Gervais at the Golden Globes

Although the films change, many of the attendees don't, so it's surely getting a bit tired?

I do now know that 1917 won two Globes, so something must have gone in, but most of the news reports this morning were about Gervais, rather than the actual award winners.

It's been pretty healthy in terms of attendance and ratings since the mid 90's. I think before Gervais though they didn't really have a host just the people presenting awards so you hear a lot more about the ceremony these days.

Not a big fan of his but the comments about them all being woke but would fall over themselves to be in an ISIS streaming service was brilliant. The hypocrisy of celebrity culture has gone on too long and hopefully peoples eyes are slowly being opened.

I find Ricky Gervais very hit and miss, The Office and Extras were great but I could never warm to Derek or his stand up. He does need someone like Stephen Merchant who can rein him in

I agree, but I've never noticed him being especially preachy either (but I could be wrong on that). The amount of times I've seen stars post something meaningful or important encouraging us to change our ways or contribute something then immediately in next story/post...oh here is my next movie/book etc for sale or here I am pouting and half naked...please give me attention.

To me leaders (and that's what they are, or trying to be) should lead by example. not just post empty words on social media as a token.

I think a lot of people miss what Gervais is actually doing when he hosts these awards shows. He isn't being or playing 'himself', he is playing the obnoxious 'everyman' nobody loser who is at home sitting on the couch reacting and commenting on people he despises on the telly, because he knows he will never be one of them. That is what is so brilliant about it and what scares the assembled audience so much, because most of them really don't want to know what the 'everyman' thinks of them. They live in a totally different world where they don't have to care what anyone thinks of them.

He brilliantly creates a parallel between the somebodies and the nobodies and forces them to collide on live television.

Movies forums and comment sections around the globe the day after these awards are always filled with the obnoxious comments of nobodies, telling somebodies what they should and shouldn't be allowed to say and yet their dumbasses are allowed every single one of their brain dead opinions.

Of course these people should be able to say whatever the hell they want, they've more than earned the right to, that is why they are standing on that stage being awarded for the excellence they've displayed in their chosen professions. But half the time they are preaching it to an audience that either don't believe in their cause, don't care about it or it has absolutely no meaning in their lives and that is why doing it in such a places ends up being pretty pointless.

He's telling a few pretty tame jokes to a politically middle ground, somewhat influential but not particularly powerful, rich audience for money it's not daring or innovative.

The character Gervaise plays at the Globes seems the antidote to the awkward, deferential culture entertainment people like Graham Norton validate. Whenever I see *Hollywood* on Youtube interview clips it seems terribly vacuous and reeeally dated.