--- description: Ricky Gervais is coming back to host the Golden Globes — and he’s already apologizing in advance for his shenanigans title: Ricky Gervais Apologizes in Advance For What He'll Say at the Golden Globes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ricky Gervais Apologizes in Advance For What He'll Say at the Golden Globes by [Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 3, 2016 4:25 PM CUT by [Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 3, 2016 4:25 PM CUT After hosting the [Golden Globes](http://www.ew.com/golden-globes "undefined") for [three consecutive years](http://www.ew.com/article/2011/11/16/ricky-gervais-golden-globes "undefined") starting in 2010, [Ricky Gervais is coming back to host](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/26/ricky-gervais-golden-globes-host "undefined") the ceremony — and he’s already apologizing in advance for his shenanigans. “Because I can see the future, I’d like to \[apologize\] now for the things I said at next week’s Golden Globes,” the comedian wrote on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/682990705195757568?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined"). “I was drunk & didn’t give a f–k.” > [](https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/682990705195757568) Gervais’ previous hosting stints garnered both controversy and acclaim for his no-holds-barred gags and jabs at celebrities and the HFPA. He had vowed to never host the awards show again after his stint in 2012, but it was announced in October that he’d be returning. The 73rd Golden Globes will air Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Head here to see the full list of nominees. [_This story originally appeared on EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/02/golden-globes-ricky-gervais-advance-apology-twitter "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4165642/ricky-gervais-apology-golden-globes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4165642/ricky-gervais-apology-golden-globes/"},"headline":"Ricky Gervais Apologizes in Advance For What He'll Say at the Golden Globes","datePublished":"2016-01-03T16:25:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:43:55.165Z","description":"Gervais’ previous hosting stints garnered both controversy and acclaim","url":"https://time.com/4165642/ricky-gervais-apology-golden-globes/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4165642/ricky-gervais-apology-golden-globes/","name":"Ricky Gervais Apologizes in Advance For What He'll Say at the Golden Globes"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Golden Globes Nominations Didn't Make The Oscar Race Any Clearer","description":"The Golden Globes nominations were announced Thursday morning, and while some of the TV picks were surprising, the film nods only muddied the race.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/CdB41LDz/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-12-10T17:49:54.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/CdB41LDz.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4165642/ricky-gervais-apology-golden-globes/","duration":"PT2M8S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4165642/ricky-gervais-apology-golden-globes/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```