Brett Goldstein nominated for a Golden Globe for his stand-up
Alongside the likes of Ricky Gervais and Sarah Silverman
Brett Goldstein has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his stand-up.
The comedian already has two Emmys under his belt for playing Roy Kent in Ted Lasso, a role that previously won him a Golden Globe nomination in 2022.
This year – a decade after is last solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe – he recorded his debut stand-up special, The Second Best Night of Your Life, for US streaming giant HBO.
It has today earned Goldstein a nomination for the Golden Globe for best performance in a stand-up special, where he is up against Bill Maher for Is Anyone Else Seeing This?; Kevin Hart for Acting My Age; Kumail Nanjiani for Night Thoughts; Ricky Gervais for Mortality and Sarah Silverman for Postmortem.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony on January 11.
In other comedy-related categories ,the nominees are :
Best musical or comedy series
- Abbott Elementary - ABC
- The Bear - FX on Hulu
- Hacks - HBO Max
- Nobody Wants This - Netflix
- Only Murders in the Building - Hulu
- The Studio - Apple TV
Best female actor: television musical or comedy
- Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This
- Ayo Edebiri - The Bear
- Selena Gomez - Only Murders in the Building
- Natasha Lyonne - Poker Face
- Jenna Ortega - Wednesday
- Jean Smart - Hacks
Best male actor: television musical or comedy
- Adam Brody - Nobody Wants This
- Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building
- Glen Powell - Chad Powers
- Seth Rogen - The Studio
- Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building
- Jeremy Allen White - The Bear
Best picture: musical or comedy
- Blue Moon
- Bugonia
- Marty Supreme
- No Other Choice
- Nouvelle Vague
- One Battle After Another
Best female actor: motion picture musical or comedy
- Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
- Cynthia Erivo - Wicked: For Good
- Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
- Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another
- Amanda Seyfried - The Testament of Ann Lee
- Emma Stone - Bugonia
Best male actor - motion picture - musical or comedy
- Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
- George Clooney - Jay Kelly
- Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
- Lee Byung-Hun - No Other Choice
- Jesse Plemons - Bugonia
Best podcast
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- Smartless
- Up First
Published: 8 Dec 2025
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