Ricky Gervais: I tried to make hosting the Golden Globes a 'spectator sport'

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Ricky Gervais turned hosting the Golden Globes into a 'spectator sport'. The 60-year-old comedian hosted the awards show five times over a decade and Ricky relished the opportunity to mock Hollywood's rich and famous. He shared: 'I tried to make it a spectator sport when I did it and I did it five times over 10 years. I loved every...

The 60-year-old comedian hosted the awards show five times over a decade and Ricky relished the opportunity to mock Hollywood's rich and famous.

"My favourite one was the last one, mainly because the first time I did it 10 years ago, people are going 'Why is he saying awful things to these lovely, these most important people in the world?' And the world changed, and by the fifth time they were going, 'Yeah, go on, give it to them, we're sick of them, we're sick of celebrities.'"

He explained: "Some people think a joke is the window to a comedian's true soul. That's just not true. I'll take on any view that makes the joke funnier.

 

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