Ricky Gervais On Golden Globes: "Hollywood Is Scared To Death Of Me. It's Great."

Nikky Finke's blog Deadline.com doesn't miss a beat, and the whole deal of comedian Ricky Gervais going off on some of Hollywood's elite who attended last night's Golden Globes is no exception.

One of Deadline's freelance reporters caught Gervais at the HBO after-party, and asked the Englishman if he had fun sticking it to some of Hollywood's power players. Gervais said ""Oh absolutely. For three hours every year, Hollywood is scared to death of me. It's great."


If you missed the Golden Globes last night, let's just say Gervais made a lot of people squirm. for example, he noted that "I was sure the Golden Globe for special effects would go to the team that airbrushed that poster." And then he said "Girls, we all know how old you are. The last time I saw one of you was on an episode of Bonanza!"

He went after Johnny Depp, Robert Downey, Jr., and a lot of others, and at the end, managed to piss off everyone. And his biggest laugh was gained at the expense of Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner, who married a woman 64 years younger than he. To that, Ricky said "Just don't look at him when you touch it."

Here's a video of the Ricky Gervais monologue that everyone's talking about:



Personally, I think the Hollywood Foreign Press Association should bring Ricky back. His return will guarantee great Golden Globes ratings if they play it just right.