Watch: Ricky Gervais destroys celebrities at the Golden Globes
By Kelly BourdetJanuary 17th, 2011, 6:15 pmComments (12)
Did anyone watch the Golden Globes last night? Could you fucking believe how Ricky Gervais destroyed every single celebrity in that room? It was out of control, almost anxiety-producing, and extremely, extremely hilarious. Some choice moments occurred when he talked shit about The Tourist as the camera zoomed in directly on Johnny Depp's face (contorted in humiliation and rage), when he stated that the airbrushers who worked on the Sex and the City 2 movie poster ought to win best special effects (and accused one of the actresses of being featured on Bonanza), and, finally, when he made a joke about gay Scientologists masquerading as heterosexuals (i.e. John Travolta and Tom Cruise).
Reactions to the outright slaughter have been mixed, with some celebrities proving they were able to take a joke — Alec Baldwin was seen wiping a tear from his eye during the Gervais' opening monologue. But others weren't so forgiving; Harvey Weinstein is quoted as saying, possibly jokingly, "Gervais will never work again. I’m going to make sure of it.”
Sure, Johnny Depp, you probably felt a bit awkward when your film was called out for being the piece of shit that it was, but how much did you make for doing that movie? Like twenty-million dollars? Yeah, your life is still awesome.
Watch Ricky Gervais and his unfathomably huge balls below.
Commentarium (12 Comments)
i don't know - johnny depp looks pretty amused.
People want Gervais to host so they can get mad at him. He had to get that atheist crack in at the end. Hungry Hungry Hurley joke. Bale got drowned out trying to give props to De Niro, the orchestra was a little overzealous in the beginning, it's like calling clock in poker, that audio poke. He really did a number on the HFP prez Phillip Burke. You could tell Eva Longoria wanted to laugh. Tom Hanks wasn't too happy about Carlos beating The Pacific, which is a welcome departure from the surfeit of false graciousness any award show viewer is sentenced to. Kind of cool to see Trent Reznor win a Globe. It was nice of Bieber to put on his best sneaks. Was that Emma Stone or Jamie Pressley? And I didn't know James Cameron directed The King's Speech. People probably thought Robert Downey Jr. was back on the drugs for a minute there. The Tourist sounds like "clitoris" if you're not paying attention. The Sly Stallone boxer-Rambo crack reminded me of "she runs the gamut of emotions from A to B." Everyone was hanging on Al Pacino's every syllable, the camera focussing on the Killer D's, Damon, Depp and De Niro. Temple Grandin should be at every awards show, whether she has a dog in hunt or not. Olivia Wilde's dress was pretty much gilding the lilly. Andrew Garfield's tongue-tripping was awesome, I could have watched that all night. I heard Laura Linney wasn't there because her father died. The De Niro greatest hits montage was pretty good, but it'll always be painful for him to speak like that in public. Helena Bonham Carter seemed confused about his anti-speech. He was turning into Rupert Pupkin, I started to wonder if it was intentional. David Fincher's prepared text wasn't too bad. I thought Jimmy Fallon would be funny but he kind of blew it. You knew they were gonna focus on Brangelina a lot, she seemed a little uncomfortable. Giamatti was just being Giamatti, you know he'd rather be at home reading a good book. I miss Nicholson. Next year they should tell him it's an honorary dinner for Kurt Rambis or something so he shows up. Good line from Michael Douglas that there's gotta be an easier way to get a standing ovation. No diet is as good as cancer. I saw John Goodman recently and he must have lost a hundred pounds, half of that from his jowls alone. Well, on to the Oscars, where we'll increase the resolution on our microscopes.
What he said.
halle berry looks like she didnt know why the jokes are funny but was trying to laugh anyway.
and johnny depp did look pretty amused. angelina jolie on the other hand...
Emma Stone looks amazing with blonde hair. January Jones might be the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. Olivia Wilde is pretty close. Ricky Gervais was funny and honest, and honesty scares the shit out of Hollywood. Michael Douglas was touching and funny. Fincher's speech was great, telling his daughter to look up to the amazing women there that night (all of which are true role models). Facebook movie was great, but King's Speech should have won. Natalie Portman was the worst laugh I've ever heard. Props to Carlos! (After the show the Carlos team went bar hopping and let people hold and take pics with their Globe...and that's super cool of them). The Pacific sucked and shouldn't win a goddamn award. Hanks did look pissed. Mark Wahlberg just might take over the world (and he's an amazing guy so I hope he does). Melissa Leo 110% deserved the win, Helena Bonham Carter seemed pissed she lost. Katey Sagal!!!! Steve Buscemi!!!!! Glee deserved their wins...Chris Colfer walk to the stage probably brought 90% of viewers to tears.
I think celebrities have pretty thick skins, and the golden globes are meant to be entertaining for the TV viewers, that's how the networks get their ratings up, and we like to see stars being taken down a few pegs.
This is fantastic. More Ricky Gervais! Seriously, actors without a sense of humor really get on my Hooksexups.
Hilarious! I love Ricky Gervais!
he should just host everything!
Robert Downey Jr. destroyed the schmuck!
I loved watching the opening monologue - always the best part of awards shows like this. I thought Depp looked amused! Chris Noth certainly was. I think it takes incredibly thick skin to work in the entertainment industry - it might be a smart ruse to look "angry" in public, but I think most celebrities laugh it all off when they're off the clock. They're just people like the rest of us. (glad I'm not in Gervais' sights!)
If you invite Gervais to host a show, you should expect he will destroy everyone with his monologues, is his style and i love that!
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