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Ricky Gervais, Mary Louise Parker in Time Warner Cable Super Bowl Ad

Hate him or love him, but Ricky Gervais has proved to be the right man to get people talking, so having him in an ad to air during the Super Bowl is perhaps one of the smartest marketing moves imaginable. The British comedian, “Weeds” star Mary Louise Parker, zombies and soldiers, all join forces for the ...

6 February 2012
10:15 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Ricky Gervais Was Set Up

This year, Ricky Gervais returned as host of the Golden Globes: his third time on the job in as many years. Despite the vague promise from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and NBC and, most importantly, from Gervais himself, of an “outrageous” show, it turned out to be a letdown. So, what happened?...

18 January 2012
02:28 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Ricky Gervais Won't Be Back for Another Year

This might sound a bit like the story of the little boy who cried wolf, but Ricky Gervais is insisting (again) that he won't be returning as host of the Golden Globes in 2013, which would make it his fourth time on the job.After last year's public backlash which, ironically enough, translated into record ra...

17 January 2012
01:53 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Host Ricky Gervais Tones It Down

Considering the backlash after the Golden Globes 2011 and Ricky Gervais' promise that, this year, he would finally give everyone reason to complain, you might have expected the 2012 awards show to be truly outrageous. It wasn't.Then again, it wasn't bad either. Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes 20...

16 January 2012
07:15 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Madonna Puts Ricky Gervais in His Place

At last night's Golden Globes 2012, airing live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, it was all in the name of good fun. Ricky Gervais returned as host of the ceremony for a third time in as many years – and he made sure he lived up to the hype. That is, until Madonna took to the stage and put him...

16 January 2012
03:45 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Ricky Gervais Outs Jodie Foster

At last night's Golden Globes 2012, held and aired live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, host Ricky Gervais managed to be both funny and somewhat controversy-free – except for a joke he made about Jodie Foster, word online has it. As we also noted a short while ago, Gervais tried to steer clea...

16 January 2012
03:21 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Ricky Gervais Targets Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber

Ricky Gervais returned for a third time in as many years as host of the Golden Globes, in a ceremony that aired live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Below is his opening monologue. Fans know what happened last year, when Gervais “insulted” almost every A-lister in the room, including Johnny ...

16 January 2012
02:51 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Producers Want 7-Second Delay in Live Broadcast

With all the outrage he caused last year as host of the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais will be back to give it another go. However, this time, producers are taking all precautions to ensure he no longer offends A-listers in attendance. The British comedian will host this Sunday's Golden Globes 2012 ceremony, his t...

13 January 2012
07:33 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Nominations in Film

One day after the nominees for the SAG Awards 2012, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has just announced the nominees for the 69th edition of the Golden Globes, which will air live on NBC on January 15, 2012.As we also reported a while back, British comedian Ricky Gervais will be hosting again, promising for hi...

15 December 2011
09:36 GMT

Ricky Gervais Confirmed as Golden Globes Host, Promises Even More Outrage

Ricky Gervais came under serious fire after the Golden Globes 2011 for some of the jokes he chose to include in his routine as a host, but he's coming back next year. This time, he says, prepare to be truly outraged.After months of speculation on whether the Hollywood Foreign Press Association would ask him back...

18 November 2011
07:08 GMT

Liam Neeson Tries His Hand at Comedy with Ricky Gervais

Having made for himself a reputation as the guy you don't want to underestimate and, most importantly, get upset, Liam Neeson is certainly a sight to behold as he's pitching for Ricky Gervais a possible career as a comedian. Like Johnny Depp before him, Neeson has agreed to make a cameo on Gervais' lat...

11 November 2011
09:51 GMT

Johnny Depp Gets Back at Ricky Gervais for Golden Globe Insults

For those who don't remember the Golden Globes 2011, suffice it to say host Ricky Gervais took several digs at Johnny Depp, for which he apologized later. Depp is now getting back at him – and he does it in style. Luckily, it's for Gervais' new comedy show, “Life's Too Short,” bu...

28 October 2011
11:14 GMT

Ricky Gervais Wants to Host Next Golden Globes with Charlie Sheen

Those who found the 2011 edition of the Golden Globes offensive because of the jokes host Ricky Gervais made probably have reason to worry about 2012: the British comedian will do next year’s show too, but only if Charlie Sheen will co-host. In light of the Charlie Sheen trainwreck rolling in front of a stunned...

3 March 2011
10:46 GMT

Oscars 2011: The Most Boring Show Ever, with the Worst Hosts Imaginable

Somewhere, Ricky Gervais is laughing out loud with a huge “I told you so” expression on his face: James Franco thought Gervais bombed as host of the Golden Globes 2011 and that he’d make a better host, but the Oscars 2011 were the most boring, obnoxious and unfunny show in history, critics say. ...

28 February 2011
08:42 GMT

Ricky Gervais Is Worth a Cool $80 Million

They say Ricky Gervais is shameless, while others would beg to differ, saying he’s just insanely funny. One thing is certain: the British comedian is filthy rich, with his fortune estimated at $80 million. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, though, since Gervais has been around for quite some time...

25 February 2011
10:43 GMT

Golden Globes Organizers Blast Ricky Gervais for Recent Comments

A couple of days ago, British comedian Ricky Gervais said that, despite the controversy around this year’s Golden Globes, organizers wanted him back for a third time, in 2012. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is now calling his bluff on that.Not only did they not ask Ricky back for another year, says a s...

3 February 2011
05:11 GMT

Ricky Gervais Asked to Host the Golden Globes Next Year

His hosting job at the Golden Globes 2011 has generated so much media attention that it would have been strange not to have Ricky Gervais back for another year. The British comedian has revealed that organizers want him back for a third time. Writing in his column for Heat magazine, Gervais reveals that, despite the ...

1 February 2011
03:34 GMT

John Travolta Speaks on Ricky Gervais’ Scientology Jokes

Last Sunday, at the Golden Globes 2011, host Ricky Gervais made a veiled joke about leading Scientology figures John Travolta and Tom Cruise. The former has responded to said joke the other night, TMZ reports. Gervais tied the joke to the recently released film “I Love You Philip Morris,” starring Jim...

24 January 2011
04:49 GMT

Ricky Gervais Had No Right to Make Those Jokes at Golden Globes 2011, Says Director

Director, producer, screenwriter and actor Judd Apatow is the latest industry man to blast British comedian Ricky Gervais for the jokes he included in his routine at last Sunday’s Golden Globes 2011. Apatow hosted the Producers Guild Awards over the weekend and, during the ceremony, he made sure he had ample ti...

24 January 2011
03:44 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Ricky Gervais Is Proof that Brits Have Mastered the Art of ‘Rude’

When Ricky Gervais took to the stage for his opening monolog at the Golden Globes 2011 and his first remark was about how there’ll be lots of heavy drinking and partying on the way – “or, as Charlie Sheen likes to call it, breakfast” – some members of the audience were in shock. Since...

19 January 2011
09:01 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Ricky Gervais on Conspiracy Theories, the Controversy

If you were offended by the jokes Ricky Gervais made at the 2011 Golden Globes, then it’s your problem and no one else’s, the British comedian says in a post on his official blog. As for the conspiracy theories making the rounds, we might as well forget about them. During and after the Globes, the entire ...

19 January 2011
04:27 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Ricky Gervais Says He Wouldn’t Want to Host Again Anyway

Even if the Hollywood Foreign Association Press wanted Ricky Gervais back again on hosting duties for next year’s Golden Globes, he would have none of it: twice is more than enough, he told paparazzi in New York a few hours ago. After Sunday’s awards ceremony, when Gervais managed to include almost ev...

19 January 2011
02:32 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Hugh Hefner Responds to Ricky Gervais’ Insults

At Sunday’s Golden Globes 2011, host Ricky Gervais roasted every big name in Hollywood, regardless whether he or she was present at the awards ceremony. Hugh Hefner, who announced his engagement to Crystal Harris over Christmas, was naturally among the easier targets. As the video below will also show, the Brit...

18 January 2011
05:27 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Ricky Gervais ‘Crossed the Line,’ Won’t Be Back, Says HFPA Boss

The backlash has begun: British comedian Ricky Gervais will soon be paying for the dirty and “mean” (for some) jokes at Sunday’s Golden Globes 2011, with Hollywood Foreign Press Association boss, Philip Berk, saying the line has been crossed.In an interview taken after the show, where Gervais manage...

18 January 2011
02:40 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Ricky Gervais Feels Bad About Johnny Depp Joke

There’s no doubt that, unlike in previous years, in 2011, the Golden Globes were a bit less boring for being more controversial. Ricky Gervais as host managed to get mixed but very strong reactions – and he’s not sorry for anything he said, except about that Johnny Depp joke. As we also informed you...

17 January 2011
05:47 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Biggest Fail Moments of the Night

The 2011 Golden Globes Awards were last night. As usual, the ceremony included plenty of hysterically funny bits, but also moments when an awkward silence seemed to take over the entire audience, labeled by The Washington Post’s Celebritology as the biggest fails of the night. The e-zine says that there were pl...

17 January 2011
04:55 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Ricky Gervais Was Too Nasty, Cruel

The 2011 Golden Globe Awards were held last night, January 16, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, with Ricky Gervais on hosting duties. Though he did give fair warning of the jokes he’d make, his humor still proved too much for some. Starting from the first moments of the ceremony, Gervais managed to g...

17 January 2011
02:43 GMT

Mumbo Jumbo Confirms 'The Office' for PSP, DS and PC

Everyone has heard of MumboJumbo. They're premium casual games publishers who so happened to have made a very interesting announcement today. Apparently, they've signed with the Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group to develop a mass-market game based on the Emmy Award-winning television series "The Of...

20 June 2007
11:06 GMT


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