Archive for the 'Ricky Gervais' Category

Electroshock Hilarity of the Day: Ricky Gervais uses strong electric shocks to condition T4 (and former X Factor USA) host Steve Jones to fear him.

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Golden Globes: After last year’s brouhaha, Ricky Gervais plays it safe in the opening monologue of the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony (but still manages to get out a couple of good Johnny Depp digs).

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Third Time’s Just As Charming of the Day: Despite making more than a handful of enemies with his now-infamous 2011 Golben Globes hosting gig, Ricky Gervais won’t need to bother with a parallel podcast, because he’s been invited back to host the show for a third straight year.

The rumors proved true as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association confirmed this afternoon that it has invited the outspoken comedian to host the 2012 Golden Globes Awards ceremony, which is set to take place January 15th.

Gervais has yet to react publicly to the announcement, but did post this tweet just before it was made: “Just told Billy Crystal he’d better not use any of my holocaust or pedophile material at The Oscars. He agreed (true).”

[@cbsla / @rickygervais.]

Early Bird Special: Liam Neeson is an intensely unfunny improvisational comedian with full-blown AIDS in the latest promo for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s Warwick Davis vehicle Life’s Too Short.

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Earlier: Johnny Depp has a few choice words for Ricky Gervais.

So This (Didn’t) Happen of the Day: Johnny Depp has a few choice words for Ricky Gervais about his infamous Gloden Globes gig in this unfortunately staged altercation from Gervais’ and Stephen Merchant’s new Warwick Davis-starring show Life’s Too Short.

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First Look of the Day: The second series of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s An Idiot Abroad gets an appetite-whetting teaser trailer.

Spoiler Alert: Karl Pilkington has a horrible time doing the things you wish you could be doing.

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TV Show Promo of the Day: First official teaser promo for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s highly anticipated Extras follow up, Life’s Too Short.

The fake-documentary-style sitcom, which revolves around English actor Warwick Davis and his talent agency “Dwarves for Hire,” was described by Gervais as “another naturalist observational comedy, dealing with everyday problems, human foibles and social faux pas… but with a dwarf.”

A premiere date has yet to be set, but the show is expected to air later this year on BBC2.

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In A Perfect World of the Day: On his personal blog, former Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais wishes James Franco and Anne Hathaway good luck in their Oscars hosting duties, and offers them an unsolicited opening he’s written, “in case they have a few minutes to fill”:

JF
You probably know me from 127 Hours where I play a man trapped in an enclosed space who decides he would rather cut his own arm off than stay where he was. Now that sounds “way out” but wait till half way through this f**king ceremony and you’ll start to identify with him.

AH
And I’m the new Catwoman. The first white woman to play that role since Michelle Pfeiffer. I want it to be an inspiration to all white people everywhere. Your dreams can come true in Hollywood too.

JF
It’s a daunting task hosting The Oscars but we’re not alone. Presenting awards tonight will be a string of Hollywood legends and some other actors who have a film out in March or April.

JF
Usually they hire comedians to host The Oscars, but tonight, instead, you get us!

AH
No comedians tonight. And do you know why? Because comics are ugly.

JF
Especially that rude obnoxious one who played the Steve Carell part in the English remake of The Office.

I doubt they’ll use much of this material, but you can read the entire heartbreaking work of self-deprecating genius over here.

[rickygervais / photos: ellen.]