Who won Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards?

Ricky Gervais won Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards for Mortality.

Mortality is Gervais’s stand-up special built around themes including aging, death, belief and the limits of human life. The Golden Globe category recognizes a recorded stand-up performance rather than a scripted television comedy series or a film acting role.

This award is separate from the ceremony’s presenting and hosting duties. Nikki Glaser hosted the 83rd Golden Globes, while Gervais won for his comedy special. Confusing the host with the stand-up winner is an easy mistake when both are prominent comedians associated with the event.

The 2026 ceremony also introduced Best Podcast as a new competitive category. That award went to Good Hang with Amy Poehler, demonstrating how the Globes expanded beyond traditional film and television categories.