Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globes Monologue Resurfaces After Grammy’s Speeches

This year’s Grammy Awards inspired a knowing shake of the head from Ricky Gervais for one specific reason. A five-time host of the Golden Globes, and co-creator of The Office UK, the comedian is famed for his outspokenness, especially when it comes to knocking A-listers down a peg or two when they decide to air their platitudes when the spotlight shines on them. Gervais’ most famous beatdown unfolded at the 2020 Globes; instructing the night’s winners to keep acceptance speeches politics-free.

Having bared witness to a number of ICE-related outbursts at Sunday, February 1’s ceremony, the 64-year-old had a good laugh on social media platform X, reposting a snippet of his Globes monologue with the caption: “They’re still not listening [laughing emoji].” It read:

“If you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a political platform to make a political speech. You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg.”

His fans were in agreement in the comment section, too, as one individual replied: “Still waiting for folks to lead the way instead of lecturing everyone else.” A second person suggested: “They should play your clip before every awards show,” before somebody else added, “Ricky, we needed you and your wisdom at the Grammys last night. These would-be stars are so filled with themselves that lecturing us is not a second thought but their first thought. Thank you for choosing truth over wokeness.”

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Ricky Gervais drinking while smiling on stage hosting the Golden Globes

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Since the double murder of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis at the hands of U.S. government agency ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) last month, figures from the entertainment industry, including Natalie Portman, Edward Norton, Giancarlo Esposito, and Olivia Wilde have been vocalizing their hatred for what’s going on across the country. This was a massive talking point at the recent Sundance Film Festival, where project promotion made way for politically-charged discourse, and the Grammy’s were no different.

“Song of the Year” winner Billie Eilish (who donned an ‘ICE Out’ pin) shared whilst accepting her trophy: “No one is illegal on stolen land. And, yeah, it’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, and I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter. F*** ICE!”

Puerto Rican “Album of the Year” recipient Bad Bunny had a more personal attachment to the cause.

“We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans… hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love.”