Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Host the Golden Globes: Were They as Good as Ricky Gervais?

by SodaHead TV Posted 2013/01/14 06:00:00

Related Topics: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ricky Gervais, Golden Globe Awards, Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron, James Franco, Anne Hathaway, Taylor Swift, Zero Dark Thirty

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It’s not easy to host a big awards show, especially when the predecessor has been infamous. Love him or hate him, Ricky Gervais knew how to get people talking about the Golden Globe Awards. That’s why, despite his constantly controversial turns as emcee, they kept asking him back. But this year, the much more Hollywood friendly duo of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey took over.

Sure, they took their jabs at celebrity. The most notable came early. During their monologue, Poehler joked to director Kathryn Bigelow, “I haven't been following the controversy surrounding ‘Zero Dark Thirty.’ But when it comes to torture, I trust the woman who spent three years married to James Cameron."

Besides another little dig at Anne Hathaway’s Oscar co-host James Franco and a little friendly girl advice to Taylor Swift to take some “me time” before dating again, the funny ladies kept it pretty clean. The rest of the night included Lucille Ball-esque moments where they would sit in the audience in wacky costumes to fill in for absent nominees. All in all, it was pretty tame.

But the question that will be debated is whether or not it was as funny as Ricky Gervais’ performances had been. What do you think: Were they as good as the past host of the Golden Globes?

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2013/01/14 13:07:02

No

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Dim and dimmer
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abdul.maina.7 2013/01/30 04:20:57

No

They shud try a little harder

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Broken 2013/01/19 23:12:45

Yes

I love the two together!!

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katy-perry 2013/01/15 17:17:53
Deurdre 2013/01/15 15:47:24

Yes

They were hiarious , especially Amy. And they were way better than Ricky Gervais , then again , its not hard to be :)

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Cierra 2013/01/15 15:16:35

Yes

+1
Hellz to the yes!

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crzbaby420 2013/01/15 14:32:25

No

they were vanilla(safe) and gervais seemed pained last year and it wasn't the golden 1st moment for him. and it kinda was SNLish for me. whatever.

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SUPREME COSMIC POWER, (SCOPO) 2013/01/15 13:56:16

Yes

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I like both damsels, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and loved their acts and shows! They are beautiful and funny!

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Mark5610 2013/01/15 12:17:44

Yes

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Moodybloo70 2013/01/15 11:46:09

Yes

+1
They were even better !!!

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ruthann.anderson2 2013/01/15 10:18:57

Yes

+1
I thought they were great!,funny, added a bit of laghter to a boring awards show!

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mae 2013/01/15 06:59:00

Yes

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Yes. Better.

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gregaj7 2013/01/15 03:15:21

Yes

Didn't watch, but their promo has them better looking and Tina being sexy.

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TimothyBrianFoley 2013/01/15 00:00:50

Yes

they we're better then ricky gervais he ain't funny tina fey and amy poehler are funny together they make people laugh

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eliminator_90 2013/01/14 23:38:27

Yes

+1
Actually better !

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SIMPATTYCO 2013/01/14 22:34:57

Yes

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They were unobtrusive. ALLOWED THE WINNERS TO BE THE STARS...I love them their method was clean clear and funny

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~HopelessRomanticM17~ 2013/01/14 21:03:33

Yes

+1
Better

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rebeccasrevenge 2013/01/14 20:55:31

Yes

+1
Very funny

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codie.paul 2013/01/14 19:29:06 (edited)

No

I would have to say no because i dont care much for any. Tina is funny and hot. The other two are funny but not that funny. Ricky used to be cool. They should have Chris Rock or Adam Sandler or somebody really funny host the Golden Globes. Speaking of funny, its funny how a lot more people voted yes, when they really werent that funny from what i saw on the internet.

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fuzzy Ken "In G-d We Trust" 2013/01/14 19:20:50

Yes

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Better!
There were more moments when I laughed out loud.

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Lily Yacoub 2013/01/14 19:07:17

No

Not watched it

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Bob 2013/01/14 17:31:37

Yes

They were entertaining from what I saw and that wasn't much.

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JohnT 2013/01/14 16:52:01

Yes

+1
A lot better they were very funny.

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Medulla Oblongata 2013/01/14 16:42:46 (edited)

Yes

They didn't do much hosting, unfortunately. Guess the HFPA are still uptight about the Ricky Gervais thing...

I didn't like their dig at Taylor Swift, but I loved 'em.

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brunyon 2013/01/14 16:37:24

No

I've never found anything either of them have done funny

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fuzzy K... to brunyon 2013/01/14 19:24:06

+1
I agree.
That's why I was so pleasantly surprised last night. To my surprise, they were hilarious.

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brunyon to fuzzy K... 2013/01/14 20:17:41

+1
where you looking at them or where you just listening?

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fuzzy K... to brunyon 2013/01/15 13:48:20
David (... to brunyon 2013/01/15 15:24:39

Nor have I.

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jacktown kid 2013/01/14 16:00:42

Yes

They did good on there

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David (oYo) 2013/01/14 15:30:51

No

They're not very funny, sub average in fact.

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fuzzy K... to David (... 2013/01/14 19:27:02

I have a different viewpoint.

( * Y * )

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David (... to fuzzy K... 2013/01/14 22:47:25

+1
What's that?

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fuzzy K... to David (... 2013/01/15 13:49:17

a different viewpoint.

(think about it)

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David (... to fuzzy K... 2013/01/15 14:44:24

+1
Still none the wiser Herr Obersturm fuhrer.

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fuzzy K... to David (... 2013/01/15 14:54:22

OK.
It's the view a midget has when looking up at a buxom, topless woman.
See? A "different viewpoint". LOL

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David (... to fuzzy K... 2013/01/15 15:26:22

Alright mate, why not say you like looking at their tits. They weren't funny but they'd got nice tits.

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fuzzy K... to David (... 2013/01/15 17:44:46

... because I also thought they were funny.

To each his own.

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David (... to fuzzy K... 2013/01/15 17:47:09

Fair enough. In my experience women are rarely funny. They're usually too sensitive.

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fuzzy K... to David (... 2013/01/15 18:07:34

May I recommend Sarah Silverman, ?

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David (... to fuzzy K... 2013/01/15 18:18:01

+1

I wouldn't recommend these two buggers but they're the leading two female comediennes on British TV.

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