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Science is the most recent stand-up comedy show written and performed by the English comedian Ricky Gervais. The show was performed as a mini-tour in 2009 in various locations around the UK and will be released on DVD also.

The tour is a follow-up to his three successful tours Animals, Politics and Fame.

Content
The show consists of many sections.

Warm-up act
It starts with a warm-up act Stewart Francis. He gives a deadpan performance, this contains many one-liners.

Introduction
After Stewart Francis has finished his set, there is a short interval before an introductory video starts to play on a big screen above the stage. This is a short comic video clip to start off the show, it is in similar vain as the clips present at the start of the Animals and Politics tours.

Stand-up
The video finishes, and then the curtains pull back and the stage is setup to look like Dr Frankenstein's laboratory, complete with castle walls, steps and various sets of laboratory equipment. There is then a voice-over to introduce Ricky Gervais. This includes him making jokes about Dr Frankenstein's concept of creating humans from parts of other humans. "A bit pointless really," quotes Ricky Gervais.

Then after the introduction, Ricky Gervais enters the stage on a Segway PT and the bulk of the show begins. Although the title of the tour is Science, the content is more loosely-based. It covers a wide range of topics including: obesity, the story of Noah's Ark, the Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden, charity Christmas presents, a Ken Dodd concert he attended, the fans he refers to as Autographers and times of when he told inappropriate jokes at a party he attended.

Venues and Tour Dates
The show was toured as a mini-tour in the UK, consisting of a set of different venues and dates in cities across the country.