Ricky was really funny. And the actors really do need to "lighten up" as LO2L says above. We all need to be burned once in awhile to maintain our humility.
Actors are by nature drama queens. My favorite was when he cracked on the head of the HFPA with the helping him off the toilet joke. Ricky Gervais has something lacking in Hollywood when it comes to be surrounded by "powerful" people - and that's balls.