THE ego has well and truly landed.

Ricky Gervais - or as he describes himself, ‘a living legend’ - is back on form with his latest stand-up tour, Science.

After announcing the long list of awards he’s picked up in recent years (yes, we know) the new slimline Gervais, sporting a rather dodgy moustache, appears on stage to The Who’s thunderous Baba O’ Riley on a set that looks like Frankenstein’s castle.

This, however, is after a short film showing Gervais throwing up after over indulging on something, well, I can’t really say, but it’s not pleasant.

When Gervais first broke through on TV on Channel 4’s excellent 11 O’ Clock Show, his near-the-knuckle, non-PC humour won him an army of fans.

His first two stand-up shows, Politics and Animals, were excellent while Fame was, well, lame.

Now the old Gervais is back leaving no stone unturned, targeting everyone from the obese to Amanda Holden to the mentally-challenged.

Highlights of the show include a tale about a hefty woman in leggings at a Ken Dodd concert and his interpretation of a Noah’s Ark book.

There’s very little ‘science’ in the show. And there are no tales of any Hollywood excess as you might imagine.

What you get is an hour and half of the old Gervais - cutting, cruel, completely politically incorrect and above all, hilarious.