Ricky Gervais makes history as he rakes in enormous sum for single gig
Ricky Gervais makes history as he rakes in an enormous record-breaking sum at the box office for a SINGLE stand-up gig
Ricky Gervais has made history as he raked in a whopping £1.41million at the Box Office for a single stand-up gig.
The actor and comedian, 61, took to the stage at Los Angeles’ iconic Hollywood Bowl on May 6 as part of his Armageddon show, which he’s currently touring worldwide.
And after thrilling fans at the packed-out show, Ricky set an all-time record as it was the world’s highest-grossing single gig ever by a British stand-up comedian.
Ricky said of his incredible record: ‘To find out about this record is the icing on the cake. I was happy enough when it didn’t rain.’
The After Life actor had previously shared a series of tweets about his Hollywood Bowl show, sharing his pride at having performed at one of the most ‘surreal’ nights of his life.
Kerching: Ricky Gervais has made history as he raked in a whopping £1.41million at the Box Office for a single stand-up gig (pictured at the Golden Globes in 2020)
He tweeted: ‘Thank you Hollywood Bowl for one of the most surreal nights of my life. What a venue. What a crowd.
‘I can’t even imagine what my mum would think about me playing the Hollywood Bowl. I hope she would be horrified by the language, tell me I looked fat, and be secretly proud.
‘Wish I’d filmed it now… if only to remind myself it actually happened. Mental.’
The star also took to Instagram to share a snap of the venue at night, captioning the image: ‘That time I played a packed out Hollywood F**king Bowl.’
Ricky’s post was garnered with plenty of positive messages from fans, many of whom were at the gig and thanked him for a great show.
Following his success, Ricky is set to continue touring Armageddon throughout the year, with huge shows lined-up across the UK, Europe and the US.
He kicks off with a gig at Cambridge’s Corn Exchange before heading over to Leeds then Manchester.
He’ll then take a short break before going over to Vienna followed by plenty of jetting back and forth from the US to the UK with shows in places including New York, Dublin, Cardiff and Toronto.
Gig: The actor and comedian, 61, took to the stage at Los Angeles ‘ iconic Hollywood Bowl on May 6 as part of his Armageddon show, which he’s currently touring worldwide
What a show: Ricky raked in a huge sum at his sold-out gig at the Hollywood Bowl (pictured), which has a capacity of 17,500
Meanwhile, in the autumn, he’ll play two massive gigs at the OVO Wembley Arena, while he’s also set for a 10-night run at the London Palladium.
The incredible sold-out tour, which kicked off last year, will conclude at Bristol Beacon in December.
Ricky’s comedy success comes days after he revealed that he recently endured ‘the worst eight hours of illness of my life’.
Describing his grim ordeal online earlier this month, he informed followers he was left sweating, vomiting and defecating ‘gravy bombs’.
The Office star told his 15.1million Twitter followers: ‘I’m not well today. In fact I’d say I just lived through the worst 8 hours of illness of my life.
Big achievement: After thrilling fans at the packed-out show, Ricky set an all-time record as it was the world’s highest-grossing single gig ever by a British stand-up comedian
On tour: Following his success, Ricky is set to continue touring Armageddon throughout the year, with huge shows lined-up across the UK, Europe and the US
‘Severe abdominal pains, vomiting every time I moved, (but only tiny bits of bile), hot sweats and chills, oh, and I really want to know who planted the 12 gravy bombs up my a**e.’
Responding to comments wishing him well, Ricky later said that he believed he had caught norovirus.
The illness can show similar symptoms to Covid, with both viruses causing chills, fever and headaches.
Yet it also causes explosive vomiting and diarrhoea.
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