Ricky Gervais through the years

Host Ricky Gervais appears at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016.

Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon arrive at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Host Ricky Gervais performs onstage during the 69th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom on Jan. 15, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Ricky Gervais with Constantine, Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog at the premiere of Disney's "Muppets Most Wanted" at the El Capitan Theatre on March 11, 2014, in Los Angeles.

Ricky Gervais in a scene from Netflix's "Derek" in 2013.

Stephen Merchant, left, Warwick Davis and Ricky Gervais in "Life's Too Short," which HBO started airing in 2012.

Ricky Gervais in a publicity photo for the 69th Golden Globe Awards.

Ricky Gervais attends the New York Comedy Festival's Stand Up For Heroes benefit in New York on Nov. 9, 2011.

Ricky Gervais in 2010 before hosting the 68th Golden Globe Awards.

Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe and Ricky Gervais in the 2009 romantic comedy "The Invention of Lying."

Ricky Gervais performs onstage at the "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit For Autism Education" at the Beacon Theatre on Oct. 15, 2006, in Manhattan.

Kate Winslet and Ricky Gervais in HBO's "Extras," which premiered in 2005.

Ricky Gervais accepts the award for best actor in a musical or comedy series for his work on "The Office" at the 61st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Ricky Gervais as David Brent in BBC's "The Office," which started in 2001.

Ricky Gervais with the cast of the second season of BBC's "The Office" in 2003.