Ricky Gervais offers a bit of Humanity

IF you loved The Office, Extras, Derek, and can't get enough of David Brent, then Thursday 8 June is a date to put in your diary.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Feb 2017, 11:56 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2017, 08:08 BST
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That’s when Ricky Gervais comes to the Capital in his new show, Humanity, with tickets on sale at 10am this Friday.

Humanity, the funnyman’s first worldwide stand-up tour in seven years, hails Gervais’ return to comedy on an ­international stage as the show travels the globe playing New York, LA, Chicago, Rekjavik, Dublin, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Toronto and The Playhouse in Edinburgh.

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Gervais said: “Thousands of people paying hard-earned cash to come and see you live is such a privilege. You’d better have something different, interesting and funny to say.

“Humanity is my angriest, most honest, and I think my best tour yet. It’s probably my most personal too.

“I feel I may as well tell you everything before I die. Hope you enjoy it. Or not. There are no refunds. Just like life, I guess.”

The co-creator and star of The Office, Extras and Derek, ­Gervais has won three Golden Globes and seven BAFTAs.

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Humanity is his fourth ­international tour and follows 2007’s Fame – the fastest ­selling UK stand-up show in history.

He added: “I’m thrilled to be able to take this tour around the world. I’m coming to your town... if your town has an arena and a five-star hotel with a helipad.”

Gervais, 55, made his TV ­debut on The 11 O’Clock Show on Channel 4 in 1998 but it was BBC comedy The Office, which he co-wrote with Stephen ­Merchant, that established him as a comic force.

Ricky Gervais: Humanity, Playhouse, Greenside Place, 8 June, tickets goes on sale at 10am on Friday from www.atgtickets.com/edinburgh or 0844-871 3014