--- title: Ricky Gervais: Caitlyn Jenner Should Host Golden Globes description: The two have had a bit of back-and-forth following Gervais's Golden Globes stint. canonical: https://time.com/4182815/ricky-gervais-caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-15T18:05:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T14:11:02.610Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Ricky Gervais: Caitlyn Jenner Should Host Golden Globes og:description: The two have had a bit of back-and-forth following Gervais's Golden Globes stint og:url: https://time.com/4182815/ricky-gervais-caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd67e91f0f227705b/698879635f570fc670b1f37f/caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe-gervais.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe-gervais og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ricky Gervais: Caitlyn Jenner Should Host Golden Globes twitter:description: The two have had a bit of back-and-forth following Gervais's Golden Globes stint twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd67e91f0f227705b/698879635f570fc670b1f37f/caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe-gervais.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ricky Gervais Also Thinks Caitlyn Jenner Should Host the Golden Globes ## Video: Golden Globes 2016: Ricky Gervais' Comments on Caitlyn Jenner [Watch (HLS stream): Golden Globes 2016: Ricky Gervais' Comments on Caitlyn Jenner](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ASSoJjOT.m3u8) (0:32)  _Published 2016-01-11. Golden Globes 2016: Ricky Gervais' Comments on Caitlyn Jenner_ by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly Jan 15, 2016 6:05 PM CUT  Caitlyn Jenner speaks onstage during the 'I Am Cait' panel discussion at the NBCUniversal portion of the 2016 Winter TCA Tour at Langham Hotel on January 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California. Caitlyn Jenner speaks onstage during the 'I Am Cait' panel discussion at the NBCUniversal portion of the 2016 Winter TCA Tour at Langham Hotel on January 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California.Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly Jan 15, 2016 6:05 PM CUT One person ready to endorse [Caitlyn Jenner as host of next year’s Golden Globes](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/14/caitlyn-jenner-ricky-gervais "undefined") is Ricky Gervais. The comic, who was emcee at this year’s ceremony and took a shot at Jenner during the night, wrote on Twitter that he would love to see the former Olympian on the Beverly Hilton Hotel stage. “Please, please, please let her host The @goldenglobes,” Gervais wrote. “Just don’t let her drive.” The crack about Jenner’s driving is a reference to an accident involving the 66-year-old last year, which left one person dead. It echoes a similar and controversial joke Gervais made during the Globes. “What a year she’s had,” Gervais said of Jenner, [after he deadnamed her earlier](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/12/ricky-gervais-caitlyn-jenner "undefined"). “She became a role model for trans people everywhere, showing great bravery in breaking down barriers and destroying stereotypes. She didn’t do a lot for women drivers. But you can’t have everything, can you? Not at the same time.” In response to the remark, which was criticized online, Jenner told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday she would “call the Golden Globes and see if they need a new host for next year.” Jenner added that being host would “solve that problem,” a reference to Gervais’ joke. See Gervais’ return tweets below. > [](https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/688004840736317440) > [](https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/687987882989096960) _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/15/ricky-gervais-golden-globes-caitlyn-jenner "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4182815/ricky-gervais-caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4182815/ricky-gervais-caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe/"},"headline":"Ricky Gervais Also Thinks Caitlyn Jenner Should Host the Golden Globes","datePublished":"2016-01-15T18:05:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:11:02.610Z","description":"The two have had a bit of back-and-forth following Gervais's Golden Globes stint","url":"https://time.com/4182815/ricky-gervais-caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe/","keywords":["Television","awards","golden globes","Oscars","Ricky Gervais","Kardashian","Caitlyn Jenner"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd67e91f0f227705b/698879635f570fc670b1f37f/caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe-gervais.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd67e91f0f227705b/698879635f570fc670b1f37f/caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe-gervais.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe-gervais","caption":"Executive producer/tv personality Caitlyn Jenner speaks onstage during the 'I Am Cait' panel discussion at the NBCUniversal portion of the 2016 Winter TCA Tour at Langham Hotel on January 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California.","creditText":"Frederick M. 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