Ricky Gervais opened the 2020 Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton hotel letting the world know he doesn’t care — several times. He left no holds barred in his fifth and final hosting moment, cursing up a storm and bashing nearly everyone in Hollywood.
“I don’t care anymore, I never did,” the 58-year-old said of his gig. “Remember: They’re just jokes, we’re all gonna die soon and there’s no sequel.”
Nothing was too taboo for Gervais who took a jab at 45-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio, star of 2-hour and 40 minutes-long “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” with a penchant for younger girlfriends.
“Leonardo DiCaprio attended the premiere and by the end — his date was too old for him,” he said. “Even Prince Andrew is like, ‘Come on mate you’re nearly 50.'”
No celebrity was safe from Gervais’ zingers, not even Dame Judi Dench, 85. Gervais had to stop mid-monologue before delivering his foul-mouthed quip about Dench’s role in the movie “Cats.”
“Judi Dench defended the film, saying it was the role she was born to play. Because she loves nothing better than plonking herself down on the carpet, lifting her leg, and licking her own [censored]. She’s old school,” which got a huge laugh from Gwyneth Paltrow.
Fellow co-star James Corden was the butt of the “Cats” joke too. “The world got to see James Corden as a fat pussy, he was also in the movie ‘Cats,’ but no one saw that,” he said. “The reviews I saw one that said this is the worst thing to happen to cats since dogs.”
Gervais was also less than kind to Martin Scorsese, making fun of the director for his feud with the Marvel franchise, which he compared to a theme park, as well as his height.
“I don’t know what he’s doing at theme parks,” he said. “He’s not big enough to go on the rides.”
He also singled out the all-star “The Irishman” table, acknowledging the presence of “Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Baby Yoda — no, that’s Joe Pesci, sorry,” he joked, referencing the adorable, buzzy character from the Disney+ show “The Mandalorian.”
Gervais also took a jab at comic book films, saying that actors don’t do much acting in the movies. “Their job isn’t acting anymore; it’s going to the gym and taking steroids,” he said.
Of course, the college admissions scandal was mentioned in his monologue. “I came in a limo tonight and the license plate was made by Felicity Huffman,” he said to the crowd, which gasped.
Gervais also brought up Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his jail cell in August from an alleged suicide, while discussing the Netflix show “After Life.”
“In the end he actually didn’t kill himself,” Gervais said of the series’ main character. “Just like Jeffrey Epstein.”
“Shut up I know he’s your friend but I don’t care,” he said to a shocked crowd.
Almost everyone in the audience audibly gasped when Gervais brought up Ronan Farrow, who broke news about the alleged widespread abuse in Hollywood. Speaking of men in the audience, he said: “They’re all terrified of Ronan Farrow. He’s coming for ya. I’m talking to all you perverts!”
The comedian also slammed the slowly dying film and television industry. “Mostly films are awful, lazy … No one cares about movies anymore, nobody goes to the cinema, nobody watches network television, everyone watches Netflix,” he said, noting the rise of the streaming service in the eyes of critics.
“This show should be just me coming out and going, ‘Well done, Netflix,’” he joked.
However, Gervais was less than kind when discussing Apple TV+, noting that newcomers like “The Morning Show” are being “made by a company who runs sweatshops in China. You say you’re ‘woke’…”
Since it was his final hosting gig, he even called out the Hollywood Foreign Press Association several times, calling the organization “racist.”
“Many talented people of color were snubbed… there’s nothing we can do about that. The Hollywood Foreign press are very racist,” he said.
But he still managed to drag actors who take too long with speeches.
“So if you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a political platform to make a political speech,” he said. “You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything, you know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg. So, if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and your God and f–k off. OK?”



