Ricky Gervais returns as Golden Globes host for a record fifth time
(The Guardian Culture News)

The comedian will host the 77th edition of the TV and film awards, adding that organisers had made him `an offer I can´t refuse´ Ricky Gervais will host the Golden Globes for a record fifth time in 2020 - despite previously claiming he wouldn´t present the awards show again. The comedian, who hosted the show between 2010 and 2012 and again in 2016, will reprise his role for next year´s 77th edition, once again stating that this will be his final year as host. In a statement, Gervais said that the organisers the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had `made me an offer I can´t refuse. But this is the very last time I´m doing this, which could make for a fun evening`.The Office creator, director and standup comic has previously used the gig to make typically off-colour jokes about stars including Bruce Willis, Jennifer Lawrence, Angelina Jolie and Jodie Foster. In 2016, he sent up the awards themselves, telling attendees that `[A Golden Globe] is, no offence, worthless.` He also took aim at the head of the HFPA, Lorenzo Soria, joking that `the Golden Globes doesn´t have an `in memoriam´ section to get you all depressed, instead we let the president say a few words`. There was room too for a reference to Donald Trump´s anti-migrant stance: `Eva Longoria and America Ferrera aren´t just two beautiful, talented actresses. They´re two people your next president, Donald Trump, can´t wait to deport.` Continue reading...