Mo Ryan: Ricky Gervais Flops the Third Time Around

The talk last year was that the Golden Globes organizers would never invite Ricky Gervais back. Simply put: He was too mean. But if Gervais doesn't get invited back in 2013, it might be because he was so boring Sunday night.

true rebels don't have to aggressively point out how edgy they are. It was hard for Gervais to come across as subversive when most of his material seemed cloying, tired or obvious. (Anyone making jokes about Madonna and virginity in 2012 needs to be sent to comedy jail.)

It took that adorable dog from "The Artist" and a few quips from celebrities skilled at improvisation to liven things up, though the NBC telecast never really stayed consistently lively.

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