'I'll be asleep' Ricky Gervais admits he 'can't be bothered' amid calls to host Oscars

Jada Pinkett Smith joke he would've told instead at the Oscars - and it didn't centre around her hair. Will Smith, who won Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in King Richard, walked up on stage and slapped Chris Rock across the face for making a joke about Pinkett Smith's hair. Smith has since issued a statement apologising for his "out of line" behaviour.

Oscars."Dear TV and film stars, why are some of you so f*****g weird?" he challenged, in view of almost 15 million followers."You're actors.Some of you, great actors.So just act normal.Simple."Robin Ince - who will be undertaking a Horizon tour with Brian Cox this year - took the opportunity to indulge in some banter with Ricky, as he reacted to the tweet.He quipped: "I like hearing this advice from a man who insisted I should be buried on a beach, hung up on a coat rail by parcel tape & who used to hide in my dressing room shower cubicle so he could leap out screaming. NORMAL."Ricky jokingly hit back: "Good point, but at least I never sat on ham to coax out anal parasites or drank milk directly from a cows udder, Robin."The Office star's tweet comes just days after Chris Rock was slapped on stage for making a GI Jane joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith.She suffers from the autoimmune condition alopecia, which causes hair loss, which resulted in the difficult decision to shave her head.However, it has been reported that Chris had been unaware that she had a medical condition when he made the joke - and some onlookers argued that being compared to "strong" and "brave" GI Jane was actually quite a compliment.Will, clearly upset, hadn't taken the quip the same way, however, after he publicly yelled at the comedian to "keep my wife's name outta your f*****g mouth!"Ricky publicly told the world he would give as good as he'd got if Will had dared to punch him.Describing himself as "heavier" and "angrier", he made multiple comments about the scenario on Twitter - and when one fan asked him how he would have handled the situation, he said: "Smack 'em back.""Unless they're smaller than you," he jokingly added.

Will Smith infamously smacked Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, Twitter debated whether the incident would’ve happened if Ricky Gervais was in Rock’s shoes. Well, the comic recently weighed in, claiming he wouldn’t have mocked Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss as Rock had done — but rather would’ve targeted her open relationship.

Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair had he hosted the Oscars 2022, but would have taken aim at her love life. The comedian, who’s hosted the Golden Globes five times but never the Oscars, spoke out after Jada’s husband Will slapped Chris Rock on stage for making a joke about G. I Jane in reference to her buzzcut.

“What has it got to do with me? “People were going ‘What would have happened if Ricky Gervais had been doing it (hosting Oscars)?“Well, nothing as I would not have made a joke about his wife’s hair. “I would have made a joke about her boyfriend," he added, in show quotes obtained by The Mirror.Ricky's quip comes after Jada made headlines in 2020 when singer August Alsina claimed he was in a relationship with Jada. She later confirmed that the pair had an “entanglement".The joke Chris told on Sunday referred to Jada’s buzz cut, which she opted for after losing hair due to alopecia. Ricky went on to joke during his show: “This new material is going to be for my new show called Armageddon.

Ricky Gervais' loyal dog in Netflix smash After Life. And thanks to her role as Brandy, the pup who gives Ricky's character Tony Johnson a reason to live after his wife's death, Antilly's career is booming.The German Shepherd has been to Belfast to shoot scenes with Hollywood stars Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez for a blockbuster Dungeons And Dragons film.And she's starring in upcoming BBC drama Sherwood with David Morrissey and Robert Glenister as well as Netflix spy series Treason with Charlie Cox and Olga Kurylenko.Antilly has graced screens since she was a puppy, playing everything from Army hounds to police dogs.She's also worked with A-listers including Tom Cruise and George Clooney, who said she was the best-trained dog he'd seen.Antilly's owner Ashley Foster jokes: "They bring us over to do the serious acting."Ashley started as an animal trainer 10 years ago and worked on Batman flick The Dark Knight Rises with Antilly's parents – he was one of villain Bane's henchmen with the dogs playing attack hounds.Antilly followed in her parents' pawprints and signed with Stunt Dogs & Animals.

Oscars gift bags.After the comedian hit out at the value of the traditional gift bags, estimated to be worth more than $100,000 (£76,000), Lash Fary, founder of Distinctive Assets, responded in a statement to Metro.“Ricky Gervais is a talented comedian, so it’s no surprise that I find the hypocrisy of his ‘goody bag tweet’ hilarious,” he began.“While we do not spend money buying any of the items in our gift bags (much like advertising, this is simply a promotional campaign for brands), the valuation is indeed significant…but not nearly as substantial as Ricky’s recent Netflix deal, the residuals he receives for The Office or his multi-million-dollar home.”He then ended by taking a swipe at Gervais with the same wording he used in his diss tweets. “So if you’re unemployed, take some comfort in the fact that even if you had a job, your salary probably wouldn’t be as much as Ricky Gervais makes for a single episode of After Life.Responding to a fan saying he should have hosted the Oscars, Ricky Gervais imagined his opening speech in a series of tweets.“I’d start with ‘Hello.

Ricky Gervais has weighed in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars with a long-awaited response on Twitter - and fans were not disappointed.During Sunday evening's Academy Awards ceremony, the 53-year-old King Richard Oscar winner stormed the stage after the comedian had cracked a GI Jane joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia. At the time of the joke, Will appeared to laugh along until he saw his wife was not best pleased with Chris' quip.Will then made his way up to the stage where he cuffed Chris straight across the face before heading back to his seat telling him to "keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth".With the cameras still very much rolling at the swanky red carpet bash it wasn't long before Will's violent outburst went viral, leaving the entire globe in shock.

Oscars after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Sunday’s event. Ricky was quizzed on whether he thought that would have happened to him if he presented the award and made that joke.Ricky has hosted several glitzy awards shows in the past, including fronting the Golden Globes for many years.As a dab hand at presenting the events, many have been wondering about his approach if he’d hosted the Oscars.In particular, viewers were wondering what might have happened had he made the same joke Chris had at the event.As viewers will recall, Will took to the stage and slapped the comedian, warning him to keep his wife’s name out of his mouth.This was because Chris had quipped he was looking forward to seeing Jada Pinkett Smith in GI Jane 2 over her short hair.This was a sore point for the actress as she’s been open about suffering from alopecia.Posting on Twitter yesterday, user Michael McKean wondered how Ricky may have responded.He wrote: "Thought experiment: same scene, same joke, but replace Chris Rock with Ricky Gervais."Ricky was quick to reply with a hilarious response to the question.The stand-up comedian quipped back: “You're basically asking if he would slap a much heavier, angrier, drunker man [laughing emoji].”Michael then said: “Maybe you’d have known WS wasn’t coming up for a chummy hug.

Twitter on Sunday to make a dig at the Oscars £100,000 gift bags for degrading "poor people".Since his remarks, the bag's creator has responded with a cruel jibe to the comedian, leading him to release his view.Ricky launched a brutal takedown of the traditional £100,000 Oscar gift bags.Responding to a fan who said they wished the comedian had hosted, the 60-year-old tweeted what he would say in his monologue.He said: "I’d start with Hello. I hope this show helps cheer up the ordinary people watching at home."If you’re unemployed for example, take some comfort in the fact that even if you had a job, your salary probably wouldn’t be as much as the goody bag all the actors have just been given."I’m proud to announce that this is the most diverse and progressive Oscars ever.

Judd Apatow is sharing his thoughts on what happened at the 2022 Oscars.

“There is no excuse for what he did. “He’s lucky Chris is not filing assault charges.The excuses he made tonight were bulls**t."Another user penned that he hopes Will has to return his Oscar, as they claimed his actions made him a “bully”, who deserved punishment. The user wrote in a post liked by Ricky: “After all the initial joking I hope Will Smith has to return his Oscar. “His behaviour was unacceptable.

Ricky Gervais has ripped into the gift bags given to nominees at the Oscars, saying he would have referenced them in his opening speech if he had hosted.The After Life star has hosted the Golden Globes five times but has never hosted the Academy Awards. This year’s ceremony was hosted by Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall.Responding to a fan who said they wished Ricky had hosted, he 60-year-old imagined his opening speech, tweeting: ‘I’d start with “Hello.

Will Smith infamously smacked Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, social media debated whether the incident would’ve happened had another comic hosted the event. One name that came up frequently was comedian Ricky Gervais, who responded by teasing his proposed Oscars speech in a series of tweets with thousands of likes.“I’d start with ‘Hello,'” wrote the 60-year-old creator of “The Office,” who has MCed the Golden Globes five times, but never the Academy Awards.The comic continued, “I hope this show helps cheer up the ordinary people watching at home.

Hollywood stars while hosting the Golden Globes previously.The comedian-turned-actor has now hit out at another awards show as he took aim at the Oscars for their expensive "goody bags", pointing out the way they would make "ordinary", "unemployed" and "poor people" feel.Ricky took to Twitter in view of his 14.6 million followers to tweet the material he would use if he opened the Oscars.He penned: "I'd start with Hello. I hope this show helps cheer up the ordinary people watching at home."If you’re unemployed for example, take some comfort in the fact that even if you had a job, your salary probably wouldn't be as much as the goody bag all the actors have just been given."He continued: "I'm proud to announce that this is the most diverse and progressive Oscars ever."Looking out I see people from all walks of life."Every demographic under the sun.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has entered the discussion surrounding Will Smith’s outburst during the 94th Academy Awards that saw him hit Chris Rock across the face.The ITV star claimed that “very dubious characters” had been recipients of an Oscar before as she asked others what they thought about the incident.The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air walked on stage and slapped the comedian mid ceremony after the latter made a joke about the former’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.Will went on to win the Best Actor accolade for his role in King Richard, in which he portrayed tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams’ father.However, debate has raged on since on whether he should be allowed to keep the coveted award after hitting Chris.Lorraine took to her Twitter account to share a poll with her 689,000 followers.She asked: “What do we think - some very dubious characters have won Oscars over the years.”The broadcaster soon received a deluge of replies from social media users discussing the topic.Sallyina47 argued: “No, he lost his temper, and should be fined, but mocking a woman with alopecia is unacceptable.”Srkmadz typed: “Let him have it, he did deserve the Oscar for that film & role despite what happened at the Oscars, a terrible thing, handled all wrong, still shocked madam, happy with all the winners though, Congratulations to them all!”Smithy64R wrote: “No he shouldn't, his actions weren't right but shouldn't take from his performance in his film.”Jezzinportugal said: “Do you know what… one luvie slapping another ..

Lorraine Kelly lunged in to defend Will Smith as she appeared on Good Morning Britain to introduce her own ITV programme.Talk swiftly turned to the Oscars after the King Richard actor stormed the stage to slap comedian Chris Rock over an ill-mannered joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith's health condition.The 62-year-old star argued that the Fresh Prince star should not be stripped of his first Oscar award as she chatted to hosts Susanna Reid, 51, and Richard Madeley, 65, on Tuesday 29 March.Airing her thoughts on the situation, the Scottish TV presenter argued that "dodgy" actors had won the prestigious award in the past and had not had their honour stripped.She said: "Good morning to you, I know that we've been talking about this all morning the fact that Will Smith apologised over night, we're asking though, should he be stripped of his Oscar?"Lorraine commented: "But when you think about the other people who have had Oscars a fair few dodgy characters... I'm not sure that he should be."The 2022 Oscars went viral on Monday for all the wrong reasons after Will Smith slapped Chris across the face.As he retreated to his seat, he yelled at the comedian to: "Keep my wife's name out of your f***ing mouth."After the televised assault, Chris joked: "Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me."The movie star became infuriated with the funnyman after he'd landed a quip about Jada's widely known health condition alopecia as she boasted a chic shaved head trim."Jada, I love you, G.I.

By now, everyone has weighed in on Will Smith and Chris Rock slapping at the Oscars. 

94th Academy Award ceremony, comedian and host Chris Rock took things a little too far for Will Smith's liking. During a stand-up set, the Grown Ups star made a joke over Will's wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith's, alopecia, a condition that causes your hair to fall out. On stage, Chris said: "Jada, can't wait for GI Jane 2.

Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday night by sharing a gag about alopecia from The Office. The Academy Awards were thrown into chaos after Smith stormed the stage and slapped Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. Smith, who won his first Oscar for King Richard, appeared to take offence to a joke Rock made about Pinkett Smith’s short haircut.

Coronation Street star made no secret of her desire to star in the well-received Netflix show. Beverley, 64, played the iconic role of Liz McDonald in Coronation Street for 31 years.The star quit the ITV soap almost two years ago and now appears to have Netflix in her sights. In an interview, Beverley confirmed that despite having a “few secret projects” lined up, she was keen to star in Ricky’s popular comedy-drama series. She even went on to ask the comedian if she could have a role in his show after meeting him for the first time at the National Television Awards. Speaking about the moment, she confessed: “I've never done that in my 45 years of working.“I am hoping it will happen - he was really flattered and absolutely lovely.”However, Ricky has since confirmed that his show would not be returning for another season. The series creator had a similar attitude towards his iconic series The Office, which he chose to end after just two series despite its immense popularity.Beverely’s ambitions to star alongside Ricky comes after the ITV legend revealed the struggles she experienced during her time on the cobbles. The actress explained how her demanding work schedule left her with no work-life balance.“As an actor, you’re scared to say no to a job,” she began.“But the scripts came and I thought I’ve just got to trust my instincts really.READ MORE...POLL: Do you think Will Smith was right or wrong to slap Chris Rock? [POLL]Piers Morgan slams ‘woke brigade’ claims he 'fancies' Meghan Markle [LATEST]Piers Morgan U-turns over 'woke' Oscars rant as he praises Amy Schumer [NEWS]“It’s not nine to five, it’s like seven until ten at night and it’s six days a week.“It’s really full-on and you have no life, like it used to be a lot