Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes

[Paul_Stewart]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIaG4F5-asM

How funny is this? I can't believe they'll ever let him present them again but some of these gags were just so near the knuckle. And when he introduced Robert Downey Jr ... "You know him from films like Ironman and places like the Betty Ford Clinic and the LA County Jail"....

He's not everyone's cup of tea but he is a legend - he just doesn't give a [****] what people think. Then again, we could get Frankie Boyle to do it in 2012 ....

 

[freddielong]

To be fair what did they expect its Ricky Gervais it is the only way it way going to go

 

[need_my_wedge]

classic, loved the Heff joke. Doubt he'll be back to do it again next year though....

 

[Imurg]

Bloke's an utterly unfunny idiot in my opinion. Can't recall him ever making me laugh just cringe.

 

[USER1999]

He ceased being funny years ago. Once his massive ego kicked in, there wasn't room for his sense of humour anymore.

 

[Macster]

I'm never sure just how much 'tongue in cheek' his arrogance is, and if it really is just a show etc, and although I didnt see a lot of `The Office', I did find 'Extras' absolutely brilliantly funny, and cringeworthy too.

I mean......take a look......this is the episode where Winslet has suggested to Maggie that she starts to talk dirty to her boyfriend over the phone to keep things 'on the boil'...... its classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erbGcad-bY4

 

[Macster]

Or......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Jm2Nf33qY

 

[sawtooth]

The Office was hilarious but I just don't find anything Gervais has done since funny including his stand up routine and what he did at the Globes.

 

[need_my_wedge]

I appreciate that he is not everyones cup of tea, I don't find him particularly funny most of the time, but there are moments in there that do tickle a rib. I'm not sure his sense of humour will be gotten by the Americans, but then they did get the office, which I totally hate.

 

[AuburnWarrior]

I appreciate that he is not everyones cup of tea, I don't find him particularly funny most of the time, but there are moments in there that do tickle a rib. I'm not sure his sense of humour will be gotten by the Americans, but then they did get the office, which I totally hate.

They didn't get The Office! It was re-written for them!

I don't think they re-wrote Friends, Seinfeld, etc for us.

Gervais' sitcoms are very, very good. His stand-up not so.

 

[G1BB0]

never found him funny on the whole, occasionally makes me chuckle but not very often.

|Did like his mate Mr Pilkington in Idiot Abroad tho

 

[Owen_Thomas_14]

Never liked him and has never made me laugh. Frankie Boyle on the other hand

 

[Ethan]

I like that he burst the bubble of mutual ass-kissing and ego-stroking that these awards become.

 

[AuburnWarrior]

I like that he burst the bubble of mutual ass-kissing and ego-stroking that these awards become.

I agree. I also like the fact that De Niro was apparently crying with laughter.

 

[Aztecs27]

This was the first funny thing he's done in a long time. Hollywood is too bar up it's own collective arse and alot of what he said was just what everyone is thinking looking from the outside in.

Funny stuff IMO.

 

[brendy]

Funny thing is that when you look at all of the faces, they were all either smiling, laughing or wiping tears away..while smiling.
I think a lot of the air sucking was done in jest as they didnt think anyone would do it so easily. The guy never broke a sweat nor looked ill at ease. I cant say I am a fan of his but he did quite well.

 

[bozza]

Never liked the bloke and can't see what all the hoo ha is about.

Them yanks are lucky they didn't get somone like frankie boyle presenting it! Now he would have really upset some people!

 

[Atticus_Finch]

My abiding memory of Ricky Gervais is him dying at the Princess Diana memorial concert.
I can't even bring myself to watch it again it was so painful. For those who loved his Globes performance, have a look at this.....*not for the easily embarrassed.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35M8l7nf9mg

 

[golfcitydweller]

never found him to be funny ..he`s about as funny as the tooothache..ricky who! he`s a fat xxxx

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I loved the fact that he died on his arse at the Diana event and should have been a reality check for the fat muppet that apart from one TV programme he isn't/has been funny since