Ricky Gervais is to perform his latest show Armageddon at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

The gig will take place on May 6 and will be one of the biggest gigs he has played. The venue has a capacity of 17,500 - among the acts to have performed there in the past are Elton John and the Monty Python's Flying Circus team, whose 1982 show was released as a film.

Gervais tweeted the picture on this page to his 15.1 million followers and later added "I haven’t visited LA since I hosted The Golden Globes. I hope they’ve missed me as I’m playing a little outdoor stadium called The Hollywood Bowl. See you in May."

Gervais has already been performing the show in the UK at selected venues but has not announced a full tour or any shows in London yet, although he did do a number of warm-up shows at the Leicester Square Theatre earlier this year.