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    GERVAIS’ 5TH — AND FINAL? — TURN LEADS RAUCOUS GOLDEN GLOBES

    Jan 10, 2020 4 minutes
    Image: Chris Pizzello

    Ricky Gervais made a big deal Sunday about how this was the fifth and final time he was going to host the Golden Globes.

    Maybe that’s true. Maybe not.

    But it’s the frame he used this time for his devil-may-care act of jokes that provoke a swift intake of breath. Harvey Weinstein and Ronan Farrow references. A Felicity Huffman license plate line. A biting commentary that actors would line up for work if ISIS ran a streaming service. A bleeped, bawdy punchline about Judi Dench.

    Gervais has a sterling track record; that’s why he’s been back five times. But it was

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