https://freerepublic.com/tag/rickgervais/ en-us Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:19:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3807063/posts Ricky Gervais, the perpetually snarky British comedian, set social media on fire after he mocked arrogant Hollywood in his opening monologue when hosting the Golden Globes. "So if you do win an award tonight, don't use it as a platform to make a political speech, right?" he said. "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." Uh-oh. Gervais explained that his approach was to mock the "privileged egos in the room" as if he were "the bloke sitting at... Townhall.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3807063/posts#comment Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:19:15 GMT