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.
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.
He had been regularly criticised by Cowell and Walsh, who had previously said Evans reminded him of "Ricky Gervais singing karaoke".
The recorded material might be from a celebrity, such as comedian Ricky Gervais, or it might be from an ordinary person.
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.
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.
Comedian and cat owner Ricky Gervais is backing the campaign.
Previous host Ricky Gervais was a tough act to follow.
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Animals Asia, the charity which runs the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Dao National Park, mounted a high-profile campaign to save the sanctuary, recruiting Ricky Gervais and other celebrities to its cause.
Bidders will have the chance to own items such as a signed tie worn by comedian Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes 2011 and a tie worn by Bruno Mars on Saturday Night Live.
Boy George this week has agreed to return an icon he bought from a London art dealer without knowing its origin, and Ricky Gervais ruffled many feathers during the Golden Glob awards, which he hosted.
Other sketches featured X Factor mogul Simon Cowell rejecting advances from David Walliams and Louis Walsh only to marry himself, while Ricky Gervais resurrected The Office's David Brent for an appalling new song promoting racial diversity called Equality Street.
Bowie appeared in series two of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's programme Extras in 2006 where a random encounter with Bowie in a pub ends with Bowie at a piano singing a song - Chubby Little Loser - which ridicules Gervais' character Andy.
But if belles du jour Tina Fey and Amy Poehler can excel at TV sitcoms and movies and teach Ricky Gervais a thing or two (or three) about hosting the Golden Globes, could they be queens of the night with their own talk shows?
NBC's adaptation is successful because it takes the central message from the BBC creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's work, the well-used notion that life is really about the unexpected significance we find in everyday human interactions, and absorbs it into the modern American sitcom.
The company's catalog contains hundreds of titles including the Peabody Award-winning children's program Classical Baby, provocative programs from HBO Documentary Films including When the Levees Broke, innovative movies from HBO Films including Temple Grandin, and comedy specials featuring stand-up performers like Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais.
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