Gervais extends his tour

Ricky Gervais has added another 14 dates to his new UK tour, Fame.

The first leg of his tour, which kicks off in Glasgow tonight, broke ticket sales records across the country.

Promoters say 50,000 tickets were snapped up within nine minutes of them going on sale.

Such demand has led to the additional dates in March, taking in Plymouth, Cardiff, Blackpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Sunderland, Brighton and Ipswich.

A spokesman said: ‘Fame is the third live show that Gervais has toured and despite its glamorous title it is probably the purest stand-up of all three.’

Tickets for the new dates go on sale on from 10am next Tuesday (January 16).

Click here for the full tour schedule.

Published: 8 Jan 2007