Kenan Thompson Ricky Gervais vs. the youths in comedy Voting for Emmy nominations is now underway with the nominees expected to be announced on July 28. And that means everyone is campaigning. This year’s Hollywood Reporter’s comedy actors roundtable features Ricky Gervais, Kumail Nanjiani, Ramy Youssef, Kenan Thompson, and Dan Levy – an interesting crop, especially as Gervais By Sarah • Jul 03, 2020 11:10 am
Golden Globes 2020 Globes 2020: Ricky, Parasite, Ellen Were you yelling at your TV or your tablet when Ricky Gervais was making all those jokes about Cats because they didn’t cut away from him to show anyone in the audience?! Because they definitely cut to Leonardo DiCaprio when he talked about his film being so long that By Lainey • Jan 06, 2020 04:29 am
Royals Elizabeth Banks and Prince Andrew’s hand We’re going to get to Prince Andrew later – what we’re talking about here, in this post, is the fact Prince Andrew, the beloved second son of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, known for years for his reportedly boorish behaviour and my-sh*t-don’t-stink attitude, has become a punchline, a By Lainey • Nov 25, 2019 09:52 am
Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais returns to the Golden Globes Despite a host-less Oscars working out well, the HFPA are sticking with a host for the Golden Globes, and announced this morning that Ricky Gervais will return for the fifth time as the host in 2020. Because of the Oscars accelerated schedule, the Golden Globes will air on January 5, By Sarah • Nov 12, 2019 12:18 pm
Business of Hollywood Intro for November 10, 2017 Dear Gossips, The Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar opened up a new door yesterday and spat out Louis CK. Exactly five weeks ago yesterday, The New York Times broke open the story about Harvey Weinstein. It was a Thursday. Yesterday, also a Thursday, they confirmed what the whisper network (Gawker and By Lainey • Nov 10, 2017 08:34 am
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, November 9, 2016 Instagram was very quiet last night – not much room for selfies when they world is crumbling. Your tiny house is kind of low priority right now Harry. wednesday is gonna be big on #HarryTV! the multi-talented @rickygervais joins me and, yes, i spend a night in #harrystinyhouse! A photo posted By Maria • Nov 09, 2016 03:02 pm
Media Manipulation Chris Rock plays it close There have been reports that Chris Rock is under a lot of pressure to maybe not host the Oscars this year because of the lack of diversity in the nominations. There are other reports that there’s no way he’s not hosting and that he’s working on a By Lainey • Jan 20, 2016 04:45 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, January 12, 2016 I thought the Globes were uneven but I do like it when Ricky calls us “whiney c-nts.” I love when Amy Schumer posts texts from Colin Quinn. Do you follow him on Twitter? The NYT did an entire story on his brand of outrage manipulation. No A photo posted by By Maria • Jan 12, 2016 04:55 pm
David Bowie David Bowie David Bowie’s birthday was on Friday which is also when he released his final album, Blackstar. But isn’t that the most elegant exit? A video for the song Lazarus is now available with the opening lyrics, “Look up here, I’m in heaven”. According to those close to By Lainey • Jan 12, 2016 10:59 am
Golden Globes 2016 Ricky’s 4th Globes The last time Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes, Harvey Weinstein joked afterwards (maybe, who can be sure, really?) that he would have him killed. But last night, it was Harvey who was throwing his head back in a close-up, laughing at this joke: “One Hollywood publication said that me By Lainey • Jan 11, 2016 02:02 am
Mel Gibson Intro for January 5, 2016 Dear Gossips, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is starting to announce its presenters list for the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. The first names released yesterday were Olivia Wilde and … Mel Gibson. The host of this year’s Globes is, once again, Ricky Gervais. Ricky has taken several shots at By Lainey • Jan 05, 2016 09:29 am
Amazingness The biggest movie star in the world The biggest movie star in the world is coming to The Social next week. On Tuesday. You should take the day off work. Because there may never be a more famous name on our show. Who? Miss Piggy. OBVIOUSLY. Oh My God, Piggy is coming. It’s because she’s By Lainey • Mar 12, 2014 04:03 pm
Jerry Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld: Still seeking nothing God, how much do we miss Seinfeld? There’s not been another show on TV like it since. The problem with television shows, especially comedies where you have a goal to make people laugh—because once you find the key to making people laugh, it’s hard not to keep By Sarah • Jul 23, 2012 12:32 pm
LifestyleArticle Smutty Fitness: designing your own workout I’ve had a lot of questions this week asking how to do Lainey’s workout that was posted last Monday in a busy fitness center where there are lines for cardio equipment and the weight equipment is usually on the other side of the facility. This is a great By Hayley • Jan 17, 2012 02:41 pm
Golden Globes 2012 The Golden Globe Awards 2012 I don’t understand Ricky Gervais’s decision making. He took so much heat last year (and it was awesome) for givin’er on Hollywood and (some of) the hypocrites in that room. He was vindicated when they asked him back. I mean, that’s pretty much an invitation to By Lainey • Jan 16, 2012 08:39 am
Ricky Gervais The Globes with Ricky When I watch the Oscars, I really care about who wins. Like, not just to see the dress up on stage, but to know which performance or film was chosen by the Academy. At the Oscars, the results matter. And why do you watch the Golden Globes? Don’t say By Lainey • Nov 17, 2011 11:38 am
