Ricky Gervais talks hosting the Oscars, what it would take for him to agree to 2022 show
19.01.2022 - 01:36
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Now that the Oscars are officially moving forward with a host for the first time in years, Ricky Gervais revealed what it would take for him to agree to take on the role. Last week, it was announced that the 2022 Academy Awards show will have a host for the first time since Jimmy Kimmel held the position in 2017 and 2018. Gervais, who previously helmed controversial appearances as the host of the Golden Globes, appeared on the "Today" show Tuesday where the hosts asked if he would be open to hosting the Oscars. Before they could even get the question out, Gervais began shaking his head in the negative. "They’d never let me do what I wanted," he said.
"I mean that’s why the Globes got me.They said I could write my own jokes and say what I wanted, no rehearsals." Ricky Gervais explained what it would take for him to host the Oscars in 2022. (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) Gervais confessed that if the Oscars came to him with those same conditions, he would likely accept the job of hosting.
However, he’s confident that won’t ever happen. "I’d get canceled halfway through," he joked. Despite his confidence that he won't be approached, especially under those conditions, the hosts of the "Today" show got excited that he was technically saying there was a chance he would take the job.This prompted the "After Life" star to realize he may have bitten off more than he wants to chew. Ricky Gervais doesn't believe he's in consideration to host the 2022 Oscars.
(Photo by Arnold Turner) "I’m already regretting saying that just in case now," he said. "Under those circumstances, yeah [there’s a chance]." He concluded again, though, that "It won’t happen!" Speaking at the Television Critics Association virtual press
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