Ricky Gervais at The Brighton Centre, 16 November 2026

Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, writer, producer and director. He began his stand-up career in the late 1990s and has performed five multi-national stand-up comedy tours. With Stephen Merchant he co-created, co-wrote and starred in the British television sitcoms The Office, Extras and Life's Too Short. He also created, wrote and starred in Derek, After Life and Alley Cats. Gervais hosted the Golden Globe Awards five times, in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2020.