I think the Hollywood Foreign Press decided to let Ricky Gervais host the Golden Globes again as revenge for last year, knowing that celebrities would spend most of the night making (mostly bad) jokes at Gervais’ expense. And since Gervais pulled a lot of punches himself (thus diminishing his own self-created legendary status), it made for an uneventful ceremony, save for a few notable highlights (Seth Rogen’s erection, Uggie the Dog, and George Clooney’s fondness for Michael Fassbender’s penis).

My guess is that this year’s ceremony will be the last we see of Ricky Gervais as host of the Golden Globes for a while. But what we do know is that beloved, revered, hilarious Louis C.K. will not be hosting the ceremony any time soon, as he explained to critics yesterday before the ceremony.

It would be false for me to [host the Golden Globe Awards] … I’d have to go see everything and pretend I give a s— and I don’t … Ricky’s a dear friend of mine. He’s one of the funniest guys I know. But the jokes about current movie stars and … celebrities, that kind of humor is —I did that for a long time. I worked for late night TV. I wrote for Chris Rock, and Conan, and Letterman, and you had to know who every celebrity was, ever ne’er do well, and you had to have this deep knowledge of what America’s looking at. And it made me really sick.

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced yesterday that Ricky Gervais would return to host the Golden Globe Awards for a third consecutive year. The decision comes after a 2011 show in which Gervais made sharper, funnier jokes about the actors in attendance than the po’ widdle A-wist stars were used to hearing (more on that here and here). Recently, after months of speculation about his possible return, Gervais threatened to air a competing live podcast with comedian friends like Louis C.K. and Chris Rock if he wasn’t asked to host. I don’t know whether it was all a big publicity stunt, but Gervais will return for more withering one-liners.

The group, composed of 83 entertainment journalists from around the world, voted Wednesday to bring back the performer for a third consecutive year, though a small but vocal minority dissented. Sixteen out of the 62 members who voted were opposed to Gervais’ return, according to a person who was present at the meeting but asked not to be identified because of the confidential nature of the proceedings…

According to the person at the vote, the majority of the dissenters were older members who found Gervais’ material in January insulting and were concerned that some of the A-list stars on the receiving end of the jokes wouldn’t return for more abuse. “My worry was that he was insulting, and when I invite someone to my house, they don’t insult me,” said longtime HFPA member Judy Solomon, who writes for an Israeli publication. “But this is show business. I guess I’m old-fashioned.” [LA Times]

Yeah! Go suck an egg, Judy! I guess the Jews don’t run Hollywood after all.

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant famously created both “The Office” and “Extras,” and their newest project for BBC Two is called “Life’s Too Short.” It debuts in the UK this fall, and HBO has picked up the US rights and will air it in 2012.

Life’s Too Short is a fake documentary following the day-to-day existence of real-life dwarf actor Warwick Davis (Return Of The Jedi, Harry Potter, Willow). Warwick plays a fictional version of himself. He is desperate, conniving, fame-hungry and self-centred, but always gets his comeuppance. [BBC]

On the following pages, I’ve embedded the trailer, a couple scenes, and a video showing guest appearances from Johnny Depp, Sting, Liam Neeson, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Carell, Cat Deeley, and some British people I don’t recognize because THESE COLORS DON’T RUN AND THE HOOOOOOME OF THE BRAAAAAAAAVE! *lights illegal fireworks, fires assault rifle at endangered species*

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There are really only four recurring characters on FX’s “Louie”: Louie, his two adorable daughters, and Pamela, played by Pamela Adlon. The rest of the cast is made up of guest stars, some playing hyperbolized versions of themselves and others playing virgins, hobos, casino comedy bookers, and the like. On the next few pages are the ten I believe have been the show’s best so far, knowing full well that tonight’s episode “Duckling” — in which Louie has an adventure in Afghanistan — might make the numbering obsolete. But humor me, folks — I need the page views like Louie needs pictures of the cast of “M*A*S*H” to masturbate.

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Earlier this week, news broke that Ricky Gervais would team with “Dexter” showrunner Clyde Phillips to create “Afterlife,” a show about an atheist who dies and goes to heaven. The two are currently writing the pilot, with plans to film in early 2012. And Gervais, an outspoken atheist, will play God. He writes:

He’s a slightly different God to the one you may have seen in Bruce Almighty and other Hollywood films. He’s an arrogant, wisecracking son of a bitch, who thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread… Actually he thinks he’s the best thing ever because… well, he is. (He invented sliced bread by the way.) He also loves welcoming atheists to heaven with a smug grin on his face.

He likes atheists deep down though. Or rather he likes good atheists. He admires the fact that they were moral people even though they didn’t believe they would ever be rewarded with everlasting life.

I’m sure this will be warmly received by religious groups. Devout people are always so jovial about different interpretations of God. You ever met a born-again southern Baptist? Great senses of senses of humor.