The Ricky Gervais show in Lisbon, the comedian’s first in Portugal, has already taken place and a date has been set: it will be October 28, at the Altice Arena. Ticket sales begin on March 31, next Friday, from 10:00 a.m. The dates of the shows in Europe have been confirmed by the comedian on Twitter.
The 61-year-old English comedian, author of series such as “The Office” or “After Life”, shows the show “Armageddon” in cities such as New York, Dublin, Liverpool or Barcelona, on a tour that will occupy it in 2023. In Twitter, the comedian had already said that, after the tour, “Armageddon” Coming to Netflix in 2024.
Little is known about this new stand-up solo, which follows “Ricky Gervais: SuperNature”, the solo that the English comedian released on Netflix last year and which led Gervais to be accused of transphobia. On jokes considered offensive, Gervais told the BBC that “comedy is about relaxing.” “I talk about taboo subjects because I want to take the audience to a place they’ve never been before, not even for a second. People only get offended when they confuse the subject of a joke with the real goal, ”he said then.
At the moment, “Armageddon” has been presented mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland and it was already known that it would arrive in the United States in 2023. According to a review published in The Guardian newspaper, one of the themes of this new show is “to imagine how it can all be over for this narcissistic species of ours.”
Ricky Gervais is one of the great names in current humor. He is the author of series such as the British version of “The Office” (2001-2003), “Extras” (2005-2007), “Derek” (2012-2014) and “After Life” (2019-2022), whose third and last season premiered a year ago. Gervais has always been distinguished by his acid and observational humor, but his atheism is also known, as well as his work in defense of animals. He regularly hosts award ceremonies, such as the Golden Globes.
Source: Observadora
