Ricky Gervais for the first time in Italy with mortality, the most incorrect stand-up show in England

It will be the only Italian date: On July 24, 2025 Ricky Gervais will go on the stage of the Unipol Forum in Milan with Mortalityhis new stand-up comedy show. For the first time in our country, a show of this kind leaves theaters to land in an arena: a signal of popularity that the British comedian also has outside the Anglo -Saxon borders.

From life to death, passing through the hypocrisy of contemporary society, Mortality, who has already sold out in numerous European and American cities, he promises to be like A monologue for strong stomachs and open minds. With an irreverent, sharp, corrosive tone.

There are no middle ground with Ricky Gervais: either you worship it, or you detext. The British actor, screenwriter, director and author He is known for his black humor and for the ability to touch the uncovered nerves. His career is dotted with successes and controversy: from The Officecult series that has revolutionized the language of television comedy, a Extras.

Those who want to get a more precise idea of ​​their style can look for Gervais on Netflix, where three of their specials are available: Humanityin which he wonders about death, fame and obsession with the sensitivity of others, Supernaturesin which religion disassembles, makes fun of science and throws himself against social networks, and Armageddonreleased in 2023, in which he deals with disenchantment the collective fear of the end of the world. On the same platform you can also see After lifeseries in three seasons where he plays Tony, a widowed journalist who decides to live without more filters.

AND On the stages of the Golden Globe That Ricky Gervais gave the best (or the worst, depending on the points of view), transforming the ceremony into an arena where the Hollywood stars were regularly pieces with fierce strokes. But this is precisely what has consolidated its image of outsider, free from any constraint and need for complacency.

But who thinks that Ricky Gervais climbs on stage without a filter, is wrong. Behind every joke, even the most ruthless, there is a reflection. Interviewed by Podcast Stick to football, clarified: “I don’t go out there to tell the first thing that passes through my headthinking that there are no consequences. I don’t do this, so I have to be able to justify it. Everything I do must make me say: “That’s why it’s okay”».

The comedian explained that his monologues often seem more hard than they actually are: “Many of my things, since they deal with taboo topics, seem worse than they are. If you analyze them, they are not so serious. It is only that these are controversial themes and words that trigger instinctive reactions. But if you look at the jokes, they are fine ».

Gervais does not care to make everyone laugh. His goal is to bring the viewer to unknown territories, even at the cost of making him feel uncomfortable. “I like to face the taboos in my monologues,” he said again, “I see myself a bit like a guide who takes the public by the hand and leads him through a frightening forestto show him a place where he has never been ».

Mortality tickets are available today on Ticketmaster, TicketOne and Vivaticket circuits. Prices start at 57.50 euros (more commissions) for the 5nd numbered sector, up to the 299 euros of the Platinum ticketspart of which will be donated to charity to organizations for animal protection, a cause that has always been dear to the comedian.

Access to the show is allowed only to an adult audience. The minors aged 16 can only participate if accompanied.