Not as dangerous as he thinks: It’s time we stopped glorifying Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes

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As Golden Globes host, Ricky Gervais has cultivated an insincere image of outrageous unpredictability, which the media has long helped inflame. When he returns to the show in 2020, we shouldn’t play along, writes Adam White

After hosting the Golden Globes from 2010 to 2012, Gervais returned to the ceremony in 2016 – and chose to devote part of his opening monologue to joking about Caitlyn Jenner, who had recently come out as transgender and was documenting her transition publicly. “Hey @RickyGervais. It’s 2016. Jokes at the expense of trans people are so tired. Catch up,” GLAAD tweeted at the time. Gervais has since doubled down on this line of comedy in a Netflix special.

 

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Smart, funny and true. Why would you stop it?

Yep. He bores me rigid these days

Quality take down of Gervais with this fact-filled piece of incredible journalism. Bet he must be shitting himself that, after this beauty, nobody will watch his next multiple award winning series. What a load of shit, seriously.

Who's the 'we' in this stupid statement?

Of course he's predictable. We know what winds him up and how it feeds his comedy. And I doubt he takes the 'dangerous' tag as seriously as you think. But if you can watch After Life without something stiring inside you, maybe the problem is you, not him.

Are you sure you're not just picking on him because you don't like that he is a free thinker?

Butt hurt lefties

__adamwhite are you okay mate? You seem a bit upset.

I love Ricky Gervais.

He’s not funny

No Adam White you're well off the mark here. Ricky Gervais is Marmite I'll grant you that but for those who like him he is superb. So what if he's made a stash of money. The fact remains he's a working class kid who's made it. Good on him.

HE IS FUNNY.

Oh shut up.

Fuck no. He has been the best host ever! So funny!

Who’s glorifying?

Translation: I don't find him funny therefore nobody should, and I should get to pick the GG hosts...

He’s rubbish.

He's a prick. Always was. Always will be.

Or....Time you realise that opinions don't require the approval of jumped up 'journalists'.

We should support any form of exporting with brexit coming up. Pipe down.

Perhaps preferred alternatives were unavailable.

rickygervais you should probably leave it

He was a boring obnoxious Holocaust denier at the gig I went to at Warwick Arts Centre many years ago. Hated him ever since.

It's time.......... We stopped giving a fu*k about such opinions.

Surprised you didn't let him know what you think rickygervais ... I don't think they're fans of your work 🤔🤣🙄

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