The Office and Extras star returns to host the 69th annual Golden Globes for a third time in Jan. When Gervais hosted the last edition of the show earlier this year, his pointed barbs at his fellow celebrities angered some members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., which presents the event, and Philip Berk, who was then the group’s president, told THR that Gervais “definitely crossed the line.”
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Yes, it's an obvious choice, but so were Gervais' jabs at Mel Gibson last year.
This will be especially delicious for Gervais if Two and a Half Men scores a nomination and Ashton Kutcher has to attend the show.
The possibilities are endless for Gervais to riff on another awards-show host controversy.
Gervais has already joked about having pedophile material, so consider nothing off-limits.
Sure, this may be dulled to a roar by January, but the presidential hopeful is an easy target, and he won't be in the room.
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If Clint Eastwood's drama gets a nomination for best picture, the not-usually-lighthearted Leonardo DiCaprio better get his game face ready for some awkward close-ups.
The Brit will no doubt have colorful jabs for star Meryl Streep's take on England's former prime minister.
Gervais joked last year about bribes at the Globes. Imagine what he'll have to say now that a former publicist is suing the HFPA claiming as such?
