Netflix shared the release date for “Ricky Gervais: Armageddon” on December 25, 2023. Ricky Gervais takes the stage for a provocative new stand-up special, riffing on the end of humanity, political correctness, family weddings, funerals, and Artificial Intelligence.

Gervais commented on the release date “For the next 2000 years people will remember the 25th December as the day ‘Armageddon’ was released on Netflix.” This stand-up show is directed by John L. Spencer and produced by Derek Productions and was recorded at the London Palladium.

The BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning comedian, actor, writer, and director, Ricky Gervais is the mind behind The Office, Extras, and Afterlife. This is Gervais’ third Netflix stand-up special, following “Humanity” (2018) and “SuperNature” (2022). His “Armageddon” world tour has been notable, setting records including a performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Ricky Gervais: Supernature, reached the Netflix Top 10 in 13 countries. Gervais’ world tour of Armageddon has broken numerous records around the world, including when his biggest-ever stand-up show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles entered the Guinness World Records. It has seen him play 85 sell-out arena dates across the globe.