This year’s broadcast of The Golden Globes will see comedy feature prominently, as the controversial awards show is set to debut a category honoring the best in stand-up comedy (as first exclusively heard by Variety).
How to qualify for the "Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy" category at the Golden Globes.
Criteria for this category include that a performance must be 30 minutes or longer, must have aired on a streaming, cable, or broadcast platform (not individual social media channels), and must have aired in the states this calendar year.
Six nominees will be announced, consisting of individual comic performances and sketch/group performances with individual breakout performances. The deeper metrics of how selection will be determined are unknown, but this is the first major recognition of stand-up/live performance outside of the Emmys, Grammys, or the best-forgotten 2010s Comedy Awards that aired on Comedy Central.
When do the Golden Globes air?
The Golden Globes air on January 7th.
