{"id":763,"date":"2023-09-12T00:11:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/?p=763"},"modified":"2023-09-12T00:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:42:00","slug":"ricky-gervaiss-armageddon-sets-a-new-stand-up-comedy-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/?p=763","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Gervais&#8217;s &#8216;Armageddon&#8217; Sets a New Stand-Up Comedy Record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>British comedian Ricky Gervais has achieved a new Guinness World Record with his stand-up performance in his latest show, &#8220;Armageddon.&#8221; The show, which has been touring arenas worldwide, set the record for the highest gross for a single stand-up performance, earning an impressive \u00a31,410,000 ($1,790,206.50) during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on May 6, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ricky Gervais, known for his hit TV shows like &#8220;The Office&#8221; and &#8220;After Life&#8221; and his previous stand-up specials on Netflix, has solidified his status as one of Britain&#8217;s biggest comedians. His current tour, &#8220;Armageddon,&#8221; will continue throughout 2023, with upcoming shows in London and Netflix set to air the special after the tour ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ricky-Gervais-s-Armageddon-breaks-stand-up-comedy-record-Guinness-World-Records.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ricky-Gervais-s-Armageddon-breaks-stand-up-comedy-record-Guinness-World-Records.png 542w, https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ricky-Gervais-s-Armageddon-breaks-stand-up-comedy-record-Guinness-World-Records-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gervais&#8217;s career has been marked by success in various creative disciplines, including scriptwriting, directing, acting, music, and podcasts. He&#8217;s best known for &#8220;The Office,&#8221; a mockumentary-style sitcom that became iconic and spawned numerous remakes, including the highly successful American version starring Steve Carell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his television work, Ricky Gervais has embarked on seven international stand-up tours, including &#8220;Armageddon,&#8221; which has now set a world record for its earnings. He has received numerous awards, including three Golden Globes, two Primetime Emmys, and seven BAFTAs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gervais&#8217;s versatility and talent continue to draw large audiences to his live stand-up comedy gigs, and his ability to break records and entertain fans worldwide shows no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British comedian Ricky Gervais has achieved a new Guinness World Record with his stand-up performance in his latest show, &#8220;Armageddon.&#8221; The show, which has been touring arenas worldwide, set the record for the highest gross for a single stand-up performance, earning an impressive \u00a31,410,000 ($1,790,206.50) during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":766,"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763\/revisions\/766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralnewspantry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}