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Ricky Gervais Makes Dig About Mel Gibson's Drinking

Sunday – January 17, 2010 – 10:37pm

Ricky Gervais turned his hosting gig at the Golden Globe Awards into a mini-roast of Mel Gibson!

Gervais, 48, drank a glass of beer on stage and admitted to the audience that he had already "had a couple" pints.

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"I'm not going to lie to you, I hope I've not offended anyone -- It's not my fault," he said before pointing to his beer. "I like a drink as much as the next man, unless the next man is Mel Gibson!"

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The British comedian's crack drew laughter and gasps from the likes of Diane Kruger, Fergie and Josh Duhamel.

Gibson -- who was charged with drunk driving in 2006 -- took the jab in stride. As the actor, 54, came out to present the award for Best Director, he laughed it off, pretended to slur his words and made a joke of his own.

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"I'm here to talk about Inglourious Basterds," he said. "Or as actors like to call them, directors!"


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  • January 23, 2010 - 10:29am Ricky Gervais Tickets Says:

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  • January 19, 2010 - 5:59pm Weazelina Says:

    Ricky Gervais rocks! So freakin' hilarious! Best part of the Globes hands down. Love him. Can't wait for his new show!
  • January 19, 2010 - 1:27am rm2h Says:

    Mel Gibson is a pig, cheater, racist, louse and deeper then a s_it pig. He deserves all the critism that he has received since he is not an honorable man. What a jerk to get someone pregant while he is still married and the timing shows that his soon to be ex received the news when the mistress was 3 months along. Now he will have to pay out the nose with his illegimate child for the next 18 years. The girlfriend continues what she started with Timothy Dalton since she will be losing his child support soon for again another illegimate child. Payback is a b_tch.
  • January 18, 2010 - 8:36pm Goes both ways Says:

    "I like a drink as much as the next man, unless the next man is Mel Gibson [who doesn't like it as much as I do, but in fact, likes it a) more or b) less than I do]."
  • January 18, 2010 - 4:51pm Anon Says:

    He was the best host. To the moron that couldn't understand him, you're an idiot! Understand english much?
  • January 18, 2010 - 1:47pm Soooo Rich Says:

    Love him. He is hysterical.
  • January 18, 2010 - 10:45am annie Says:

    I hope that guy was right when he said he wouldn't be hosting again. I couldn't understand him most of the time. I switched the channel pretty quickly.
  • January 18, 2010 - 10:44am carolyn wroblewski Says:

    What a sad performance by Ricky Gervais. All the hype that HE was going emcee the Golden Globes, only to have the big let down! His timing (delivery) was awful. Swipes and insults alone, without substance just comes across as the pervertible lead balloon. Just a small fish trying to make it in a big pond.
  • January 18, 2010 - 10:44am B Says:

    TURNTABLE you are truly clueless. That is NOT what Ricky meant by his comment. Are YOU drinking????
  • January 18, 2010 - 10:11am LIARS AND SCAM ARTISTS Says:

    THE NYPD ARE INVESTIGATING JON GOSSELIN--AND THE F.B.I ARE INVESTIGATING AUNT JODI AND HER CHARITY.- Jon is LIVING OFF his new wealthy Girl Friend -While filing bogus police reports to collect on insurance. And Everybody knows that the Kreiders -{ Aunt Jodi & Kevin } are fronting the Hate Kate Gosselin Movement,and have collected ""tens of thousands of dollars"" from people who believe they are supporting "Child Advocacy". Huge scam artists and totally creepy people. Jon-Jodi and Kevin are LYING SCAM ARTISTS!!!!!
  • January 18, 2010 - 9:50am LINDTEX INC Says:

    Turntable: WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING IN CAPS? I think we all get the joke. At the very least maybe you just picked up on it and have to cover you bases by deflecting onto something else. Yes Gibson got a dui/dwi, yes gibson is a posible antisemetic. WHO CARES-I just wonder why you needed to make an entire post in caps, COMPENSATING FOR SOMETHING ARE YOU?
  • January 18, 2010 - 9:43am LovedGervais Says:

    No, Ricky was jabbing Mel for being a drunk. I LOVED Gervais last night and wish they'd shown him more. Hollywood is so over the top self congratulatory that they need someone like Gervais to cut through the bs.
  • January 18, 2010 - 9:24am perhaps....not.... Says:

    sorry, turntable, but when ricky said "i enjoy my drink as much as the next guy unless that guy is mel gibson" i think he means he enjoys his drink, but mel enjoys it a lot more. in other words, he enjoys drinking but mel surpasses him. although theres no need to type in all caps and get superdefensive cause none of this matters. at all.
  • January 18, 2010 - 9:01am Cinnabon Says:

    For the VERY not so clever, what happened was this: Ricky confesses that he had a good bit to drink. At the same time, he defends himself by implying that he is no different than other men with respect to how much they like to drink. He goes one step further, adding that that Mel Gibson likes to drink (or, at least, DID like to drink) more than Ricky does -- and in fact, Mel likes to drink more than all other men do. Which, of course, is highly unlikely and therefore absurd, but the absurdity is what makes it funny. Something else that makes the joke funny is this: It's already bad enough that Ricky has had a few drinks and he is standing there, defending it, but then he gets just plain ludicrous when he starts giving Mel Gibson sh*t.
  • January 18, 2010 - 8:03am Tell It How It Is Says:

    Well said Lillianne, some people need to get of their high horse.
  • January 18, 2010 - 7:35am Lillianne Says:

    Thank you Turntable for expecting we're all a bunch of morons. We may not be clever like you but we can spell and we aren't so rude as to scream in caps.
  • January 18, 2010 - 6:51am Pete Says:

    British people think of Australians as 'less than'. That's what was at the core of Ricky Gervais' comment. It was a low-blow, out-of-bounds, and generally a jab at all Aussies. It's alright, Ricky. Like most (if not all) people whom are not funny, shock-value is all you have left to stand upon (i.e. Howard Stern).
  • January 18, 2010 - 12:08am TURNTABLE Says:

    FOR THE NOT SO CLEVER WHO DIDNT UNDERSTOOD THE PHRASE, HE MENT THAT MEL GIBSON IS NOT DRINKING! THEREFOR CANT ENJOY DRINKING AS MUCH AS RICKY GERVAIS DOES! "I ENJOY MY DRINK AS MUCH AS THE NEXT MAN, UNLESS THE NEXT MAN IS MEL GIBSON". Meaning: "I ENJOY MY DRINK AS MUCH AS THE NEXT MAN UNLESS THAT MAN IS NOT DRINKING AND THAT MAN IS MEL GISBON!" MEANING THAT MEL GIBSON IS NOT DRINKING AND THEREFOR CANT ENJOY HIS DRINK AS MUCH AS RICK GERVAIS DOES! IT WAS PREPARED WITH MEL GIBSON BACKSTAGE!