Gervais said: "[They say] she's always identified as a woman. That means she's a woman. Fine, if that's the rules. If you feel you're a woman, you are. I'm not a bigot who thinks having all that done is science going too far.
"In fact, I don't think it's going far enough. Cause I've always identified as a chimp, right? Well, I am a chimp. If I say I'm a chimp, I am a chimp Pre-op. But don't ever dead-name me. Don't call me Ricky Gervais again. From now on, you call me Bobo."
He added "I'm gonna have species realignment. I'm halfway there. I'm short, with short legs and long arms… once, I was at the zoo, and people were looking at me, and I just started masturbating. So, I am a chimp, right?