Overview
- Ricky Gervais won Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television for the Netflix special Mortality, released December 30, 2025.
- Absent from the Beverly Hilton ceremony, he had his award accepted by presenter Wanda Sykes, who said he would thank God and the trans community.
- Wanda Sykes opened the category with a roast of nominees Bill Maher, Brett Goldstein, Kevin Hart, Kumail Nanjiani, and Sarah Silverman.
- The moment renewed attention to criticism of Gervais’ trans-related jokes in 2022’s SuperNature, including GLAAD’s condemnation, as he recently told the BBC he stands by his material.
- This marks Gervais’ second Globe in the new stand-up category after 2024’s Armageddon, and all three awards in the category have gone to Netflix specials.