Ricky Gervais' Golden Globes Monologue

I thought he was great again, just like last year. Next year I hope they let Karl Pilkington do it.
 
Readings finest pulling in the crowds at tinseltown. When I grow big I want to be just like him.
 
That's pretty good, De Niro seemed to enjoy the Hefner joke. Weird they beeped out "for christ's sake" though, is that what they deemed the most offensive thing that was said in that monologue?
 
that was painful to watch, anyone could have wrote those 'jokes'

utter shit
 
In his final speech the last thing he said was: "and thank you god for making me an atheist" Thought that was quite funny.
 
He seemed to go out there with the sole objective of crossing the line. I'm a huge fan but thought it was very disappointing.
 
That was a bit meh. Like Frankie Boyle lite. Even though I find Gervais funnier than Frankie Boyle. Work that one out.
 
His comedy isn't to everyones tastes is all, its great to see the big names knocked down a peg or two.
 
I can't believe Hollywood stars take themselves so seriously. Bit pathetic really.
 
Brophs said:
He can do it so much better.
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Yes he can but who is going to waste all their best material at an awards show? Just use it to have a dig at plastic Hollywood, I thought he did great.
 
what was that shit about missing a whole hour of the show?

I taught he was pretty decent, Americans dont appreciate/understand the humour, and they get all sensitive.
 
GingerPrince11 said:
what was that shit about missing a whole hour of the show?

I taught he was pretty decent, Americans dont appreciate/understand the humour, and they get all sensitive.
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About halfway through he wasn't popping up to introduce the presenters anymore, they will probably say they were running long and had to cut some time but on the flipside they had an ad every 5 fecking minutes so its a shit excuse anyway.

His Downey Jr intro was fantastic too, especially given the fact Downey then stated something about sinister undertones only to then go about shagging the women in the crowd so they can further their career.
 
Downey Jr didnt look too impressed allot of them didnt but De Niro looked like he loved it he even had ago at a few people during his speech.
 
He was funnier when he introduced the award presenters IMO

Here's the whole thing:

 
I just never found him funny at all, some bits here and there sure but not the whole wankathon package that most people seem to worship..

I do like the controversial aspect of this though.
 
I don't know if you guys saw what some hollywood press person said:

Can't be bothered finding the full quote - it was along the lines of 'Made a mockery of the awards, won't be asked to do it again and no movie he ever writes will get a nomination.' What a bunch of pansys.
 
To be fair I don't think he will ever write or be in a movie that deserves a nomination, he should stick to TV although who honestly gives a shit if they win an award or not?

He won alot more fans than he lost last night though. Awards shows are the annual "blow smoke up each others arse" fest anyway, its funny to have someone mock them all and be paid for it.
 
Fair play to him, takes some balls to do that up close in person

I don't see the problem, some of it was pretty witty, and there's nothing wrong with knocking these fannies down a peg or two. Those who were laughing along show they're not taking themselves too seriously. Even if you don't find it funny, you can not be a twat about it. It's not as if Gervais was murdering cats live on stage, weird yet predictable over reaction from the Hollywood fraternity

I wouldn't have had a clue these awards had happened but for Gervais, and it wouldn't have got anything near as much coverage at the business end of newspapers today
 
Xander45 said:
That's pretty good, De Niro seemed to enjoy the Hefner joke. Weird they beeped out "for christ's sake" though, is that what they deemed the most offensive thing that was said in that monologue?
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Different things are acceptable in different cultures. Pretty much every sports and entertainment star thanks god for their awards over here. It is much more of a Christian country than the Uk for instance.

Saying God Damnit is highly offensive to many, far worse than the F-word or cnut
 
fecking brilliant, as per usual with Gervais. Like Brad said, takes some real balls doing that. And as for the 'stars' that have got their knickers in a twist over it, get over yourselves ffs.
 
Legendz said:
I don't know if you guys saw what some hollywood press person said:

Can't be bothered finding the full quote - it was along the lines of 'Made a mockery of the awards, won't be asked to do it again and no movie he ever writes will get a nomination.' What a bunch of pansys.
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I heard this on the radio I thought films were supposed to be nominated on the basis of merit, not on who's kissed the HFPA's arse the most or pissed of the most that year. Everyones has known for years about the Globes, that it's one long suck-up and has everything to do with martketing and absolutely nothing to do with quality.
 
Americans have a different sense of humour to the British, as do a lot of Aussies.
They don't find the darker side of berating amusing, 'yo momma' jokes is about as controversial as it gets over there whereas within hours, jokes about Diana splattered on the car radio were everywhere in England.
 
The jokes just weren't that funny. If he wants to make a Charlie Sheen joke, great, but just recounting a Charlie Sheen incident and following that up with "and that was just Monday. What does he do for New Year's?" is pathetic.

Besides, if we're going to talk about roasting famous blokes, give me Colbert at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006 with then-President Bush all of six fecking feet away from him, saying things like:

Wow! Wow, what an honor! The White House Correspondents' dinner. To actually -- to sit here at the same table with my hero, George W. Bush, to be this close to the man. I feel like I'm dreaming. Somebody pinch me. You know what? I'm a pretty sound sleeper; that may not be enough. Somebody shoot me in the face. Is he really not here tonight? Damn it! The one guy who could have helped.
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I believe the government that governs best is the government that governs least. And by these standards, we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq.
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Most of all, I believe in this president. Now, I know there are some polls out there saying that this man has a 32% approval rating. But guys like us, we don't pay attention to the polls. We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in "reality." And reality has a well-known liberal bias.
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don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say that 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing? Think about it. I haven't...
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I stand by this man. I stand by this man, because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things, things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong message, that no matter what happens to America, she will always rebound with the most powerfully staged photo-ops in the world.
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Jesse Jackson is here, the Reverend. Haven't heard from the Reverend in just a little while. I had him on the show. It was a very interesting interview, very challenging interview. You can ask him anything, but he's going to say what he wants at the pace that he wants. It's like boxing a glacier. Enjoy that metaphor, by the way, because your grandchildren will have no idea what a glacier is.
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Excal said:
The jokes just weren't that funny. If he wants to make a Charlie Sheen joke, great, but just recounting a Charlie Sheen incident and following that up with "and that was just Monday. What does he do for New Year's?" is pathetic.

Besides, if we're going to talk about roasting famous blokes, give me Colbert at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006 with then-President Bush all of six fecking feet away from him
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I completely agree with you, I have never found Ricky Gervais to be funny at this sort of thing as he tries to make a mockery of people, most of what he said wasn't that imaginative at all.

And on Colbert, there is one line I recall from his White House Correspondents Dinner and went something along the line of 'The Ambassador of China and his wife are here tonight, his great country make's our happy meals possible'.
 
Excal said:
The jokes just weren't that funny. If he wants to make a Charlie Sheen joke, great, but just recounting a Charlie Sheen incident and following that up with "and that was just Monday. What does he do for New Year's?" is pathetic.

Besides, if we're going to talk about roasting famous blokes, give me Colbert at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006 with then-President Bush all of six fecking feet away from him, saying things like:
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Political jokes are boring; you lot just think it's funny because you're told it's funny.
Who tells you it's funny? David Letterman, he throws it down your necks. He spends more times firing off 'jokes' at the start of his show (which usually goes through to the middle of his show) than he does actually interview his guests.
In the UK, celebrities are the fodder for satire and if you ask me, I'd much prefer to watch any out of Parkinson, Jonathan Ross or Graham Norton than I would David Letterman. Letterman obviously gets the 'bigger' stars but any of these three mentioned get the far better interview with honest and usually more funnier results than Letterman ever could with his fake laughter and shallow demeanour.
 
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