Ricky Gervais Back as Golden Globes Host
by Maggie Furlong
posted Aug 28th 2011


Ricky Gervais made headlines -- most of them not very positive -- for making some racy jokes when he hosted the Golden Globes back in January. Critics said he'd never be invited back after skewering some of Hollywood's biggest stars and even the Hollywood Foreign Press Association behind the awards.

Now Gervais claims that NBC has asked him to return to host the awards again next year. But looks like the joke's on them now, since he's not sure he even wants to do it again.





As for his critics, Gervais had this to say at the Edinburgh International Television Festival:

"Just because you are offended doesn't mean you are right. People fall into this myth that I'm a shock comedian. I've never been that. People say I crossed the line but I didn't draw the f***ing line, you did."

He still maintains that his jokes were for the show's 200 million viewers around the world, not for the 200 "most privileged people on the planet" in attendance.





Gervais isn't above turning down good offers -- he claims he also said no to hosting the Oscars:

"It's a thankless task for a comedian. They don't want to hear jokes, they want to hear if they have won the most important award of their career."



Gervais has also had offers to host an American talk show:

"I have been offered it a few times. I got into this business so I didn't have to put a suit on and sit behind a desk five times a week."

http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/28/ricky-gervais-golden-globes-true-blood-star-on-castle-more/