And there was little attention paid to his chat show - Meet Ricky Gervais.
Other candidates include Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey, Ricky Gervais, Ray Romano and Will Arnett.
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Host Ricky Gervais was too tasteless for some and too tame for others at the Golden Globes.
The Los Angeles ceremony, to be broadcast live across the US, will be hosted by comedian Ricky Gervais.
Fans may feel that Gervais is straying too far from the discomfort zone where he really strikes a chord.
But comedian Ricky Gervais, who hosted the Golden Globes in 2011 and 2012, was quick to offer his support.
But the Washington Post said Carell "overdoes it at times" and was "no match for the wonderful Ricky Gervais".
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Co-writers Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are executive producers on the US version.
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"They won't sit there and insult people like Ricky Gervais did, " Byrne said.
In the US remake, Gervais' character David Brent has become Michael Scott and is played by US comedian Steve Carell.
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He had been regularly criticised by Cowell and Walsh, who had previously said Evans reminded him of "Ricky Gervais singing karaoke".
In the end, Gervais admitted in his usual self-deprecating manner that he may have bitten off more than he could chew.
Bruno Gervais won the faceoff back to Giroux, who one-timed it off Voracek and past Lundqvist, who finished with 32 saves.
The recorded material might be from a celebrity, such as comedian Ricky Gervais, or it might be from an ordinary person.
As part of their training, Gervais and his colleagues hook up athletes to electrodes and perform a baseline qEEG: a quantitative electroencephalogram.
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But Gervais is too famous and busy for that, and the reason I know this is that I read it on his blog.
The Washington Post , meanwhile, felt 30 Rock star Tina Fey had given Gervais something to worry about before the ceremony even began.
Such is the truth-loving, and downright creepy, world that is presented in this new comedy, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson.
But Gervais has promised Brent will return, although it is unknown whether he will just come back for a one-off or a whole series.
Wildlife presenter Ben Fogle described Nutkins as one of his "childhood inspirations", while comedian Ricky Gervais said he was a "thoroughly nice chap".
Rainmaker Entertainment recently released Escape From Planet Earth theatrically, which featured the voice acting of Jessica Alba, Brandon Fraser, Rob Corddry, Ricky Gervais and Sofia Vergara.
British comic Ricky Gervais, who is hosting the 67th Golden Globes show, said "someone much more important than me" will address the Haiti tragedy during the NBC telecast.
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Previous host Ricky Gervais was a tough act to follow.
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Background: Gervais opened a Twitter account in mid-December, saying that his employers on the upcoming Golden Globes wanted him to do a commentary on the run-up to the awards show.
The kind of training that the athletes working with Gervais and Sherlin receive is not available to most of us right now, but it may be in our near future.
Gervais is in that ornery tradition of awkward customers, and he comes with the considerable built-in advantage of being English, which makes his disdain and sarcasm all the more heartfelt.
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