On the 2026 Golden Globes, Wanda Sykes offered the award for Greatest Efficiency in Stand-Up Comedy on Tv, roasting the nominees as she did so. She went notably onerous on one nominee who wasn’t in attendance: Ricky Gervais.
“Ricky Gervais, I really like you… for not being right here,” Sykes stated. “For those who win, I get to just accept the award in your behalf, and also you’re going to thank God and the trans group.”
Properly, Gervais certainly ended up profitable the class for his comedy particular Mortality, and Sykes made good on her promise. After jokingly asking if she might borrow Teyana Taylor’s speech from earlier within the night time, she thanked each god and the trans group as she accepted Gervais’ award for the absent comic.
Watch Wanda Sykes’ presentation beneath, and sustain with the entire 2026 Golden Globe winners here.
“Ricky, I really like you for not being right here.” Wanda Sykes presents the award for Greatest Efficiency in Stand-Up Comedy on Tv on the Golden Globes. pic.twitter.com/s1LP8bujNg
— New York Journal (@NYMag) January 12, 2026
