RICKY GERVAIS: TWITTERS WITH A VENGEANCE
Ricky Gervais does it again! He’s one of the few people on Twitter with anything significant to say. Our esteemed colleague Stephen Saban from The WOW Report found this tweet:
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RICKY GERVAIS: OKLAHOMA TORNADO VICTIMS NEED MONEY – NOT PRAYERS!
We just fell in love with Ricky Gervais for his smart comments about celebrities on Twitter offering their “thoughts” and “prayers” to Oklahoma tornado victims. Ricky pointed out that Beyonce, Rihanna, and Katy Perry had all openly sent prayers to Oklahoma – certainly hoping readers would admire their kindness and saintliness. According to Page Six, Ricky responded by tweeting sarcastically “I feel like an idiot now – I only sent money.” And he included an address for Red Cross donations. Ricky’s a realistic atheist and we love him for teasing these self-serving “holier than thou” celebrities, who can afford to donate more than just thoughts.
GOLDEN GLOBES HOST RICKY GERVAIS: THANK GOD AT YOUR OWN RISK
Ricky Gervais, the rascal who made last year’s Golden Globes watchable, is returning this weekend and he explained some of his wisecracks in Esquire. Ricky closed the show saying “Thank you to God that I’m an atheist!” He clarified that it wasn’t just a matter of declaring his own beliefs, but of pointing out how narcissistic celebrities are in the spotlight. He was criticizing all those people who thank God because they won an award. Ricky figures that considering all the famine and wars going on in the world that it’s incredibly arrogant and egocentric for winners to think God went out of the way to help THEM. If indeed God exists, he has more important things to do. Let’s hope the God-thankers take the HINT. We’re looking forward to the 2012 Globes.
DELICATE EGOS BEWARE: RICKY GERVAIS MAY BE HOSTING THE GOLDEN GLOBES AGAIN!
We’re not at all surprised to learn that insult comic Ricky Gervais is quite probably going to host the Golden Globes again this year. Last year he teased celebrities by commenting on their trips to rehab and brought up the worst movies they ever made. Some delicate celebrity egos were bruised, but viewers loved it and the ratings went through the roof. The Hollywood Foreign Press didn’t escape Ricky’s sarcasm and they don’t want him back. But NBC loved all the publicity Ricky got the show and the show producers agree that he is an asset, so they DO want him back. As Ricky says “I was insulting the most privileged people on the planet – it wasn’t a roomful of wounded soldiers!” If Hollywood was offended – so what? He’s ready to do it again – with even more gusto.
SOMEHOW RICKY GERVAIS LOST THAT NEW WAVE LOOK
Photo via: The WOW Report
For some reason we never get tired of looking at Ricky Gervais back when he was a new wave pop star with an attitude. He was the heart throb lead singer in the duo Seona Dancing signed to London records. (CLICK HERE to see his video) The music business didn’t work out for him so he turned to comedy. He looks better when he shaves. Time marches on…
RICKY GERVAIS WAS A NEW WAVE POP STAR
Little did we know that the much talked about Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais had an interesting past! He doesn’t talk about it much, but Ricky was the lead singer in a new wave pop duo from the 80’s called Seona Dancing. Ricky and a school friend, Bill Macrae, got together in 1982 and were signed by London Records. They released two singles and we found this video at The Huffington Post. Ricky, above right, looks HOT!
RICKY GERVAIS WON’T BE BACK TO HOST THE GOLDEN GLOBES, BUT WAS IT WORTH IT?
Has Ricky Gervais forever changed the job of Award Show Host? His insult humor got the celebrities at the Golden Globes riled up and the Hollywood Foreign Press seething, but it seems the TV audience got a kick out of it. Cameras caught actors wincing and looking shocked or bursting out with embarrassed laughter in the show audience. Ricky WAS funny when he introduced A-list actors by listing the worst movies they ever made. And calling Bruce Willis “Ashton Kutcher’s father” WAS amusing. Poking fun at pompous pampered stars IS delicious and it’s fun to see their reactions. When Ricky insulted the president of the HFPA by saying he just had to “help him off the toilet and pop his teeth in” he must have known he wouldn’t be invited back- either to host or accept an award. How did YOU like Ricky as the insult host?