Ricky Gervais‘ memorable appearance on the Sept. 21 Emmys tipped off Hollywood to its next possible Oscar host. Shortly after Gervais jokingly scolded Steve Carell for stealing the Emmy he won last year for Extras, his reps were besieged with inquiries about his availability and were urged to book a meeting with Academy Awards organizers, stat. "The buzz around town is that Ricky should host the Oscars," says one source close to the star. He’s already racking up the movie credits, including the requisite bomb that could become a punchline during the ceremony (Ghost Town earned a disappointing $5 million last weekend) and an intriguing upcoming project. He co-directed and co-wrote This Side of the Truth, a 2009 romantic comedy in which he stars with Jennifer Garner and Tina Fey. Gervais will also appear in his own comedy special for HBO this November.
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he is great!!… I don´t need to add anymore.
PLEASE!!!!
Pretty please with sugar on top get Ricky Gervais to host the Emmys or Oscars or a paint drying contest.
ANYTHING! That man is funny.
If not, Jon Stewart, Steve Carell, Steven Colbert or Neil Patrick Harris would do a fine job hosting the Emmys.
Brilliant. He was the only entertaining part of the Emmys. By far.
Can he host every major awards ceremony? Please?
FANTASTIC idea! This man was the only funny thing about the Emmys on Sunday. (Him and Tina Fey, anyway)
This is awesome. I hope it happens.
Great choice, this would be good.
How about him and Tina Fey as cohosts?
Despite my ambivalence about the Brits slowly taking over pop culture (some days I love it, some days wish for a real american accent on network TV), Gervais is a great pick. It could be tricky. Much as I love him, the other half doesn’t see what the hoo-ha is about. Much of the time he doesn’t even understand what Gervais is saying. (He has a master’s degree, so he’s not completely slow. Some people don’t have an ear for accents.)
Good choice!
I’d watch…especially if they let him go off notes and say whatever he wanted to…brilliant!
If he does, I hope they let him write his own stuff and improv…don’t cripple him with the usual boring award show tripe. Man, if it was Ricky and Steven Merchant, I could die happy!
Yes! That’s the best idea I’ve heard in a long time. Clear your schedule Ricky!
I love Ricky. But the thing is, I’ve seen him do standup several times over the last couple of years and he ALWAYS repeats the same material which he originally started on his radio show anyway. I know it’s customary for comics to use the same shticks, but not this much. I’ve heard his story about peeing in a sink on the radio TWICE, on talk shows, and in his standup routine. I just don’t know how original he can be. Merchant on the other hand, on his own BBC radio show, is always new and fresh and I THINK the brains behind that operation. So if he is writing the stuff, then I am down.
Please please please please with sugar on top!!