I liked what he said, but I feel like it was really just to quell people. Lot of people were talking about the stuff he did, but after his "gott'em" moment, I don't think people are talking as much.
Gervais spoke on things that people are afraid to talk about publicly but I think ultimately it was just laughed off and everyone moved on pretty quickly. I think if he did any more than he did that he could be in trouble. So I guess he went as far as he could since he said it's his last time hosting that event