Ricky said that he will only do it if they allow him to say 100% what he wants, and that won't happen because the Oscar's take themselves a bit too seriously.
A C also a great deal of producers and people who run the industry. Plus, public speaking tends to make the average person nervous - televised public speaking, nonetheless.
It's so well played by a genuinely affable human being. Grounding the entire thing while still throwing an unpredictable mix of bones and jabs at the stars. It's entertainment. It drew the audience in with genuine suspense. The ability to pull off or appreciate sophisticated humor is rare and belies great intelligence, IMO.
Whomever is running the golden globes awards show if they had any sense would spend every penny they had getting Ricky to host every year. It would become almost like an annual roast they could also get other comedians to come out and introduce the actors that read out the winners. I guarantee it would pull in huge numbers.
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this - in my opinion; what Gervais is portraying here is the ultimate example of how to do comedy, IT IS HUMOR PERFECTION! If a joke isn’t risky, it won’t be funny. Aaaah. Gervais. What a genius you are.
Not really a Gervais fan, but he managed to turn this event into a toe curling experience on a par with trying to watch the office. Got to admire his talent and balls to be fair.
Apparently out of all the celebrities they made fun of in Team America, Matt Damon is the only one to tell them how funny he found it. Damon's a cool guy.
I especially just love how this was the moment television said “shit... was this a bad idea..? Meh, let’s try FOUR MORE TIMES and figure it out 🤷🏻♂️” and each time he got progressively more brutal 🤣 What an absolute legend.
Cant imagine anyone else with such crafted talent going out on a limb and genuinely funny, respect to all those on the receiving end cracking a smile. Making Hollywood real again good on you Ricky.
I LOOOOOOVE RICKY GERVAIS!!!!!! Let's face it, HES TELLING THE TRUTH in a very funny way! I have a sarcastic humour so, I get it!! Don't take yourself so seriously! Your fucking rich!!! Most ppl will NEVET have the $$$ or fame (these out of touch with reality) ppl have! Just "ACT" like you're not offended.
and that's the thing that people really need to know is that most A list and even B and C list actors are narcissistic...even BRvidrs if you think about it because it's channel about them especially the vloggers who have no talent...every day filming themselves, snapchatting themselves, instagram pic of themselves... Yet kids look up to them and say "I love you" which fills their egos and so they continue to film to TV, Movies, and BRvid.
I loved watching this purely for the reactions Looking around you’ve got those actors who politely smile and go with it although they are uncomfortable, others that are confused and trying to understand, and then some are actually loving it 😂😂😂
Ive travelled a bit over the years in the USA and worked with a few Americans here in Australia and one thing ive learned about them is that generally unless you whack them in the face with a joke they wont get it Aussie and British humour is so much better
Love Ricky, though he talks about atheism as much as Tom Cruise talks about Scientology. There's a joke somewhere in there for him to ferret out if it is his pleasure. Will be watching in 2020!
He's the very best host of ANY award show! He keeps it real and says everything all of us are thinking and feeling! I love seeing the a-hole celebs that don't like it. Really? Who cares???? lol
Love this guy! Love that he doesn't pander to anyone. The celeb crowd may well cringe...but 'Joe Citizen' loves him for his honesty & candor...yet he's still sensitive & rather poignant at times. Gr8 combo. Always a treat to watch. Thanks for the well needed laughs Ricky.
How remarkably prescient it was to have that particular introduction to Felicity Huffman ('Golden Globes can't be bought...officially"). The stars align with such serendipity in support of Gervais' genius! He's a force of nature, swinging from the hip and entirely self-propelling. Always such a joy, go Ricky!
To be honest, I think they all enjoyed it. Even they must be sick of the cringe-inducing award shows where actresses burst into tears or thank god for making sure they won the award.
I actually love both versions of The Office, but I prefer the British version because its the one I actually watched first. I was happy that the American version was good because sometimes things don't translate well but they did a great job.
@Lily Bond I used to watch every year but not the past three. Meaning I missed seeing the slap live, lol. I agree with you that Ricky would be a huge audience draw for the Oscars, which has had steadily declining viewers for a while now. I’ll bet Will Smith wouldn’t have slapped Ricky!
The best thing is the expression on almost every face in the audience as Ricky walks out for the first time on stage! It’s almost an uneasy shuffle! They know how brutal he can be in terms of roasting them!
Brilliant ......but how the world has changed ...this is a perfect example of the audience reactions to his jokes then and the shock of the truth in 2020..@RickeyGervais
