What happens when a winner skips the room and the presenter keeps the mic? At the 2026 Golden Globes, that setup landed neatly in Wanda Sykes’ hands when Ricky Gervais won best performance in stand-up ...

Gervais, a five-time host of the Golden Globes ceremony, won the award for his Netflix special “Mortality.” The presenter of that award, the comedian Wanda Sykes, had come prepared with roasts of each ...

Gervais, who has faced backlash for his jokes about the transgender community, won the award for best performance in stand-up comedy on TV. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor But that also meant Sykes ...

Wanda Sykes accepted an award for absent Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes on Sunday, and pointedly thanked God and the trans community on his behalf.

Ricky Gervais wasn’t at the Golden Globes, where he won the award for best comedy special, so presenter Wanda Sykes took the opportunity to thank “God and the trans community” while accepting the ...

If you can count on one thing it’s that Wanda Sykes will commit to a good bit. While presenting the Golden Globes for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television, Sykes warned that if the absent ...

Tonight at the Golden Globes, presenter Wanda Sykes warned the absent Ricky Gervais that should he win another statuette, she’d be thanking “God and the trans community” on his behalf, regardless of ...

Wanda Sykes has a bone to pick with Ricky Gervais. The Emmy-nominated comedian and outspoken LGBTQ activist took aim at Gervais during the 2026 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 11. Sykes, 61, ...

Wanda Sykes at the Golden Globes. Photo: Rick Poke/2026GG/Penske Media via Getty Images Gervais has made transphobic jokes in specials and transphobic comments online. “We need to protect the rights ...