It's Trevor Noah vs the Dalai Lama in one category!

Five US comedians are up for next year’s Grammy for best comedy album.

Announced last night, the shortlist is: 

Drop Dead Years
Bill Burr

PostMortem
Sarah Silverman

Single Lady
Ali Wong

What Had Happened Was…
Jamie Foxx

Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Nate Bargatze

Meanwhile, Trevor Noah is also up for best audiobook for the recording of his children’s book Into The Uncut Grass.

And he faces usual competition from the Dalai Lama, nominated for Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama..

The other nominees in this category are Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story by Kathy Garver; Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson and You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli by Fab Morvan.

The 2026 Grammys take place on Sunday February 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, broadcasting live on CBS in America.

Published: 8 Nov 2025