The 58-year-old and Golden Globes five-times host Ricky Gervais’ opening monologue at Golden Globes (2020) is trending. His selective commentary is nothing but a prickly-tickly blanket over popular controversies and scandals at the expense of celebrities, including the convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein. We are not joking! He literally said it. “Let’s go out with a bang,” he said. “Let’s have a laugh at your expense.”
Gervais also preached to the actors on how to take his jokes. “Remember, they are just jokes. We’re all gonna die soon and there’s no sequel, so remember that.” More Ricky-Gervais-fun continues below.
Ricky Gervais’ viral commentary on celebrities related to Jeffrey Epstein
Ricky Gervais is a Golden Globe winner as well as an unapologetic comedian. He had a gala time roasting celebrities at the Golden Globes ceremony in 2020. From Netflix’s domination to making it awkward for the celebrity figures related to the late Jeffrey Epstein to Leonardo DiCaprio’s inclination to date younger women to Apple’s Tim Cook, the British celebrity covered it all.
One of the highlights of his brilliant monologue was the flawless transformation from Netflix’s Afterlife to slamming celebrities related to the convicted sex offender late Jeffery Epstein (skip to 1:11 in the video).
“You could binge-watch the entire season of (Netflix’s) Afterlife instead of watching this show (Golden Globes ceremony). That’s a show about a man who kills himself ‘cause his wife dies of cancer and it’s still more fun than this. Spoiler Alert! Season 2 is on the way so in the end he obviously didn’t kill himself,” continued Gervais with his poker face not giving any clue about what’s coming next. “Just like Jeffrey Epstein. Shut up! I know he’s your friend and I don’t care.”
Reason behind Ricky Gervais’ joke on the Jeffrey Epstein case
A bunch of court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case were unsealed late this Wednesday. Jeffrey Epstein was a millionaire and a financier. He was also a convicted sex offender. Epstein killed himself in 2019 while awaiting his trial.
The court documents have unveiled some shocking relations between the late financier and celebrities viz. Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Kevin Spacey, Bruce Willis, and Cate Blanchett. However, the revelation of names doesn’t mean they too were involved in any wrong activity conducted by Epstein.
Netizens react to Ricky Gervais’ monologue on Jeffrey Epstein case
The short clip of Ricky Gervais’ opening monologue is trending on X. Reacting to the video, many users notice the dawn of awkwardness over celebrities in attendance.
One user commented, “Remember Hollywood elites’ nervous laughter when Ricky Gervais joked about the Epstein list? Now we all know why. This is glorious.”
The same user grabbed a screenshot of Tom Hanks’s peculiar reaction to Gervais’ commentary. He added, “My favorite reaction.”
Another user tweeted, “Tom Hanks’ extremely uneasy face at the end – very telling.”
Another tweet read, “This was one of the funniest monologues of all times unless you’re a guilty, privileged…”
Another X-user commented, “Ricky Gervais’ daring jokes at the Oscars took on a whole new meaning with recent revelations (about the Jeffrey Epstein list). The nervous laughter now seems like a glimpse behind the curtain…”