Ricky Gervais roasting libs to their faces at Golden Globes - If ISIS started a streaming service you would be calling your agents - video
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Originally posted by pbslinger:
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Why would it matter if the producers knew everything he was going to say? He still said it.
We were discussing the suggestion that he went rogue, did give a rat's ass, burned all bridges, etc. If the producers of the show were aware of what he was going to do, planned screen shots on those targeted, they were in on it and he didn't go rogue.
They don't have to plan those shots. They have a dozen cameras in there, a seating chart and team that can get any given face on screnn in less than two seconds.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
January 08, 2020, 12:49 PM
zipriderson
This link has every Ricky Gervais joke from his GG work:
Originally posted by jhe888: Why would it matter if the producers knew everything he was going to say? He still said it.
But I doubt that they knew the whole script. When you hire Gervais, you know you are going to get snark and edgy to harsh social commentary.
I know it seems clever and in-the-know to claim it was all some plot to boost ratings. I just don't buy it. Sure, they could anticipate the general tone, but not the specific content.
I'm with you, jhe. The only thing I wonder about is the folks who ran his teleprompter. Did they share what they knew with anyone in charge of the show? Would there have been time for them to?
I doubt he was going off the teleprompter. Stand up comedians pretty much have to be able to hold their routine in their head, and Ricky Gervais isn't new to that.
"The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy." "I did," said Ford, "it is." "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?" "It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards." "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in."
January 11, 2020, 11:58 AM
JoeTheRender
Way to go Ricky. That's how you hand libs their rear end.
January 11, 2020, 12:03 PM
r0gue
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Originally posted by JoeTheRender: Way to go Ricky. That's how you hand libs their rear end.
I assure you, he is a lib. But he's a freedom of speech supporting lib who apparently sees hypocrisy and doesn't mind pointing it out.
January 11, 2020, 12:59 PM
goose5
He was hired knowing all along he was going to take a piss on Hollywood, and he did. Its the only reason why I watched.
_________________________ OH, Bonnie McMurray!
January 12, 2020, 05:57 PM
BamaJeepster
Every 'celebrity' on the planet needs to read and heed this:
For those who were speculating that this was a setup and he would be back as host next year. Nope - they already announced the new hosts:
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
January 07, 2022, 06:57 PM
radioman
UPDATE 2022. They are not even bothering to televise it, or even stream it. Put a fork in it, it's done.
The controversy-plagued Golden Globes looks set to return this weekend, but no one will see it online or otherwise. “This year’s event is going to be a private event and will not be livestreamed,” an HFPA spokesperson told Deadline on Thursday. “We will be providing real-time updates on winners on the Golden Globes website and our social media.”
Good! Circle jerks should always be private events.
January 07, 2022, 10:41 PM
PASig
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Originally posted by radioman: UPDATE 2022. They are not even bothering to televise it, or even stream it. Put a fork in it, it's done.
The controversy-plagued Golden Globes looks set to return this weekend, but no one will see it online or otherwise. “This year’s event is going to be a private event and will not be livestreamed,” an HFPA spokesperson told Deadline on Thursday. “We will be providing real-time updates on winners on the Golden Globes website and our social media.”
Good, now do the same for the Emmys, the Grammys and the Oscars.
None of us normal people give a shit about any of that anymore.
January 08, 2022, 09:02 AM
Graniteguy
No need to post the winners on social media. Nobody gives a shit.
Just cancel it altogether and tell all the nominees it was a 5-way tie. That will make them feel better.
January 08, 2022, 09:31 AM
erj_pilot
^^^^^^
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
January 08, 2022, 10:31 AM
Lefty Sig
One thing that all this COVID silliness has resulted in is celebrities having minimal publicity. Since they almost universally take the hard left view on masks, lockdowns, and everything else, they have been out of the spotlight for the most part. And the best part is no one seems to really care. Watching them freak out because they are not getting attention and their egos are not being stroked is quite amusing. And watching some go bankrupt due to lack of work is even better.
January 08, 2022, 11:41 AM
Vgex
What a shame.
January 08, 2022, 11:43 AM
erj_pilot
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Originally posted by Vgex: What a shame.
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
January 08, 2022, 11:53 AM
Vgex
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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
I tried to post a different Seinfeld gif but failed. Thank you for succeeding, where I did not.
