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Vancouver fan Ricky Gervais is back in town. Are we still his favourite city?

Comedian Ricky Gervais may be in town to entertain his fans, but he may also be Vancouver's biggest fan.
Lindsay William-Ross
Lindsay William-Ross

Comedian Ricky Gervais may be in town to entertain his fans, but he may also be Vancouver's biggest fan.

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January 29 and 30 mark the last two days of Gervais' year-long "Humanity" tour, and it's probably no accident he is wrapping up a gruelling run on the road in one of his favourite places.

"Ending the North American leg of my #Humanity tour in beautiful #Vancouver this week. Have I saved the best till last?" he Tweeted Sunday, departing from Seattle.

While most of us may jump to say, "Yes, obviously!" to Gervais' rhetorical question, the British comedian may already agree with us. If we flash back to February 2014, Gervais took to social media to show that he was enjoying a working visit to Vancouver, including a stop at Granville Island to meet a "big fan."

Then, in late September 2014, when Gervais was in Vancouver to film “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" he turned to Twitter again to profess his love for the city.

Gervais has covered a lot of ground--geographically, never mind his stand-up show--in the last few months, which means he has been smitten with other cities. Most recently it was San Francisco, of which Gervais said a few days ago: "I may have a new favourite city." GASP! No!

Vancouver, let's make sure we win Gervais back.

So, dear Mr. Gervais: Welcome back to Vancouver! Remember, we are very beautiful...and chill.

Oh, and some good news if you don't have tickets to Gervais' "Humanity" at the Queen Elizabeth Monday or Tuesday: Netflix has just announced they will stream the show starting in March.