Ricky Gervais has dismissed the idea of hosting the Oscars with a blunt two-word response. The British comedian, who has hosted the Golden Globe Awards five times, replied to a fan request on X with: “Fuck that! 😂”
The post came from a fan account called The Ricky Gervais Clips, which asked followers to repost if they wished Gervais was hosting the 2025 Oscars. Gervais’s reply was shared hours before the ceremony on March 15.
Gervais hosted the Golden Globes in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2020, gaining a reputation for mocking celebrities to their faces. However, he told Variety last year that his “brutal truth-teller” image was partly a marketing tactic. “I write those jokes. I look at them from every angle. I make sure they’re bulletproof,” he said. “I go out with a beer, I pretend to be a loose cannon, but I’m not.”
His most recent comedy special, “Ricky Gervais: Mortality,” won best stand-up comedy performance at the 2025 Golden Globes, following his win the previous year for “Ricky Gervais: Armageddon.”
