"Give it to someone who gave a kidney to a stranger, not someone who invented a new type of mascara"
05.05.2020 - 23:43 / hollywoodreporter.com
On Monday's Late Night, Ricky Gervais told host Seth Meyers how he negotiated his memorable joke targeted at Judi Dench's role in Cats while hosting the 2020 Golden Globes. The comedian said that he didn't spend much time preparing for the hosting gig.
"I don't rehearse or anything like that, but I do have to show it to a lawyer just to make sure that I don't break the law or libel anyone or break taste and decency," he explained of the jokes he wrote for the show. "And I never have.
"Give it to someone who gave a kidney to a stranger, not someone who invented a new type of mascara"
© Getty FILE - In this Thursday, March 7, 2019, file photo, Ricky Gervais attends a screening of Netflix's "After Life" at the Paley Center for Media in New York. Gervais is returning to host the Golden Globe Awards.
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