Berlin  and  Munich . 

Stateside, Gervais was already lined up to play two sell-out shows at NY’s Radio City Music Hall (30 th  June & 1 st  July), and a night at LA’s Hollywood Bowl (6 th  May), which is set to be one of his biggest stand-up gigs yet.  

Today, further US & Canada dates have been announced in New York (Beacon Theatre, 1 st  May), Toronto (Scotiabank Arena, 10 th  August) and Montreal (Place Bell, 12 th  August).  

“Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world ,” said Ian Coburn, Live Nation. 

“When I was invited to play the iconic Hollywood Bowl, I said “What if it rains?” This pretty much sums up how British people think,”  said Gervais.  

Gervais’s 2021 tour SuperNature was a huge success and subsequently became one of the most watched comedy specials of the year on Netflix, when it aired in May 2022. Netflix have already bought the rights to  Armageddon , which will stream as Ricky’s next Netflix special in early 2024. 

For the most up to date venue & date listings for the  Ricky Gervais: Armageddon  world tour, please see outlined in the grid below. Newly announced dates marked ‘(NEW DATE)’. 

TICKETS:  Tickets will be available starting with a Live Nation presale beginning Wednesday 29 th  March at 10am local time. The general on sale will begin Friday 31 st  March at 10am local time on livenation.com . Tickets for previously announced dates are available now on  livenation.com . 

As Gervais has done with his previous tours, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charity.  

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British comedian Ricky Gervais is extending his massive comedy outing and adding more dates for his highly-coveted 2023 run! The Armageddon tour brings the iconic host, actor, comedian, and director to U.S. shores, and he’ll be stopping in New York this summer! On Friday, 30th June 2023, the two-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning star is taking over the Radio City Music Hall with his much-awaited stand-up set! The show will feature The Office star’s latest material and never-heard-before punchlines and quips. Don’t waste any time now. You should hurry and score your tickets now to this incredible stand-up comedy show featuring one of Britain’s greatest comedians, Ricky Gervais!

Ricky Gervais has been one of the most prolific and highly-influential personalities and comedians over the past several years. He rose to international prominence when he created, wrote, and starred in the popular television series, The Office. The series, which was a mockumentary of the day-to-day lives of office employees, earned Gervais the Best TV Comedy Actor Award at the British Comedy Awards in 2002. The show eventually had several local adaptations, including the American version of The Office, starring Steve Carell.

After wrapping up the award-winning show, Gervais moved to creating and starring in several more critically-acclaimed sitcoms, such as Extras, An Idiot Broad, and After Life. Gervais also won Best Comedy Performance at the Bafta Television Awards three years in a row from 2022 to 2004 for The Office and again in 2006 for Extras. In 2007, Gervais won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Extras.

Apart from starring in award-winning comedy series, Gervais is a phenomenal stand-up comedian. He pursued stand-up comedy during the late ‘90s and became a successful act after an unforgettable performance at the 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2003, Gervais started touring the U.K. By 2009, Gervais headlined the New York Comedy Festival. In 2017, Gervais released his first Netflix comedy special, Humanity, followed by an international tour. After the phenomenal comedy run, he released two more highly-acclaimed Netflix specials, SuperNature and Armageddon.

See the award-winning comedian, Ricky Gervais, deliver his brand new material from Armageddon at the Radio City Music Hall on Friday, 30th June 2023! Tickets are now up for grabs!

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Award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and director Ricky Gervais brings his brand-new stand-up show Armageddon World Tour to Place Bell, in Laval.

“Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world,” said Ian Coburn, Live Nation.

Creator and star of ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras’, Ricky Gervais has won three Golden Globes®, two Primetime Emmys® and seven BAFTAS. ‘The Office’ is the most successful British comedy of all time, shown in more than 90 countries with seven remakes. The NBC version is the most successful US remake of a British show in more than 30 years.

Considered the most influential British comedian since Charlie Chaplin, Gervais is an award-winning stand-up comedian, with six international tours to date. His live stand up show ‘Fame’ became the fastest selling UK stand-up show in history.

Gervais starred in the dark comedy “After Life,” which he created, directed and executive produced. The series premiered to rave reviews and fan response in 2019, and returned for an equally lauded second season in April 2020. The third and final season premiered in January 2022, also to high acclaim.

Gervais was first asked to host the Golden Globes® awards ceremony in 2010, making him the first host of the Golden Globes® since 1995. The broadcast was seen by an estimated 250 million viewers. Gervais has since hosted the Golden Globes® in 2011, 2012, and 2016 prior to his most recent appearance as host for the 5th time in 2020.

Gervais is also featured in The Guinness Book of World Records for having the most downloaded internet show of all time. He has written, directed, produced and starred in ‘Cemetery Junction’, ‘The Invention of Lying’, and starred in ‘Ghost Town.’ In 2010, Gervais was named in TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World and awarded the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award from the Banff World Television Festival.

Gervais’s 2021 tour SuperNature was a huge success and subsequently became one of the most watched comedy specials of the year on Netflix, when it aired in May 2022. Netflix have already bought the rights to Armageddon, which will stream as Ricky’s next Netflix special in early 2024.

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Ricky Gervais breaks world record with latest comedy tour

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The comedian now has a world record to add to his accolades

Ricky Gervais has bagged himself a world record with one of his stand-up performances on his recent comedy tour.

The comedian, who rose to stardom in the early 2000s for creating The Office and Extras, has spent most of 2023 taking his Armageddon tour across the world.

And one of his shows on the tour now officially holds the Guinness World Record for the  highest gross for a single stand-up performance  ever.

The stand-up’s show at the Hollywood Bowl in LA on May 6 this year grossed a whopping £1,410,000 ($1,790,206.50).

Along with Emmys, Golden Globes and BAFTAs, Gervais can now add a world record to his collection of accolades thanks to the history-making show in California.

Congratulations to @rickygervais – his Armageddon tour date at Hollywood Bowl in LA has the highest gross for a single stand-up performance 👏 https://t.co/Jg0q3Gtz4Z — Guinness World Records (@GWR) September 4, 2023

Speaking about the record, the British comic said: “As if packing out The Hollywood Bowl wasn’t enough, now Guinness World Records wants to put me in their big book. What a year!”

“Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world,” said Ian Coburn from Live Nation.  

His Armageddon tour will continue throughout the remainder of 2023, including three shows at London’s OVO Wembley Arena (6t October, 20th October, 13th December) and 11 nights at the London Palladium (13-16th and 28-30th September, 11-14th October). 

For those who can’t bag a ticket to one of the shows, Netflix has already secured the rights to the tour, so a special will be dropping on the platform once the tour has come to a close.

If you didn't manage to get tickets to see my record-breaking #Armageddon show live, (there were over 18 million ticket requests apparently), don't worry. Netflix have bought it, so you can watch it from the comfort of your home anywhere in the world after I've finished touring. pic.twitter.com/YtoeVvOCbk — Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) September 13, 2023

When Gervais’ last show, SuperNature, landed on Netflix last year, it became one of the most-watched comedy specials that year. 

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Award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and director Ricky Gervais has today announced further massive arena dates on his Armageddon World Tour.

Produced by Live Nation, tickets for all new dates on Ricky Gervais: Armageddon will go on general sale this Friday 31 st March, 10am local time , as Gervais continues to take his brand-new stand-up show to audiences around the globe, throughout this year and into 2024.

The acclaimed British comedian has already visited some of the biggest venues in the UK across the Armageddon tour, and today announces further UK dates in Cambridge , Leeds , Manchester , Cardiff , Nottingham , Liverpool , Birmingham and Bristol. In the autumn, he will return to London for four dates at the prestigious London Palladium (13 th – 16 th September) and a massive show at London ’s OVO Wembley Arena (6 th October).

Tickets will be available starting with a presale beginning Wednesday, March 29 at 10am local time. The general on sale will begin Friday, March 31 at 10am local time from this page on Ticketmaster . Tickets for previously announced dates are available now.

With some of the biggest European venues already under his belt in Amsterdam , Prague & Helsinki , Gervais now announces further arena gigs across Europe for 2023, in Vienna , Dublin , Barcelona , Copenhagen , Oslo , Lisbon , Stockholm , Berlin and Munich.

Stateside, Gervais was already lined up to play two sell-out shows at NY ’s Radio City Music Hall (30 th June & 1 st July), and a night at LA ’s Hollywood Bowl (6 th May), which is set to be one of his biggest stand-up gigs yet.

Today, further US & Canada dates have been announced in New York ( Beacon Theatre , 1 st May), Toronto ( Scotiabank Arena , 10 th August) and Montreal ( Place Bell , 12 th August). “Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world ,” said Ian Coburn, Live Nation.   “When I was invited to play the iconic Hollywood Bowl, I said “What if it rains?” This pretty much sums up how British people think,” said Gervais.

Gervais’s 2021 tour SuperNature was a huge success and subsequently became one of the most-watched comedy specials of the year on Netflix, when it aired in May 2022. Netflix have already bought the rights to Armageddon , which will stream as Ricky’s next Netflix special in early 2024.

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As Gervais has done with his previous tours, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charity.

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Ricky Gervais has added more UK dates to his upcoming UK tour , Armageddon, after the first five shows sold out.

Gervais will begin touring the UK next week, with shows set to continue throughout the summer, before eventually coming to London for four dates in September.

The comedian and actor has also added more dates to his European and North American tours, which will see him perform in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Dublin, Barcelona, Oslo, and Berlin, among others.

Gervais expressed his excitement about the tour on Twitter, saying: “I had no money growing up. My dad was a labourer and my mum did everything to make ends meet. I went to the local comprehensive at the end of my road. Life was tough, I guess.

“And yet, all I can remember is having a  laugh. Anyway, in May, I’m playing The Hollywood F****** Bowl.”

How to get tickets to Ricky Gervais’ tour

Tickets for the new dates on the Ricky Gervais tour will go on sale on Friday, March 31, at 10am.

They will be available to buy from LiveNation.com and fans can set a reminder for when the tickets go live.

Ricky Gervais UK tour dates

April 4/5 – Newcastle O2 City Hall (sold out)

April 19 – St Albans Arena (sold out)

April 24/25 – Manchester O2 Apollo (sold out)

May 22 – Cambridge Corn Exchange

May 25 – Leeds First Direct Arena

May 30 – Manchester O2 Apollo

June 14 – Cardiff International Arena

June 21 – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

July 20 – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena

September 4 – Birmingham Utilita Arena

September 13/14/15/16 – London Palladium

October 6 – London OVO Arena Wembley

December 11/12 – Bristol Beacon

Gervais also revealed that the Armageddon tour will be available to watch on Netflix in 2024, once he finishes touring the world in 2023. His previous specials, SuperNature and Humanity, are currently available to stream.

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Considered one of the most influential British comedians since Charlie Chaplin, (he received the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy 2016 BAFTA/LA) Ricky Gervais returned to the stage with ‘SuperNature’ in 2021, following the global success of his recent Netflix stand-up special ‘Humanity’, which was his first in 7 years. 

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BBC star stands by ‘sarcastic’ standing ovation for Ricky Gervais

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Lolly Adefope has said she ‘doesn’t regret’ her sarcastic response to Ricky Gervais beating her show when picking up an award.

Last year comedian and creator of the Netflix series After Life Ricky won the best scripted comedy at the National Comedy Awards.

Although he wasn’t there to receive it, the camera then panned to Lolly, the star of BBC series Ghosts, who looked distinctly unimpressed .

After the event she re-shared one of his tweets in which he asked the public to vote for him, writing: ‘omg congratulations ricky gervais!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’

Lolly, who played the ghost of a Georgian noblewoman Kitty in the comedy, has now spoken about her response and the reactions it sparked.

After some considered what she did as being a sign of ‘outrage’ over the loss, she shut the idea down.

omg congratulations ricky gervais!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/xhxlafjyO3 — lolly (@lollyadefope) February 17, 2023

‘It’s always like I’m “raging” at something, like I’m lecturing someone, like I’m really angry, rather than just being silly,’ she said.

‘I don’t regret making the joke. I’m not saying it’s easier for me, but I don’t have the same fear that a white person might have, which definitely holds people back from saying things.

‘What is that fear? There’s the fear of humiliation, or cancellation or being seen as wrong or prejudiced. Maybe this is too hopeful, but I feel like we’re kind of past that fear of cancellation now?’

She added when speaking to The Guardian : ‘We’re more willing to let people try. I don’t think the internet is the place to try to resolve things, but I’d prefer to say that I tried?’

Since posting her tweet in February 2023, Lolly’s comment has been seen over 820,000 times.

In recent years Gervais has been slammed for jokes poking fun at the transgender community, as well as terminally ill children, which have been filmed for stand-up specials then released by Netflix.

Lolly said she would have previously considered how to get specials in which celebrity comedians punch down on minorities removed.

However, she said that she now recognised there was ‘always going to be’ an audience for that sort of comedy and now she wanted to counteract it by being more ‘productive to make more good stuff, encourage more people to write their own stories, so that those aren’t the archetypes of standup’.

Late last year Gervais thanked critics of his Netflix special Armageddon despite it sparking controversy before its release for the use of ableist slurs.

Patting himself on the back on X, he wrote: ‘F***ing Hell. I think Armageddon is going to be huge. Thanks to everyone who loved it and raved about it, and of course, everyone who hated it and whined about it. You all played your part.’

Ghosts is streaming on BBC iPlayer. After Life is available to watch on Netflix.

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The big interview: ricky gervais, ellers farm distillery.

Ellers Farm Distillery has been given a boost by comedian Ricky Gervais joining as co-owner. He and Chris Fraser explain how his arrival is part of a plan to catapult the company’s Dutch Barn Orchard Vodka into the big leagues.

*This feature was originally published in the April 2023 issue of The Spirits Business  magazine.

Perhaps best known for creating British TV series The Office (which has since spawned adaptions worldwide), English comedian and actor Ricky Gervais initially worked in the music industry before embarking on a stand-up career. Since then, he has hosted the Golden Globes five times, created and starred in shows such as Afterlife on Netflix and, more recently, invested in a distillery.

Gervais made his first move into the spirits sector in November 2023, joining North Yorkshire distillery Ellers Farm as its co-owner . The English distillery, which produces Dutch Barn Orchard Vodka from apples, and has begun ageing whisky, was founded in 2020 by amateur cider maker Chris Fraser.

Speaking over Zoom, Gervais says his first investment was in another UK-based brand, Cano Water. “Their idea was to try and cut down plastics being thrown in the ocean,” Gervais says. “And I’ve always been sort of an environmentalist, I’ve always loved nature. I’ve always been involved in charities. I donate all my platinum tickets for my shows to animal charities.”

Ethical brand

When it came to investing in Ellers Farm, Gervais says he was “looking for another ethical brand”. In September 2023 the distillery secured its B Corp certification, and has been carbon neutral since its launch.

On meeting Fraser via a “friend of a friend”, Gervais says: “We talked about how ethical the business was, and we hit it off. Then we started talking about fun ideas. That’s what hooked me in for it to be mine as well.”

It was a quick decision for Fraser when it came to accepting Gervais’ investment, after seeing his initial ideas for an advert. “The first set of scripts were in my emails, and I was just pissing myself laughing,” Fraser recalls.

“I think ‘disrupting’ is a good word for what we’re trying to do, possibly a little bit maverick. But at the heart of it, we think we’ve got a really great brand, great product, great liquid, and what Ricky’s fantastic about is basically bringing that to life for people, and making them aware of a brand in a really crowded marketplace.”

Gervais adds: “I just wouldn’t do it for somebody I didn’t believe in or like. It’s great to know in adverts when you’re the face of the company that you’re telling the truth. That’s what’s really fun. There’s nothing to hide, and I think people react to that. That’s the way it’s going as well, I think people are more discerning, people have seen behind the curtain a lot these days, with social media.”

On his approach to marketing the brand, Gervais hopes to “make people aware of the brand in a fun and honest way”.

A recent post on his Instagram page with the caption ‘Worst Advert Ever’ showed an amusing video of Gervais telling drinkers to buy Smirnoff if they couldn’t afford Dutch Barn – “known as the posh one in the brown bottle”. Another clip showed Gervais joined by a ‘doctor’ who quickly points out that he is an actor being paid for the shoot. When asked what the dangers of alcohol are, the ‘doctor’ reeled off a long list of risks: “Well there is loads, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, weakening the immune system, digestive problems, depression, violence and accidents.” At the end of the advert, Gervais simply pointed to the bottle a table nearby and said: “Dutch Barn.”

“I want it to be funny, within all the guidelines,” he says. “And I thought the funny thing was for me to be saying things like, if you can’t afford it, get Smirnoff, it does the trick. I thought it was a funny thing to say in an advert to mention another brand and say they’re available, and they’re cheap, and to have a doctor and then say it’s a fake doctor, because it’s an advert.”

Fraser believes the unconventional approach to marketing is a good fit for the brand. “There are so many things we’re doing differently to what a normal vodka is,” he says, noting that the marketing campaign with Gervais is unlike what anyone else is doing in the category.

With Gervais’ backing, Ellers Farm is hoping to use his influence to turn Dutch Barn into a global brand. “Our long-term ambition is within the next seven to 10 years to try and turn it into a top-20 global vodka,” Fraser says. “And in doing that, we think we’ll be the number-one sustainable, ethical one in that category.”

Fraser says the long-term goal is about “creating awareness in a category that is quite boring, and not really getting a lot of focus, and do it in a differentiated way with a different product that’s fantastic to drink”.

Gervais was also surprised to come across a vodka that could be consumed neat. “I didn’t realise vodka could taste that good, by itself,” he enthuses, noting that he always treated vodka as a spirit for mixing.

Fraser chimes in: “It’s funny that is the reaction we always get whenever someone tries the product, ‘wow that is amazing, that’s so smooth’. It’s all the steps and the decisions we’ve made in making this product with such care and attention, and having made it very, very slowly. Compared with, say, traditional vodka methods, it gives us an amazing, differentiated liquid in a category that is enormous.”

The brand has recently expanded into Iceland, and is “hoping to open up Denmark quite soon”, according to Fraser, who will spend this year focusing on the UK.

Taking on the massive vodka category in the US is also of great importance. “I’m spending a lot of time talking in North America with importers and some distributors, and just trying to really figure out what the right strategy is for that market,” says Fraser.

“Ricky’s got a fantastic presence in that market. We just keep getting inundated on social media with ‘is this available in the US?’ It’s a big market, and it’s expensive to go in if you get it wrong. So we’ve got to find the right pathway, the right states and cities to launch in, and get the right timing to do that, but the US is definitely a big target market for us to achieve our top-20 ambition. We have to win well in the US and make it a major North American brand. In the longer term, it will end up being our main market, for sure. But then we’ll continue adding European markets.”

As well as its vodka, Ellers Farm also produces gin and liqueurs. The company is also gradually building its whisky stocks, and recently concluded its Founders Release cask-investment programme , with 38 200-litre casks priced at £8,000 (US$10,000) each.

Ellers Farm also created an English single malt in partnership with Theakston Brewery, one of Britain’s oldest family-owned brewers. “They’ve developed this amazing distiller’s beer for us, so it’s a great beer that you can drink by itself, obviously without the hops and things, and we’re now distilling that into whisky, which is already winning some awards as the new make we’ve released,” Fraser says. “Everyone who tries it is amazed by the amount of flavour in it, so we’re really excited by what that can do. But that’s a much longer journey, we’re probably looking at seven-plus years before we can start releasing reasonable volumes, otherwise we will give away all the good stuff.”

Despite already having a B Corp accreditation, there’s always room for improvement in sustainability, says Fraser. “Sustainability is a constant, ongoing continuous improvement process. I always use the phrase ‘pursuing sustainable perfection’ because it encapsulates that we can always do more. What we’re really looking to do as soon as we can is move the distillery to being a net-zero operation.”

The distillery is also looking at how it can work with its suppliers to “figure out how we can reduce our impacts. How can we go down to the farmer and influence their use of pesticides and fertilisers and things like that, to really make sure we have this really fantastic link through all of our various suppliers so that we can then try and positively influence them to reduce their emissions and environmental impact,” Fraser continues. “Beyond just carbon, it’s got to go right into supporting nature, in the ecosystems, looking after water resources, and all those kinds of things. There are really powerful things that we can do. We’re going to continually be investing and getting better.”

Passion projects

Gervais is keen to stress he only promotes products he’s passionate about. “I’ve only done a few adverts in my time, and they were things I was really behind that I either wrote or created myself,” Gervais explains. “But it’s like half a dozen in 25 years, I think.”

Gervais was approached by an unnamed gin brand “about 20 years ago” to star in an advert. “I went ‘no I don’t want to’, and it was like a million [dollars],” he recalls of his agent’s call. “And I said ‘no’ and they called back and said ‘OK, they’ve said two million’. I wasn’t negotiating. There are people that just don’t take no for an answer. They just think there’s a price. And I just think if you can’t be bought, you’re priceless. I’ve done adverts that I’ve been behind, and I’ve just never wanted to be that actor that just pretended to love something. It’s got to be me. It’s got to be honest.”

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The best golfers in the world have once again converged at Augusta National Golf Club in search of the coveted green jacket. This is the 88th edition of the annual Masters Tournament , so will we see a brand new winner or will one of the 18 former winners playing in this year's tournament claim the championship yet again?

Day 1 proved to be exhilarating. Not only did we see the early tournament favorite, Scottie Scheffler , prove why so many people were backing him to win, but a few dark horses emerged as well. LIV's Bryson DeChambeau leads the entire field after Day 1, shooting 7-under par on Thursday. Other golfers who weren't given great odds to start the tournament like Danny Willet (-5) and Nicolai Højgaard (-4) also played some incredible rounds. Even Tiger Woods had some great moments and moves into Day 2 ranking inside the top-20 at 1-under.

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1:12 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele

1:24 p.m.: Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Smith

1:36 p.m.: Lee Hodges, Adrian Meronk, Grayson Murray

1:48 p.m. Camilo Villegas, Denny McCarthy, Cameron Davis

2 p.m.: Mike Weir, Ryo Hisatsune, Neal Shipley

2:12 p.m. Vijay Singh, Si Woo Kim, Emiliano Grillo

2:24 p.m.: Fred Couples, Adam Hadwin, Stewart Hagestad

2:42 p.m.: Justin Rose, Eric Cole, Peter Malnati

2:54 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, J.T. Poston, Shane Lowry

2024 Masters Tournament schedule and how to watch

The Masters begins Thursday, April 11 and run through Sunday, April 14.

Round 1: Thursday, April 11

• Starting at 10:30 a.m. ET
• TV coverage: 3:00-7:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Streaming: Masters.com (simulcast), CBSSports.com (desktop and mobile), CBS Sports App (desktop and mobile), ESPN+, Paramount+

How to watch: Catch Masters action with an ESPN+ subscription

Round 2: Friday, April 12

• Starting at 8:30 a.m. ET

Round 3: Saturday, April 13

• Starting at 10:00 a.m. ET
• TV coverage: 3:00-7:00 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS
• Streaming: CBSSports.com (simulcast), Paramount+ (simulcast), CBS Sports app (simulcast)

Round 4: Sunday, April 14

• TV coverage: 2:00-7:00 p.m. ET

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