Netflix has bought the rights to stream Ricky Gervais’ next tour before it’s even started.
Gervais will tour the new show, titled ‘Legend’, from autumn 2026 through to the end of 2027, when it will be filmed and become his fifth in a string of globally successful Netflix specials.
The first set of UK shows on the new Legend tour, from September – December 2026 (listings below), are announced today, with the tour then set to travel the globe throughout 2027, visiting the biggest arenas across the UK, Europe and North America (date announcements to follow).
Gervais’ four previous tours Humanity, Supernature, Armageddon and Mortality all broke box office records and topped the Netflix charts upon release. Armageddon and Mortality both won Ricky a Golden Globe for ‘Stand-Up Comedy on Television’, in 2024 and 2026 respectively.
Tickets for the first set of UK dates on the ‘Ricky Gervais: Legend’ tour go on general sale on Friday 26th June 2026, 10am. Tickets at livenation.co.uk.
Gervais says: “This is my most personal show so far and because both cancel culture, and most people I knew growing up, are dead, I can really say what the f*ck I want now.”
Netflix have purchased ‘Legend’ for an undisclosed amount but Gervais added “I’m not saying how much they’re paying me this time, but I can say it’s my favourite deal so far.”
Gervais will once more be donating a portion of the proceeds from the tour’s ticket sales to charity - £2.43 million was donated to worldwide animal charities at the end of his Mortality tour in 2025.
TICKETS GO ON GENERAL SALE AT 10AM ON FRIDAY 26TH JUNE AT LIVENATION.CO.UK.
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Tuesday 8th September 2026
Monday 14th September 2026
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Monday 28th September 2026
Monday 5th October 2026
Monday 26th October 2026
Thursday 5th November 2026
Monday 9th November 2026
Monday 16th November 2026
Monday 23rd November 2026
Thursday 3rd December 2026
Thursday 10th December 2026
Gervais has had global success with four previous Netflix stand-up specials: ‘Humanity’, ‘Supernature’, Armageddon’ and his most recent, ‘Mortality’. ‘Armageddon’ and ‘Mortality’ both won a Golden Globe for ‘Stand-Up Comedy on Television’, with each of the specials breaking box office records and topping the Netflix charts upon release.
His show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in 2023 entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-grossing comedy gig ever.
Gervais has won countless awards across his career and enjoyed huge critical success for the outstanding three series of ‘After Life’. His hit series ‘The Office’ is the most successful British comedy of all time, shown in more than 90 countries, with 14 remakes.
Ricky has hosted the Golden Globes awards five times, in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2020.
Picture: Ray Burmiston
