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Should Ricky Gervais Have Been Fired at the Globes? Mon., Jan. 17, 2011 7:26 PM PST by Joal Ryan

 

 

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UPDATE: The Hollywood Foreign Press and now Ricky Gervais have spoken out about last night's show.

 

But did they call each other out?

 

RELATED: What was the best—and the worst—of the Globes?

 

Nope.

 

According to the Golden Globes givers and the Golden Globes host, all is well.

 

"We loved the show," the Hollywood Foreign Press said in a statement to E! News. "It was a lot of fun and obviously has a lot of people talking."

 

"When you hire a comedian like Ricky Gervais, one expects in your face, sometimes outrageous material. Certainly, in this case, he pushed the envelope and occasionally went too far," the group continued. "The HFPA would never condone some of his personal remarks. Overall, however, the show was among the best we've ever had and we were pleased."

 

According to Gervais, there are no hard feelings between him and Hollywood, either. "Everyone took it well, and the atmosphere backstage and at the after show was great," he said in a statement.

 

And as for that long gap on Sunday's show in which Gervais was M.I.A.? It was a long gap, Gervais explained—nothing more, nothing less.

 

"I did every single introduction I was meant to," Gervais said. "…I was allowed to choose who I would introduce in advance. I obviously chose presenters who I had the best jokes for. (And who I knew had a good sense of humor)."

 

Mystery solved! Controversy defused! Now about Robert De Niro's acceptance speech…

 

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No, Ricky Gervais wasn't escorted from the premises mid-way through the Golden Globes.

 

But should he have been?

 

Ratings-wise, the Gervais-hosted (or was it roasted?) affair was a hit.

 

Early numbers show the Globes reaching its biggest audience—just under 17 million viewers, up slightly from last year—since 2007.

 

All things considered, the Nielsen performance was impressive, coming at a time when post-Avatar Hollywood is on a two-month losing streak at the box office, and coming on a night when some of the biggest winners (Paul Giamatti, Melissa Leo, Colin Firth) weren't the biggest stars.

 

As for the Gervais factor…

 

When the emcee disappeared from the show for about an hour, the Twitterverse got fired up with the notion that the Scientology-, Tourist- and Charlie Sheen-skewering comic had been fired. But, alas, Gervais was only on a break. He finished the show—even if, as the Hollywood Reporter speculated, the Globes may be finished with him.

 

"In what will undoubtedly be his last hosting gig for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (and, who knows, maybe any Stateside awards)," the trade paper wrote, "he didn't disappoint."

 

Yup, in addition to good ratings, Gervais got good reviews—from TV critics, that is. New York Magazine said Globe attendees "might not have enjoyed Gervais's bruising one-liners tonight, but screw 'em. They're rich and they can take it." Entertainment Weekly thanked the man for "bringing the sort of funny rudeness and effrontery…that make an awards show such as the Golden Globes engaging to watch."

 

Gervais' notices from Hollywood weren't as glowing. During the telecast, presenter Robert Downey Jr. took a deft swipe at the show as "hugely mean-spirited with mildly sinister undertones." Tom Hanks and Tim Allen tag-teamed on a line about how Gervais used to be a "very kind comedian."

 

When the Los Angeles Times caught up with the Hollywood Foreign Press president—himself a target of Gervais—and asked if the comic would be back next year, the exec told the paper, "No comment."

 

And if the Washington Post is correct, that'll be the end of that—and Gervais. Wrote critic Lisa de Moraes, "We're here to bring you the TV news that emanated from the frosty ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel where Gervais's career died."

Hehe...After Sunday night's massacre of Hollywood's finest, I think he deserves his own thread. LOVE HIM!

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I thought he was funny. Sure it was a little mean - but that's HIS COMEDY STYLE. You don't want it, you don't hire him!!!

 

I especially loved RDJ's responses to him!

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They knew what they were getting into by hiring him, so if the HFPA's panties are in a bunch, well that's their own fault. What they need to be looking at is the fact that the GG's were on 2 days ago and people are still talking about it. That hasn't happened in, well, ever.

 

TBH, I never thought RDJ was unhappy with what Ricky said about him.

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TBH, I never thought RDJ was unhappy with what Ricky said about him.

No, over the years he's proven he can take the jokes about his rehab & jail, etc. I still think his response was funny! (and I loveloveloved his thing about sleeping with the actresses - esp when he got to Emma Stone and she sort of waved at him - there's another one who can go with the flow and take a joke without getting panties in a wad - not that she was wearing panties with THAT dress. Yowza!)

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I've been to see Ricky Gervais live and I have to say I think he is totally unfunny. I know stand-up is based on taking the mickey out of things/people/situations and that's fair enough but his act had an undercurrent of nastiness and in some places, jealousy I think. He comes across as incredibly smug and arrogant and I really started to dislike him.

 

I walked out of the show when he started making jokes about kids with cancer. Just vile.

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And honestly....I'm hard pressed to think of anything he said that virtually everybody outside of the attending audience wasn't already thinking anyways.

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"It's going to be a night of heavy drinking, or as Charlie Sheen calls it, breakfast!" - Ricky Gervais

 

That quote had me crying...so I think he had some other zingers (the Scientology one was sweeet)...but he definitely needed to tone it down.

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The ones making fun of the Tourist were pretty funny too....I haven't seen it, but by all acconts - the reviews were NOT good. And yet Jolie was nominated for best actress in a COMEDY? That ain't right....

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He comes across as incredibly smug and arrogant and I really started to dislike him.

I always thought that was a deliberate part of his stand up persona, to come across that way. But I've never seen him live and while I thought all of his Globes jokes were funny, when I've seen his standup on tv I haven't liked all of it.

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Producers Guild Awards Host Judd Apatow Rips Into Ricky Gervais

by Alex Ben Block

 

Apatow joins in the criticism of Gervais' controversial Golden Globes jokes.

 

Producers Guild Awards host Judd Apatow built his opening monologue around a profanity-laced attack on the way Ricky Gervais handled his Golden Globe Awards hosting chores a week earlier in the same room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

 

“What did you think of Ricky Gervais?” he asked the black-tie industry crowd Saturday night. “I didn’t like him. I thought he was mean.”

 

Apatow, whose movies include The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, knocked Gervais for his controversial jokes.

 

“He had that joke about the guy on Lost,” said Apatow. “He said he ate everybody else. Let’s be honest -- Ricky Gervais just lost weight. Even now he’s four pounds away from not being allowed to do a joke like that. Did he lose weight just to make fat jokes? You think that’s how mean he is?"

 

Apatow had no problem with a Gervais joke about Charlie Sheen.

 

But Apatow added, “(Jay) Leno did it the week before."

 

“I think he’s an OK target," Apatow said of Sheen. "The people at CBS have said as long as he shows up on time, knows his lines, he can do whatever he wants.”

 

However, Apatow took exception to Gervais making a joke about The Tourist.

 

“(Gervais) says the characters were two-dimensional,” said Apatow. “Then he says he hasn’t seen The Tourist. So as a comedian, that’s not fair, is it? To make jokes about a movie you haven’t seen.

 

"I can’t do a joke about (Gervais’s movie) The Invention of Lying because I haven’t seen it. You haven’t seen it. None of us have seen it. So the joke would not work.”

 

Apatow also came to the defense of Cher, Hugh Hefner, Tim Allen, Tom Cruise and Robert Downey, Jr. - others who were Gervais targets.

 

"(Gervais) made a joke about Tim Allen who was standing next to Tom Hanks," said Apatow. "Who looks good standing next to Tom Hanks? We all look like a piece of shit standing next to Tom Hanks. Warren Buffet would look like a piece of shit next to Tom Hanks.

 

"Tim Allen did 200 episodes of Home Improvement. He was in three of the highest grossing movies of all time. And his latest just crossed the one billion mark. Whereas The Invention Of Lying made $18 million dollars worldwide...Leave Tim Allen alone.”

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Producers Guild Awards Host Judd Apatow Rips Into Ricky Gervais

by Alex Ben Block

 

"(Gervais) made a joke about Tim Allen who was standing next to Tom Hanks," said Apatow. "Who looks good standing next to Tom Hanks? We all look like a piece of shit standing next to Tom Hanks. Warren Buffet would look like a piece of shit next to Tom Hanks.

:4biggrin: So true AND funny!

 

I usually like Gervais about 50% of the time but I've been hearing about his stand up routine and supposedly he makes fun of molesting children in one set. If that's true, I take back that 50%.

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Actually, I think that Tom Hanks looks kind of sh*tty these days, very wrinkly and puffy.

It was my understanding they're comparing accomplishments, not physical attractiveness. Cause Warren Buffett might be a billionaire but he's not so hot ;-)

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I'm ambivalent towards Gervais...depends what he's in and what he's saying. The movie "Invention of Lying" was awful yet his comments at the Globes were spot on. Some gossip sites are reporting that Cruise wanted to sue but was told he couldn't sue as he wasn't directly named LOL. Katie grab Suri and get out now whilst you can!!

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