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Hollywood Did Not Appreciate Ricky Gervais Taking Them To Task Last Night

January 6th, 2020 - 2:07 PM EST by Bridget

Last night, the 77th Golden Globes were held at the Beverly Hilton where Ricky Gervais hosted for the fifth time. The comedian began the ceremonies with a seven-minute monologue that mocked Felicity Huffman's prison sentence, Leonardo DiCaprio's dating history, Martin Scorsese's height, the fact that nobody attends the cinema anymore, and how all of the people in the room had less education than Greta Thunberg.

Despite reminding the crowd that the words coming out of his mouth all evening would be "just jokes," many celebrities in the audience were seemingly uncomfortable with his material, especially when he asked them to please accept their trophies without mentioning politics, to thank their gods, and get off the stage. Each time Gervais cracked a joke that was met with gasps, he responded by telling the crowd to "shush" or "shut up."

While Hollywood appeared uneasy on the television, Twitter had a field day with the comedian's jokes and the audience's response, especially when he called out the actors for working with streaming companies like Apple who utilize "sweatshops in China."

 
Below is Gervais' opening monologue.

 
It was the shock seen around the world.

 
Perhaps he should have starred in Joker?

 
Tim Cook, current CEO of Apple Inc. had the fortunate experience of being in the audience.

 
Soon the reactions rolled in online, with many applauding the comedian for being so honest.

 
Many were looking to adopt his nihilistic stance in 2020.

 
Of course some were not happy with his material.

 
Several even wished former hosts would have returned instead.

 
The comedian was even compared to a bully at one point.

 
Some joked that many would want to have a "word" with him after the ceremony was done.

 
The one person who reacted the most to Gervais' monologue was beloved Hollywood actor Tom Hanks.

 
Who was uncomfortable to say the least.

 
But fortunately became a meme for all to use.

 

Of course, Gervais had other material following his opening remarks. One was about Jeffrey Epstein not actually dying by his own hand.

 
As well as closing out the ceremony by dropping a Harvey Weinstein joke.

 
Those watching from afar enjoyed the the comedian's take on the entertainment industry.

 
And assumed he was only trending because his comedy was actual comedy.

 
Essentially because this was his fifth time hosting, and the comedian is known to roast the entire crowd who attends.

 
While many conserative Twitter users applauded the comedian for calling out the hypocritcal nature of Hollywood, many were quick to point out to them that Gervais does not actually believe in the same things they do.

 
His hosting certaintly caused enough controversy for many to request his presence on other telvision shows.

 
Though that appears to not be possible since Gervais posted to his Twitter account that while he was grateful for all of the "amazing comments" on his monologue, he's beyond happy to get back to his real job.

 

Make jokes, not war indeed.

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phucu

It was nice, but I think he showed some self-restraint and could've been much cruel if he wanted too.

Gervais is a funny guy, but he is a fucking asshole,people hate him because he is a massive jerkass .

it's probably one of the reasons why Karl Pilkington not going to work with him , because he fucking hate him.

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Cryogonal

Nothing thrills me more than the tarnishing and derision leveled against of one of the most corrupt organizations on the face of the earth. I'm disgusted by the brainwashed masses flocking to the defense of their idols when a comedian speaks frankly of the cesspool they've universally decided to wallow in.

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Mrkat

Good, 2020 seems to be the year of of the chaotic good ( like what UnknownCanadian said), these smug assholes need to be taken down a notch or two, can't wait to see what happens next, maybe twitter gets a fatal bug or virus that deletes every account on it

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Gone

I have mixed feelings about this.

Ricky Gervais always struck me as a bit of an asshole, not because of his politics (I'm friends with many people who don't share my political views), but just his personality and how he carries himself.

But I guess that's the kind of person you need if you want to see Hollywood getting an honest roast.

Either way, I never cared about the Golden Globes, or the Emmies, or any award show. And award only has as much value as you place on it.

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