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Nov 2024
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Ricky Gervais: Comedy, Football and Brot...

The Overlap
About this episode

Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by SkyBet.

 

In today’s episode, we’re joined by the one and only Ricky Gervais, who takes centre stage with Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane, Ian Wright, and Jill Scott for a hilarious and insightful chat about comedy, football, and everything in between.

 

The gang get Ricky’s thoughts on veganism, his stand-up process, cancel culture, the creation of The Office, and his unforgettable collaboration with David Bowie on Extras.

 

Ricky shares hilarious stories about his early days in a band, his time on the radio, and meeting Karl Pilkington, as well as drawing unexpected parallels with Roy Keane. He also opens up about the inspiration behind his hit show Afterlife.

 

Football fans will love hearing about Ricky’s love for the game, while comedy enthusiasts get a behind-the-scenes look at his creative process and his take on the future of sitcoms. And of course, there are plenty of laughs as Ricky pokes fun at Gary’s ad read bloopers and discusses his whiskey ventures.


Ricky's new worldwide arena tour 'Mortality' is coming to London in October 2025, with six nights at the London Palladium (9th - 11th, 16th - 18th Oct 25) and a massive show at Wembley's OVO Arena (31st Oct 25). 

 

Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday 29th November 2024, at livenation.co.uk. For more information about Ricky's Dutch Barn Vodka, visit https://www.dutchbarn.com

 

Once Friday's London tickets onsale has been and gone, if you'd like to change the line about the tour to make it more evergreen moving forward, you could change it to the following?: Tickets for Ricky's new worldwide arena tour 'Mortality' at https://www.livenation.co.uk

 

Mark your calendars! 🎥 On December 4th, The Overlap is hosting its very first 'Watch Along' as the Stick to Football team dives into the action of Arsenal vs. Manchester United. Don’t miss out—subscribe now to The Overlap YouTube channel! 

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