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Ricky Gervais is Back to His Old Self… Already!

Nick Crew — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:46:56 +0000

It seems to have gone rather quiet for Ricky Gervais ever since he was allowed to set the record straight over his Golden Globes furor on Piers Morgan Tonight…luckily for him.

However, it hasn’t taken the British funnyman too long in getting back to doing what he does best…mocking others!

Only this time round the jokes are far less cringe-worthy and more like the ‘vintage Gervais’ we all know and love as Ricky reprises his role of David Brent opposite Steve Carell’s character Michael Scott on the US version of The Office.

The pair shares a brief encounter as Scott enters an elevator as Brent exits. Scott mimics Brent’s English accent saying: “You’re English, correct?” Brent takes offence, replying: “If you are taking the mickey you’ve picked the wrong person.”

Scott replies: “I’m not picking on you, I’m working on an English character called Reginald Poofter.”

The hilarious scene ends with the two characters realizing they share the same sense of humor. Brent pretends to say ‘hello’ to Scott in a bizarre foreign accent, saying: “I’ve got a Chinese fella, not politically correct but ‘Herro? Herro?’ Not that you can do that nowadays.”

It will be interesting to see how the American audience receives Gervais when the final episode hits out screens this week. I eagerly await their reaction!

The Winners (and Losers) of the 2011 Golden Globe Awards!

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:43:35 +0000

I thought the 2011 Golden Globes was a roaring success, hosted once again by Ricky Gervais, who kicked off the event with some great commentary on some of the more terrible nominees like The Tourist. However, this year the British funnyman barely managed to walk the fine line between some totally offensive jokes to laughworthy quips.

On top of that we were often left wondering why Gervais would inexplicably disappear for huge chunks of time, unlike in 2010 when his presence seemed to dominate the podium for most of the whole show.

Had Ricky seriously pi**ed somebody off this time around?! I think so…

Even my pal, CNN’s Piers Morgan tweeted curiously:“Gervais not seen for an hour now. #whatthehellhappened.” Followed up by: “Where is Ricky Gervais? Seriously.”

Perhaps it was this comment that might have him in hot water with some of Hollywood’s elite, when he said: “Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor - two heterosexual actors pretending to be gay, so the complete opposite of some famous scientologists then,” Gervais said before adding, “My lawyers helped me with the wording of that joke. They’re not here.”

You could hear the shock reaction pouring from the audience as they gasped at his slanderous humor. Gervais is a very funny guy indeed, but attacking religion or sexuality should never be up for laughs, I personally feel he went a bit too far this time. I had visions of the comedian being reprimanded backstage for his unwarranted remarks, at least that would explain his disappearing act!

After Gervais finally returned to our screens appearing slightly ‘subdued’ Piers continued his tweeting with, “Re Ricky “MIA” Gervais – blimey, hope this isn’t what they do to all Brits on TV in America. #bitesnails.” Well, let’s certainly hope not, eh Piers!

The big winner of the night was The Social Network, picking up four awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Score.

Glee stole the show on the TV side, taking home Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical, while Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer received best supporting actress and actor wins.

Robert De Niro accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement from Matt Damon for his performances in movies such as Taxi Driver, The Godfather, Part II and Goodfellas. The actor joked that his less noted films such as Frankenstein, Jacknife, and Little Fockers were missing from the presentation reel.

Michael Douglas looked well on the road to recovery and received a standing ovation as he took to the stage to present the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Drama.

Douglas, pictured (right) posing with his gorgeous wife Catherine Zeta Jones, and another happy couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, won huge laughs from the audience when he joked about his warm reception, he said: “There’s got to be an easier way to get a standing ovation.

Thank you all very much. I’m really very, very happy to be here tonight.”

Aww, and we were happy to see you there too Michael!

Here’s the complete list of winners…

TELEVISION

Drama Series: Boardwalk Empire

Musical or Comedy Series: Glee

Actor, Drama: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Actress, Drama: Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Laura Linney, The Big C

Miniseries or Movie: Carlos

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack

Supporting Actor, TV Series, Miniseries or Movie: Chris Colfer, Glee

Supporting Actress, TV Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jane Lynch, Glee

MOTION PICTURES

Drama: The Social Network

Musical or Comedy: The Kids Are All Right

Director: David Fincher, The Social Network

Actor, Drama: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech

Actress, Drama: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti, Barney’s Version

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right

Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter

Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter

Original Score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network

Original Song: “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” (written by Diane Warren), Burlesque

Foreign Language Film: In a Better World Animated Film: Toy Story 3

Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

MORE: Best & Worst of the Golden Globes Paul Drinkwater/NBC

HONORARY

Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Robert De Niro

What the Butler Saw!

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:29:01 +0000

Lucky Lothario Gerard Butler got an eyeful of Jennifer Aniston’s fabulous-at-forty-one bod this weekend when he jetted out to Mexico to celebrate the star’s birthday.

And I’m pleased to say that Gerry looks like he’s slimmed down since the pics taken of him a few weeks ago looking less than lithe. Well, if you’re going to hang out with Ms Aniston, you need to be into the gym!

The ‘are-they-aren’t-they’ pair has been in Cabo San Lucas along with Aniston’s pals Courteney Cox and Sheryl Crow, and is fuelling speculation that they’re enjoying an off-screen romance.

They were supposedly canoodling at a Golden Globes after-party and exchanging lovelorn looks at the Hope for Haiti, but some cynics are saying that it’s all a stunt to promote their new movie, The Bounty Hunter, which conveniently is out in March. Funny how Ms Aniston seems to have a new boyfriend whenever there’s a film to promote…

And according to sources, Butler stayed in a separate pad to Jen.

‘Gerard had his own one-bedroom villa with a private pool, but he joined Jen for all the celebrations, and they looked extremely friendly but not overly flirty in public,’ said a source.

Looks like they’re just Friends to me!

Ricky’s Tricky Golden Globes Divides Critics…

Sean Borg — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:05:52 +0000

Ricky Gervais‘s hotly anticipated performance at host at the Golden Globes has garnered some harsh words from US TV critics.

He was branded ‘tasteless’ and ‘unfunny’ by the Chicago Sun Times, while Entertainment Weekly listed him under their worst moments of the show.

Ricky’s act included jibes to Sir Paul McCartney about his costly divorce, and quips about Mel Gibson and Colin Farrell’s drinking. Even America’s sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston, wasn’t safe. Gervais introduced her as ‘Rachel from Friends’, which the actress was supposedly upset about.

Personally, I think the Americans need to lighten up a little, I loved Gervais’s delivery, it was stellar!

The whole point of hiring a comedian like Ricky is that he’s not going to suck up to the A-list, and far from ‘offending’ stars like Macca, apparently Sir Paul found the whole thing funny. He gave Ricky a big hug backstage and told him he loved the joke.

Hollywood has a habit of taking itself a teensy bit seriously, so why shouldn’t Ricky create a few laughs at their expense?

And remember how Russell Brand got slated when he presented the MTV Awards in 2008? The media must have been the only ones that were outraged because he was invited back again in 2009. Team Ricky for Golden Globes 2011!