By Nina Mandell
DNAinfo Reporter/Producers
Stars sparkled and shined on the red carpet at the Golden Globes on Sunday night, but it only got darker for NBC.
The host of the award show, Ricky Gervais, added himself to the list of comedians to take pot shots at the peacock network over its recent mishandling of late night television.
"Let's get on with it before NBC replaces me with Jay Leno," Gervais quipped in his opening monologue of the show.
Later, he said: "I will be making the most of this opportunity. I'm not used to these sort of viewer figures. Let's face it, nor is NBC."
But he wasn’t the only one who made fun of the Peacock network last night.
Tina Fey, star of NBC's sitcom "30 Rock", commented on the weather by saying: "It’s not rain, it’s just the sky crying for NBC."
Julianna Margulies also added to the pile during her acceptance speech for the award for best actress for her role in the drama "Good Wife".
"I'd just to like to thank [CBS executives] Leslie Moonves and Nina Tassler for believing in the 10 o'clock drama," Margulies said.
The real-life drama may be winding down for the network this week. A settlement between Conan O’Brien and NBC to end the talk show host’s seven-month stint at “The Tonight Show” was said to be imminent on Sunday night, the New York Times reported.
The agreement will reportedly allow O’Brien to work again in television by September, if not sooner, according to the report. Although no talks have been held with any potential suitors, executives at the Fox network have publicly expressed interest in the comedian.
In the meantime, it's not just comedians finding a punchline in the real-life drama of the network.
Even California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was able to deflect attention from his state's poor economy with a joke at NBC's expense.
"I've seen ["Avatar" director James Cameron's] deal, the only way that he can actually make more money than that is by being hired by NBC … or being fired by NBC."
