Posted by Adam

Thursday January 21, 2010

RICKY Gervais insists Hollywood’s top stars don’t mind it when he makes fun of them — because they are still queuing up to work with him.

The British funnyman — who hosted the recent Golden Globe Awards, in which he mocked Paul McCartney and Mel Gibson – claims he still has A-Listers lining up to be on one of his shows.

“Every time I go to an awards show, like the Globes, I always call my colleague Steve and go, ‘Ah, you wouldn’t believe who wants to be in Extras, and we’re not doing it anymore.’ But I still think we won’t return to it, to be honest,” said the star.

Ricky, 48, has previously insisted that — despite finding fame in Hollywood — he still considers himself a comedian.

“I still think of myself as a comedian acting, as opposed to an actor,” he said. “And I think a comedian has to let the world know that he doesn’t take himself seriously. As soon as a comedian starts to care about the way he looks, he ceases to be funny. You’ve got to be the underdog.

“All my favorite people, like Laurel and Hardy, I love them because they’re precarious; they fall over for your amusement. It’s that long line of comedians, like Bob Hope and Woody Allen. He knows his lot is bad, and we laugh with him. He’s angry and surrounded by idiots.

“At the end of the day, they’re still the loser you like. So… I forgot the question! Why do I say I’m a fat loser? Because I am.”

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