Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Ricky Gervais: Humanity review
In Humanity, he's still on politically incorrect territory. But his fifth show is also his most mature yet, not by sacrificing crassness, but by giving it context.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th June 2017Ricky Gervais, Touring review
You would think by now his trolls would know better than to take him on, but they don't. It's just material for his next show.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 12th May 2017Review - Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Ricky Gervais caused a minor media stir recently, when a grieving couple decried his routine about a hypothetical dead baby. Tweeting afterwards about offence, the comic struck me as theoretically correct but insensitive - surely discretion should be the better part of valour and he could spare them the distress of continuing the argument beyond the stage. Yet the incident, which went unmentioned in this Glasgow show, neatly illustrates Humanity's core preoccupation and George Carlin's maxim that it's the comedian's duty to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 6th May 2017Comedy review: Ricky Gervais
Gervais has spoken at length about the perils of celebrity, and his ruminations on social media's role in the rise of ignorant populism might sound superficial. But this, his first stand-up show in seven years, is also his most personal and his best yet.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 4th May 2017Ricky Gervais slammed for 'dead baby joke'
Ricky Gervais has been slammed by bereaved parents who stormed out of one of his gigs claiming he had made a sick joke about a dead baby.
The Sun, 30th March 2017Ricky Gervais raises £160k with Beat The Touts tickets
In an effort to take action against ticket touts, Ricky Gervais allocated a limited number of Platinum Tickets across his worldwide Humanity tour. From the sales of these Platinum Tickets, nearly £160k has been raised across the UK and Europe for good causes to date, with the RSPCA and Macmillan Cancer Support in the UK receiving in excess of £65k each.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th March 2017Ricky Gervais review
Humanity provides plenty of big laughs.
Marissa Burgess, The List, 16th March 2017Ricky Gervais: Humanity review
Ricky Gervais embarks on his first live tour in seven years, and with David Brent: Life On The Road being released in cinemas last summer, fans have been more eager than ever to hear more from the brain behind one of Britain's most iconic sitcoms.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 14th March 2017Reaction to Ricky Gervais's transgender jokes
The comic has been accused of transphobia after riffing about Caitlyn Jenner in his standup show. So does giving him a favourable review endorse those gags?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th March 2017Ricky Gervais review - show is his best yet
Gervais's new set, Humanity, is pumped with scorn and provocation but the inclusion of more personal material gives a rare glimpse of a gentler man.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th February 2017