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Nikki Glaser wins as Golden Globes host

It's been years since a Golden Globes telecast was this entertaining, and not just due to its successful emcee

Salon

How the Golden Globes became cool again

Small movies like "The Substance" and "The Brutalist" won big and helped this zombie of a show rise from the dead

Salon

Partial list of Golden Globe winners

The 82nd Golden Globes, airing Sunday night, hope to rekindle some of the frothy comic energy of the days when Ricky Gervais or Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted

The Independent UK

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Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser condemned for ‘gross’ Diddy joke in opening monologue

The joke didn’t land so well and drew loud gasps from the crowd

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais shares the jokes he’ll never get to say at the Golden Globes

Comedian would have tackled subjects ranging from Justin Timberlake to Diddy

The Independent UK

Nikki Glaser says she’s so ready to host the Golden Globes she feels ‘42 weeks pregnant’

Exclusive: The stand-up comedian and actress told The Independent that she was excited to deliver her jokes ‘in front of the crowd they were meant for’

The Independent UK

Can Nikki Glaser be the new Ricky Gervais and give Hollywood the roasting it deserves?

IN FOCUS: The stand-up comedian had a breakout year thanks to her new HBO special and a viral performance at Netflix’s ‘Roast of Tom Brady’. Kevin E G Perry examines why her close-to-the-bone comedy makes her the ideal choice to host this weekend’s Golden Globes

The Independent UK

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The Office writer says SNL parody sketch rankled him: ‘All actors are white people’

Michael Schur says 2008 sketch ‘didn’t feel right to me in some way’

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais gave new Golden Globes host a humbling piece of advice

Nikki Glaser will make history as the first woman to host this year’s ceremony

The Independent UK

Ashley Jensen thrilled Ugly Betty has a 'whole new generation' of fans

Ashley Jensen is delighted Ugly Betty’ has gained a “whole new generation” of fans in recent years.

BANG Premier

12 actors who admitted they hated other actors’ movies

THE LIST: From Golden Age feuds to a regretful Jedi, Kevin E G Perry reflects on a dirty dozen times actors have risked biting the hand that feeds

The Independent UK

50 Hilarious Tweets That Showcase Trademark British Humor

British humor is known for its dry and sarcastic nature. These tweets are excellent examples. The post 50 Hilarious Tweets That Showcase Trademark British Humor first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda

‘When the tie goes on Brent takes over’: life as a comedy character lookalike

Is the pay really that good? Do you get bored? What was your worst gig? We ask ‘David Brent’, ‘Nessa’ and ‘Ali G’ what it’s actually like to make your money by being the spit of someone else’s comic creation

The Guardian - UK

"He sent me an email that said, I watched. I laughed. What do I do now?" How David Bowie ended up starring in one of the most memorable TV comedy scenes of all time

Just when you thought you couldn't love David Bowie more, along came his surprise cameo in a hit British comedy series

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Ricky Gervais leaves Bob Geldof unimpressed after cracking joke about Band Aid star on One Show

BBC series’s host Angellica Bell placed her head in her hands after Gervais made the quip

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais announces London dates for new Mortality stand-up tour

Gervais is currently on the first leg of his UK tour, which kicked off last month

The Independent UK

Fact check: Videos of celebrities speaking about politics more than a year old

Social media footage promising takedowns of Sir Keir Starmer rely on out of context interviews from years ago.

WhatToWatch

Ashley Jensen — things you didn't know about the TV star

Ashley Jensen plays DI Ruth Calder in BBC crime series Shetland, but what else is there to know about her?

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Watch footage from David Bowie’s last ever live performance

The rock'n'roll icon drew a line under his live career with a charity gig performance in New York in 2006

The Guardian - UK

‘George Clooney – who cares?’ Did celebrity endorsements actually harm Kamala Harris?

Charli xcx, Taylor Swift, George Clooney and Beyoncé all voiced their approval for the Democratic candidate. But do these endorsements do more for the stars than for the politician?

The Independent UK

Karl Pilkington ‘vindicated’ as study ‘reveals’ whether monkeys can actually type Shakespeare

Looks like Ricky Gervais owes Pilkington an apology...

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais at New Theatre, Oxford review: has Ricky become the Donald Trump of stand-up?

2/5 This uneven, crude, sarcastic set felt like ticking off a list of social media tropes. But whatever he says won’t get him cancelled

BANG Premier

Ricky Gervais: I took a punt on becoming a comedian

Ricky Gervais has admitted to taking a risk when he chose to become a comedian.

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais celebrates 26 year anniversary of being made redundant at 37 and trying out as a comedian

‘Worth a punt’ joked the star as he celebrated the milestone

The Independent UK

The problem with Ricky Gervais isn’t that he’s not woke, it’s that he’s not funny

COMMENT: The ‘Office’ star is back on tour with a new stand-up show Mortality. Louis Chilton looks at the contradictions within Gervais’s particular brand of shock comedy

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