Ricky Gervais, 60, is no stranger to award shows, having hosted the Golden Globes five times over the past decade. Now, a new poll has suggested that he might have been the new master of the Emmy Awards, but the comedian himself had something to say about it.
With this years’ Emmys being broadcast in September, CBS and the TV Academy announced on Monday that Cedric the Entertainer will make his hosting debut as the show returns to a live, in-person format following the virtual ceremony last year.
While Cedric is a newbie to the hosting scene, a poll was sent out to viewers and it looked like it was a landslide for Ricky.
Up against Late Late Show and previous host Stephen Colbert, actress Queen Latifah, John Mulaney and James Corden, Ricky came out at a whopping 58 percent.
But the comedian made it very clear he would not be taking the baton if it was ever offered to him.
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In true Ricky fashion, he penned a fitting response on Twitter after coming across the poll results.
“F**k that!” he exclaimed alongside a laughing face.
It comes after he revealed that he’s never “understood the controversy” surrounding his past hosting jobs, but he won’t apologise for his jokes.
The comedian, who’s been criticised by some for being “mean-spirited” while hosting, was replaced by Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler in 2021 at the Globes.
After Ricky’s hilarious reaction to the Emmys poll, fans took to social media to share their thoughts on another potentially brutal monologue coming their way.
“Oh s**t, here we go again,” one laughed.
Another said: “We NEED Ricky Gervais to blow the lid off everything. Ricky, you’re a national treasure.”
“I only watch the opening only if You do it,” a third commented.