Brett Goldstein

Brett Goldstein

Brett Goldstein is an actor and a writer who turned to stand-up in 2006. In 2007 he was selected to appear in the Comedy Reserve, the Pleasance’s ‘best of new comedy" showcase at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe .
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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
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Published: 8 Dec 2025

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