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Comedian Ricky Gervais on Thursday announced “Ricky Gervais: Mortality”,” a tour he’ll head out on later this year, which will run through the end of 2025 and culminate in a new special for Netflix.

The special will be Gervais’ fourth for the streamer, on the heels of Armageddon, Humanity and SuperNature. Released last year, Armageddon was No. 1 on Netflix’s most-watched list for a period, earning him the inaugural Golden Globe recognizing stand-up comics. That special came on the heels of a record-breaking international tour, which saw him sell out 85 arena dates and set a Guinness world record at the Hollywood Bowl with the highest-grossing stand-up performance in history.

In a statement on his new tour, 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.”

The winner of four Golden Globes, two Emmys and seven BAFTAs,...

Exclusive: Cast is now set for Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix Original comedy series After Life, which is under way in London.

Joining Gervais will be Downton Abbey and Doctor Who star Penelope Wilton, Harry Potter and Game Of Thrones star David Bradley, Ashley Jensen (Extras), Tom Basden (Plebs), Tony Way (Edge of Tomorrow), David Earl (Cemetery Junction), Joe Wilkinson (Him and Her), Kerry Godliman (Derek), and Mandeep Dhillon, Jo Hartley, Roisin Conaty and Diane Morgan (all from David Brent: Life On The Road).

Gervais is creator and will star in, direct and executive-produce the series which is about Tony (Gervais), a man with a seemingly perfect life. However, after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on. He thinks it’s like a super...

When it comes to comedy specials, Ricky Gervais only deals with, ya know, small-fry topics like Animals (2003), Politics (2004), Fame (2007), and Science (2009). His upcoming special, Humanity, looks to follow suit. First teased in 2013, the busy Gervais has finally found time to record his latest stand-up show at the Apollo Hammersmith in London, which will see its debut globally on Netflix on March 13th. Of his previous specials, Fame is (in my opinion) by far the best. It came at a time when Gervais was also collaborating on projects with Office co-creator Stephen Merchant …...