Overview
- Gervais’ Mortality took Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television at the January ceremony.
- The award was presented at The Beverly Hilton during a show hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser.
- Gervais accepted remotely despite previously hosting the Globes five times between 2010 and 2020.
- Presenter Wanda Sykes introduced the category with pointed jokes about Gervais and other nominees.
- The category launched in 2024 with Gervais’ Armageddon, followed by Ali Wong in 2025, and all three wins to date have been Netflix specials, with Mortality released December 30 after his namesake world tour and focused on life and death.