Ricky Gervais mentioned that at a premiere of a movie nearly three hours long, Leonardo DiCaprio's date was too old for him by the end.
Ricky Gervais roasted Robert Downey Jr. by referencing his past struggles, mentioning "the Betty Ford Clinic and Los Angeles County Jail" as his best-known facilities.
Ricky Gervais joked that he'd rather have a drink with Mel Gibson in his hotel room than with Bill Cosby. He also alluded to a past incident where Mel Gibson got "a bit drunk and saying a few unsavory things," and later made a remark about how drinking makes people forget things.
This video highlights Ricky Gervais's distinctive style of roasting celebrities, often delivered directly to them during award shows, interviews, and other public events. It showcases several instances where Gervais uses humor and sharp wit to poke fun at well-known figures like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Mel Gibson, Steve Carell, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., and others, often eliciting laughter and sometimes even eliciting comebacks from the roastees.
Ricky Gervais satirized the success of "The Office" by questioning Steve Carell's role. He suggested that while people might know him as the creator of "The Office," it was Steve Carell who starred in it. Gervais then sarcastically commented on paying Carell hundreds of millions of dollars and putting him in every movie, implying that Carell's success was largely due to the show and not necessarily his own creative input, and also jokingly referred to him as an "ungrateful" presenter.
