The comedian has announced the first 11 shows, taking place between October and January Ricky Gervais has announced the first set of UK dates for his new stand-up show ‘Mortality’ – find all the details below. READ MORE: Ricky Gervais: “The people in ‘After Life’ aren’t freaks. Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp – they’re freaks!” The Office star announced the new tour in June , confirming he would be revisiting all of his favourite arenas around the world, with a Netflix special of the show to follow.

Now, the first run of 11 UK dates has been confirmed, with Gervais set to kick off the run in York’s Barbican on October 22. From there, he will play Oxford, Newcastle, Manchester, St Albans, Brighton, Nottingham, Liverpool, Cardiff and Ipswich, before wrapping up at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on January 28. These are only the first few cities on the UK leg of the #Mortality tour but it’s a start.

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com/dnQG4MZlZs — Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) September 23, 2024 Further dates will be announced in due course, including shows in Europe and North America. The presale for UK tickets is at 10am on Wednesday (September 25), with general sale starting at the same time on Friday (September 27). Get your tickets here .

On the theme of the new show, Gervais said: “We’re all gonna die. May as well have a laugh about it. Mortality looks at the absurdities of life.

And death. Bring it on.” Ricky Gervais’ ‘Mortality’ dates so fa.