NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today SiriusXM
announced that award-winning comedian and actor Ricky Gervais will perform a special stand-up
show, "Ricky Gervais and Friends: A
Work In Progress," exclusively for SiriusXM subscribers. The event
will take place at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College on November
8. In addition, his SiriusXM program "Ricky Gervais Is Deadly Sirius" returns for a
new season. The one-hour program airs Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. ET on Comedy Greats channel 94.
"Imagine sitting around playing records and talking absolute
bollocks with your mates being considered work. Thank you
SiriusXM," said Gervais. "My 'Humanity' tour made me fall back in
love with stand up. I sold out the finest arenas around the world,
so I can't wait to play a college bar to a bunch of scroungers who
got in for free."
"We're thrilled to continue our relationship with Ricky Gervais," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content
Officer, SiriusXM. "Ricky's talent for seamlessly weaving between
comedy and more serious topics makes for a fascinating
conversation. We're looking forward to his return – and to his
special show just for SiriusXM subscribers."
"Ricky Gervais Is Deadly Sirius"
premiered on the Comedy Greats channel in October 2017 and featured Gervais interviewing an
eclectic group of guests, including musician Noel Gallagher and renowned scientist
Richard Dawkins. In the second year,
Gervais is expected to sit down with Jerry
Seinfeld and other celebrities, as well as friends and
fellow comedians.
In addition to the second year of his radio show, on
November 8 starting sharply at
7:00 p.m., Gervais will perform a
private event for SiriusXM subscribers at The Kaye Playhouse at
Hunter College in New York City. The intimate show will include
Gervais performing a "work in progress" of material from his
upcoming "SuperNature" tour, which Netflix has already picked up
following the success of his "Humanity" special. Throughout the
evening he'll also be joined on stage by some of his funniest pals,
including SiriusXM's Jim Norton and
Ron Bennington.
Subscribers will have the opportunity to win tickets to this
private SiriusXM event through an invitation sent by e-mail to
qualified subscribers who have consented to e-mail marketing from
SiriusXM, and who have registered their interests in comedy with us
at siriusxm.com/perks. In addition, subscribers since September 24, 2018, while meeting other
Conditions of Entry (see Official Rules), will be able to enter for
the chance to win a trip for two to New
York, NY including airfare, hotel stay and a pair of tickets
to SiriusXM Presents Ricky Gervais at Hunter
College. See Official Rules for complete details at
siriusxm.com/RickyGervais.
"Ricky Gervais Is Deadly Sirius"
can be heard Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m.
ET on SiriusXM Comedy Greats channel 94, and then re-airs
the same day at 5:00 p.m. ET on Raw
Dog channel 99.
SiriusXM subscribers are able to listen to "Ricky Gervais Is Deadly Sirius" (channel 94) on
SiriusXM radios, and those with streaming access can listen online,
on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app, and at home on a wide
variety of connected devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa
devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go
to www.SiriusXM.com/streaming to learn more.
About SiriusXM
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In addition, SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free
music to a variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority
interest in SiriusXM Canada which has approximately 2.6 million
subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected
vehicles services, giving customers access to a suite of safety,
security, and convenience services including automatic crash
notification, stolen vehicle recovery assistance, enhanced roadside
assistance and turn-by-turn navigation.
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