Relive some of Ricky Gervais' meanest Golden Globes jokes

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After three years away, actor Ricky Gervais is returning to host the Golden Globes on Sunday night. While you wait for the 2016 festivities to get started, take a look back at some of the notoriously sharp-tongued comedian's most spiteful jokes, courtesy of Slate. Expect multiple jabs at Mel Brooks. Julie Kliegman

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.