Yeah, I wasn't a Ricky Gervais fan until his Golden Globes appearance. He comes off looking a lot better after this showing. Some people are naturals at stand-up, and some are pushed for only god knows why. He's the latter. I've always thought he was someone who may be good at situational comedy but was horrible at his job. But now I'm actually interested in his routine, which is everything. I never took him for an idiot, I just didn't like his comedy. It lacked everything.
He pretty much took this hosting gig as an opportunity to rebrand himself, and it payed off brilliantly. Ricky Gervais, a gambling man; who knew?