Host Ricky Gervais Scorches Celebs

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais, host of the 77th annual Golden Globe awards, took a swing at his fellow celebrities during his opening monologue, reports The Washington Examiner.

While cracking a few jokes about the films and televisions shows nominated for Sunday night's awards show, the actor and comedian gave Apple a nod for entering the streaming service game with its hit show A Morning Show starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.


"A superb drama about the importance of dignity and doing the right thing made by a company that runs sweat shops in China," he quipped before taking aim at the stars in attendance. "Well, you say you’re woke, but the companies you work for, I mean, unbelievable, Apple, Amazon, Disney. If ISIS started a stream service, you would call your agent, wouldn’t you?"

Gervais, 58, told a handful of other jokes at their expense, including references to reporter Ronan Farrow, who uncovered ex-Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's abuse, and deceased billionaire predator Jeffrey Epstein, who was friends with many of the rich and famous.

"In this room are some of the most important TV and film executives in the world, people from every background. But they all have one thing in common. They’re all terrified of Ronan Farrow. He’s coming for you. He’s coming for you," he said.

After claiming Jeffrey Epstein "didn't kill himself," Gervais then scolded the crowd for groaning at the joke, saying, "Shut up. I know he’s your friend, but I don’t care you had to make your own way here, your own plane, didn’t you?"

The comedian went on to warn the winners against using their acceptance speeches as a platform to make political statements, telling them, "You know nothing about the real world" and are in "no position to lecture."