For those who enjoy following the glitz & glamour of Hollywood, the Golden Globes are a very special event. For those of you who forgot about them and missed the boat, welcome to my world! I unknowingly flipped through channels Sunday night and somehow missed one of the biggest Hollywood award ceremonies of the year. I usually enjoy tuning in to see the fabulous style and take note of films and TV I should be watching throughout the year. The Golden Globes are arguably the most prominent awards show after The Academy Awards so they're kind of a big deal. Call it a guilty pleasure; sometimes watching the ridiculously rich and famous reward themselves for "excellent work" is moderately entertaining.
The entertainment news world was buzzing with debate over The Golden Globes as I woke Monday morning. Google News Canada had thousands of articles, blogs, videos debating the 'appropriateness' of Ricky Gervais hosting commentary. Naturally YouTube was my immediate source of enlightenment. First I watched highlights of Ricky's monologue and bits stringed together for a reel of his comedic insanity; all alone, I literally found myself laughing out loud. Ricky was borderline inappropriate and hilarious all at the same time!
Call my cynical but all of his commentary was everything we all know (and sometimes love) about celebrities and all of their oddities. He touched on everything! Some say he was inappropriate and took his comedy way too far. Others say that his comedy was dark but hilariously entertaining. I would agree with the latter side of this debate. Though the forum wasn't obviously the most expected venue for such off-side comedy, Ricky was genius. His comedy was sly, cynical and extremely sarcastic. Just the way I like it! Kudos to you Ricky, for having the 'kehones' to say all of the things you said and for entertaining me (if it was only through YouTube and not on live TV). If only you would be back again for another Golden Globes hosting gig next year! I somehow doubt that will happen.
Here's a link to a clip of some of Ricky's best Golden Globe work:
Enjoy!
Ricky Gervais is fucking brilliant and I LOL'ed my way through this whole thing! Don't feel bad, I was in Chatham and totally missed it as well! Did you know that his dad is from London, Ontario? I think so or he lived here - something cool like that. YOu have to buy his show EXTRAS on DVD or borrow mine. Best show ever!
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