Gervais bringing Science to Brum

Sunday 10th May 2009, 11:18AM BST.

Ricky Gervais Multi-talented superstar comedian Ricky Gervais will bring his new show, called Science, to Birmingham NIA Academy later this year.

Gervais brings his UK tour to the NIA Academy for two dates, Wednesday November 25 and Thursday November 26.

Tickets, which are for over-18s only, go on sale at 10am next Friday May15, priced £30 plus booking and transaction fees.

Gervais hopes the brand new show will get the record for the fastest selling stand up show of all time. (And guess who currently holds that record.)

Not one to stand still for a moment,  as well as writing the new material for Science, in the last year Gervais:

  • Starred in his first Hollywood feature film, Ghost Town
  • Performed multiple nights to sell out audiences at The Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and The Madison Square Gardens in New York
  • Created the most downloaded audiobook series in the world
  • Stole the show at The Emmy’s and The Golden Globes
  • Wrote, starred, produced and directed his second feature film,This Side Of The Truth
  • Appeared in Sesame Street
  • Recorded an HBO special of his live show Out Of England
  • Was asked to host the Oscars
  • Released another book in the award winning, million-selling Flanimal series which is now being made into a Hollywood movie


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