Ricky Gervais has joked “roll on death” after falling sick throughout his stand-up tour.
The comic stated he powered by his present in Birmingham on Monday when he felt “a bit under the weather” – however he “could hardly walk” the next day.
“I was a bit under the weather on stage last night but I got through it,” he posted on social media on Tuesday.
“Then I didn’t sleep due to coughing, sweating, shivering. Felt even worse today. Could hardly walk.
“Also, my enamel really feel too large for my mouth. What the f****** Christ type of symptom is that? Roll on demise.”
After some folks commented on his publish suggesting he had COVID, Gervais responded by saying he would situation masks for his subsequent viewers “only if they’re really ugly”.
In a publish immediately, Gervais stated he was feeling “a lot better”.
“Thanks for all your ‘get well soon’ wishes,” The Office star wrote.
“They labored. I really feel so much higher immediately.
“That’s the last time I eat sweet and sour bat before a gig.”
Gervais, 62, is at present on his worldwide Armageddon tour, which started in November final 12 months, and has taken him to venues in nations together with Finland, Spain and the US.
One of his tour dates on the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on 6 May smashed the document for the very best grossing single stand-up efficiency ever, in accordance with Guinness World Records.
The present earned a complete of £1.4m in ticket gross sales.
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Gervais is alleged to have elevated his safety forward of the summer season leg of his UK tour after he reportedly obtained demise threats following jokes he had made.
Armageddon will stream on Netflix subsequent 12 months.
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