Golden Globes hasn't asked Ricky Gervais back for a third year [Updated]
A whole two weeks after the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais is still riding that publicity wave in golden tuxedo underpants: he told the U.K.'s Heat magazine that he'd been asked to "consider a third year" as the host of the Golden Globes -- but the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. says he hasn't been asked to make any more jokes about Charlie Sheen and Bruce Willis next year. “There is no truth to this rumor,” HFPA president Phil Berk said in a statement to "Access Hollywood" on Tuesday. “We have not asked him to come back. Nice try, Ricky.”
In Heat, Gervais also claims the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. asked him back because he'd given this year's Golden Globes ratings a boost -- though, truthfully, they were only up slightly from last year. And he also repeated the story he told Conan O'Brien: that he'd originally planned to open the Golden Globes by coming out dressed as Adolf Hitler, asking the gasping crowd, "Too Much?" and then apologizing in his own way: “That’s the last time I borrow a suit from Mel Gibson.”
Too much? Nah, not for Ricky. We expect he'll shock us again in three... two...
[Updated at 1:32 PM: It took less time than we thought! Gervais has clarified the situation on his blog: "You may also have read that I am hosting next year's Golden Globes. This is not true. Not yet anyway.
The TV show organisers said they were happy with everything and asked me to not rule out a third gig. However, it is not entirely up to them. The Hollywood Foreign Press and various other committees need to meet and agree. I have no idea if they want me back again. It depends whether they care about fifty delicate egos in the room or the 200 million people watching at home who want a laugh. Also, even if they did want me back, at the moment I'm pretty sure I shouldn't do it. But I'll tell you this. If they do invite me back and I accept, I'm going to pull exactly the same ... again or even worse.
Once again, everyone has been warned."
Of course, in the same post, Gervais also finds room to promote his Science Channel show "An Idiot Abroad" and link to (ahem) another defense of Ricky Gervais. Nice try Ricky, indeed.]
--Melissa Maerz
Photo: Ricky Gervais. Credit: Paul Drinkwater / Associated Press.
HFPA's loss; Ricky is the reason I tuned in anyway...
Posted by: dharma northam | February 01, 2011 at 12:44 PM
LOL, Yeah, no kidding!!!
Who cares, the Globes are a joke, Ricky is a genius.
Posted by: Jordan L | February 01, 2011 at 01:33 PM
the 'journalist' who wrote this article Melissa Marez needs to do some fact checking. Jesus you have one job to do, do it properly.
Posted by: Andrew Megit | February 01, 2011 at 02:57 PM
Lets hope Mr Ego takes a long trip. I have had funnier migranes. Self satisfaction is no replacement for humor. Mr ego should just be done with it and put a little camera at the end of his bed next to his tissue box. I and many of my friends avoided the awards as we find mr ego the dullest most smug, unfunny man around. Over (self) promoted and undertalented. Hype above substance. He has made being a cult passe. Can we move on now please,the dogs water needs changing and mr ego needs another trip to the dentist!
Posted by: yell4yell | February 02, 2011 at 12:19 AM
You know Gervais was the only reason I watched the show in teh first place, he's brilliant. Guess there's no reason to watch it now.
Posted by: Franco | February 02, 2011 at 06:58 AM