Ricky Gervais

Elton John and David Furnish Slam Madonna – VIDEO

January 16, 2012 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

Madonna won a Golden Globe last night and hydrangeas shook their leafy fists in fury. Her acceptance speech was a bit of an awkward/boring mess. Even her boobs were trying to escape association.

David Furnish and Elton John were throwing shade at her the entire time she was rambling about “focusing” on being a serious director. Earlier, on the red carpet, Elton was chatting with Carson Daly who asked about his nomination for ‘Hello Hello’ and his competition. John answered, “Mary J might win it for ‘The Help’. Madonna doesn’t have a f**king chance.” She won that mess and delivered a speech in which she corrected her grammar, said “um” repeatedly and attempted humor.

Golden Globe 2012 Red Carpet PHOTOS

January 16, 2012 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards had one highlight and that was the fashion. Let’s face it; the entire premise of the Globes is like a dry run at the Oscars. That is why I prefer GG dresses to Oscar garb. No one will try and rock some oddity made out of feathers and Justin Bieber’s hair at the Academy Awards because they might win and forever be overshadowed by a bustier made of Bieber clippings.

Click HERE for Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globe monologue and Winners List…

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Golden Globe 2012 Winners

January 16, 2012 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

Ricky Gervais was invited back to host the Golden Globes despite a bunch people who don’t like: fun, swearing, drinking while working saying they wouldn’t let him in the front door ever again.

Ricky took a few jabs, thank the Award Show Gods, and managed not to anger too many crotchety big wigs. In his monologue he took light swings at Eddie Murphy who was going to replace Ricky, but backed out. He mentioned that the Hollywood Foreign Press gave him a list of NO NO’S that included no: profanity, nudity, no smut/innuendo, no lying about anyone and no mentions of Mel Gibson. Which, is fine because the jokes write themselves when it comes to him.

Golden Globe 2012 Winners List after the cut…

Golden Globe Nominations 2012 – LIST

December 15, 2011 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

Ah, the Golden Globes. Nearly 4 hours of mind numbing pre-Oscar buffoonery. At least we will have Ricky Gervais to amuse us by making fun of celebrities who will be sitting in the audience and given their THIS TRICK face.

‘The Help’ received a plethora of nominations including nods for Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain), Viola Davis for Best Actress and Best Motion Picture. Ryan Gosling was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy and my loins will be torn as he battles Joseph Gordon-Levitt for the award.

The 2012 Golden Globe Award Nominees List is after the cut. Click ‘Read More…”

Ricky Gervais to RETURN to Golden Globes !?

February 1, 2011 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

Ricky Gervais is riding his Golden Globes “controversy” like a circus pony. After his hosting gig at the awards show hurt too many celebs’ tender feelings, it was said he was kicked off the show half way through. That proved to be false. It was then rumored that he would never be invited back to the awards let alone host ever again. President of the HFPA, Philip Berck, had told reporters the day after the show that Gervais had “crossed the line.” Berck had been the butt of one of Ricky’s jokes as he introduced him and told the audience he had helped him off the toilet and popped his teeth in. Regardless, he might be back anyway.

In next week’s issue of UK’s Heat Magazine Gervais shares a Golden Globes Diary spread. At the end of the scrapbook he stated that he was offered a return trip to host the awards next year.

“I did exactly what I went to do. Improve on last year’s and have a laugh. The response was staggering. It was discussed on every news channel and chat show for weeks.

The weird thing is the question is always, ‘Did Ricky go too far?’ And the answer is always, ‘No.’ I have yet to find anyone who was actually offended by it. The ratings went up again, and the organizers asked me to consider a third year. I don’t think I should I don’t know what I could do better. I certainly couldn’t get more press for them, that’s for sure.”

So will he return? I can’t see him genuinely passing on the chance just because some people threw a fit. My guess is that he will host again if he is offered the gig.

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Ricky Gervais: “I Was Just Doing My Job” – Video

January 21, 2011 By Holly Stafford 1 Comment

As host of the Golden Globe Awards, Ricky Gervais took sharp, arguably cruel jabs at targets including Charlie Sheen, Cher, the film “The Tourist” and even the sponsoring Hollywood Foreign Press Association. I say, WELL DONE! BRAVO! I mean, REALLY, he was the only thing that made a usually tedious, ho hum awards show EXCITING… For once! It’s usually a total snooze. Gervais was only keepin’ it real!

Per CNN:

“I was just doing my job,” he insists. “If they didn’t want me, they shouldn’t have hired me,” the British barb-slinger said on CNN‘s “Piers Morgan Tonight.”

“I don’t think I did anything wrong,” Gervais said. “Those were like gibes at these people, and I’m sure they’ve got a sense of humor.

“I’m not going to apologize for being true to myself,” he said. “My strategy is to make me laugh. If there’s anyone in the world like me, that’s a bonus.”

Gervais, who was making his second appearance as Golden Globes host, said he took the job on the condition that he could say what he wanted. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which administers the Globes, didn’t clear his material beforehand.

“They didn’t want to see it,” he said.

There has been no official word on whether Gervais will be back next year, but I can only hope he WILL be!

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Celebrities Defend Ricky Gervais, Won’t Host Globes Again – VIDEO

January 19, 2011 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

I know the entire Ricky Gervais is a Big Ol’ Meanie at the Golden Globes thing has died and is old news, but I couldn’t help but post this. (Click HERE for his monologue some deeded “too far…”) I think he is wickedly funny without totally relying on fart jokes. I may or may not have him on my Celebrity To Do List. You know….if Jake Gyllenhaal, Bear Grylls, David Beckham (he’s not allowed to speak), Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ryan Reynolds (also not allowed to speak), Colin Farrel, Anderson Cooper, Ryan Gosling, James McAvoy, Johnny Depp (must be in pirate outfit) and my favorite Joseph Gordon Levitt were all kicked off Earth/busy/etc.

Some celebrities are standing up for Gervais and defending his quips during the awards. All Pacino, Paul Giamatti, Chris Noth (Sex and the City was even one of his targets), Steve Buscemi and even Christian I-Will-Lose-My-Shiz-If-Someone-Talks-During-My-Scene Bale spoke highly of Gervais.

While Scientologist may have a Wanted poster hanging in every spa in L.A., Tom Hanks isn’t going to shank him on sight. In fact, Ricky posted his thoughts about the issue being blown up on his site:

“All the same conspiracy theories as last year too… “So and so was offended”… “hasn’t been invited back yet”… exactly the same as last time. “Paul McCartney was furious”… no he wasn’t. And nor was Tim Allen and Tom Hanks. I was drinking with them after.”

As far as being the Golden Globes host anytime soon…Ricky stated that it “didn’t matter” if he was asked to return to the hosting duties as he wouldn’t do it again regardless.

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Ricky Gervais Fired From ‘Golden Globe’ Duties ?!

January 17, 2011 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

It’s a strong possibility this one is true. However, it is far too early to give a solid yes or no to the return of the comedian. Ricky Gervais Fired! rumors followed starting on Twitter after her took an hour long break during the Golden Globes. He returned to finish the awards and continued in the face of a slew pissed off Hollywood elite. (Click HERE for a video of Ricky Gervais’ opening monologue…)

The real question as to whether or not Ricky will return as host for the Golden Globes, or any award shows for that matter, is probably all in the numbers. The show enjoyed one of its highest audience numbers with nearly 17 million tuning it. The critics are also largely on his side…

New York Magazine – “Debates are breaking out all over Twitter right now about whether Gervais’s delightfully caustic, Armond White–esque return to the Globes will be panned tomorrow. Well, certainly not by us! The Scientologists and stars of The Tourist in the room might not have enjoyed Gervais’s bruising one-liners tonight, but screw ‘em. They’re rich and they can take it.”

Hollywood Reporter – “And yet, it made for compelling – if sometimes wince-inducing – television. Given the staid lameness of most awards shows – hello Emmys – at least he kept those who are not in the industry laughing uproariously.”

EW – “First of all, thanks once again to Ricky Gervais for bringing the sort of funny rudeness and effrontery — or as Robert Downey, Jr., phrased it, “mean-spirited [with] a sinister undertone” — that make an awards show such as the Golden Globes engaging to watch.”

As far as an answer from the HFPA President, Philip Berk….he responded to the return of Ricky with a simple “No comment.”

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Golden Globe Awards 2011 Winners List and PHOTOS

January 17, 2011 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

Ricky Gervais hosted the 2011 Golden Globe Awards last night. He is currently under fire for going ‘too far’ and even dubbed as “mean spirited” by Robert Downey Jr. (Click HERE for the VIDEO of Gervais’ monologue…)

Regardless, there was plenty of winners that surprised some. Here is the Full Winners List for the 2011 Golden Globe Awards:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Social Network

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Kids Are All Right

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Paul Giamatti, Barney’s Version

Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Glee

Best Director – Motion Picture
David Fincher, The Social Network

Cecil B. DeMille Award
Robert De Niro

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Melissa Leo, The Fighter

Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Laura Linney, The Big C

Best Foreign Language Film
In a Better World (Denmark)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Lynch, Glee

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack

Best Animated Feature Film
Toy Story 3

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” Burlesque
Music and lyrics by Diane Warren

Best Television Series – Drama
Boardwalk Empire

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Chris Colfer, Glee

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Carlos

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale, The Fighter

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Ricky Gervais Golden Globe Awards 2011 – VIDEO

January 17, 2011 By Cara Harrington 2 Comments

Ricky Gervais hosted the 2011 Golden Globes Awards and opened with a monologue that left most of Hollywood’s elite angry. Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie were his first targets. He poked fun at the box office bomb that managed to garner several nominations, ‘The Tourist.’ Next he wondered aloud why ‘Sex and the City 2’ was snubbed as the airbrush team for the posters alone deserved a nod as he added, “Girls, we know how old you are. I saw one of you on an episode of ‘Bonanza’!”

What created the most tension in the audience was a punch line that hit a Hollywood vet who did not attend the event. Gervais brought up ‘I Love You Philip Morris.’ The punch line stabbed at Tom Cruise/John Travolta…

“Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, two heterosexual actors pretending to be gay. So the complete opposite of some Scientologists, then.”

Later Ricky attacked Robert Downey Jr. before introducing him as a presenter after listing his film accomplishments and adding, “But many of you in this room probably know him best from such facilities as the Betty Ford Clinic and Los Angeles County Jail.” Obviously it was in poor taste, and Downey snapped back with, “Aside from the fact that it’s been hugely mean-spirited with mildly sinister undertones, I’d say the vibe of the show has been pretty good so far, wouldn’t you?”

I still love Ricky and the thing about his style is that he doesn’t answer to the pampered celebs who demand decorum and worshipping at all times. He pushed the boundaries of respectability by attacking the easy targets with hard and sometimes low blows, but that is what you get when tap him for hosting duties. You can’t give him a room full of A-list celebs and a microphone with the expectation that he will bite his tongue. It’s like giving me a bottle of vodka while playing ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’ and not expecting my top to come off.