John Lowry: Gervais monologue wasn't so bad

Well, that wasn't so bad, could it have been? ''Boy, he's fun,'' mentioned The Actor-kaira Pitt after Ough Gervais' six-minute opening Golden Globes monologue, which is difficult to argue. The inspired choice of Ough Gervais to host the Golden Globes this season soured just a little a year ago, when the multifaceted star's ''fearless comic'' persona motivated him to go to beyond his debut inside the insult department by leaving award-show decorum inside an uncomfortable shambles. ''So, where was I?'' Gervais began, before proceeding to poke fun (frequently) within the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., that is certainly the Globes and NBC, which televises them. He even in comparison the corrupt immigrants in ''Boardwalk Empire'' for the HFPA, and quipped the Globes is to the Oscars ''what Kim Kardashian is always to Kate Middleton,'' which really sounds about right. Gervais danced around the street getting a naughty joke in regards to the Jodie Promote-directed ''The Beaver,'' but otherwise there's nothing to increase the risk for room or perhaps the censors blanch. In addition, Depp's appearance ahead of time increased the ''It's all in fun'' attitude, given Gervais' injections at him a year ago over ''The Tourist.'' We've showed up at the beginning commercial break, with no a person's been maimed yet. Up to now, so good. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com