Ricky Gervais’ next stand-up special will arrive on Netflix on December 30.
“Mortality,” the hour he has been filming since 2024, was filmed in 2025 at the London Palladium. This is Gervais’ fourth stand-up special — following “Humanity,” “Supernature” and “Armageddon” — and he promises that “no topic is off-limits as Ricky closes the year with his best show yet.”
According to the logline, “Gervais confronts his own mortality in a brutally honest and darkly funny stand-up special about his life, death and the state of the world.” The provocative comedian’s previous work has also tackled mortality, including his Netflix series “After Life,” about a man mourning the death of his wife.
“I think ‘Mortality’ is my most honest and confessional show yet and also my favorite tour. I still can’t believe what a privilege it is to tour the world making people laugh,” Gervais said in a statement.
Gervais’ 2023 special “Armageddon” topped the Netflix charts and earned the comedian a Golden Globe Award. He will complete his “Mortality” arena tour in December before the special’s release, promising to donate a portion of the proceeds to charity.
Gervais is known for co-creating and starring in the original British series “The Office,” which was later adapted to become one of the most-watched American television series of all time. He has won seven BAFTA Awards and two Emmy Awards, and he has hosted the Golden Globes five times, delivering now-famous monologues aimed at Hollywood’s star-studded audiences.
