Ricky Gervais Wants A Star-Studded Golden Globes Podcast

Last year, Ricky Gervais hosted the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards and was received with….mixed reviews. Gervais’ brass and care-free digs on the Hollywood system rocked the celebrity world and some were even “outraged” by some of the comments. Gervais’ response? He wants to do it again.

This time around, he won’t be restricted by the “tightwads” at HFPA or the network. Gervais is taking his jokes to the internet, in what some are calling a “re-dubbed livecast”. The British comedian’s plan is to do a live podcast the same night as the awards show, and have some of his friends stop by for the laughs. Here’s what Ricky had to say over at his blog.

What do you think of this?

A live 3 hour podcast during The Golden Globes. Me and a few chums (like Louis CK, Chris Rock, Karl Pilkington, John Stewart, Larry David popping in and out) doing our own alternative commentary.

People at home can have the telly on with the sound down listening to us online say things that no broadcaster could get away with. 

No one could do a fucking thing.

In a purely Sheen-style move, Gervais is planning on doing his own version of the Golden Globes to compete with the show. No word on whether this is a real idea just yet, or just Ricky blowing steam off on his blog. Hopefully we’ll get more of a hard plan as the 69th Golden Globes are set to air on January 19th.