Nikki Glaser Hit Every Beat
So, it turns out that when a comedian has sufficient time to prepare, and previous experience joking about celebrities on high-profile platforms, their odds of opening the Golden Globes successfully improve dramatically. Who could have imagined? After 2024’s disastrous Golden Globes hosting performance by Jo Koy, the Golden Globe Foundation turned hosting duties over to Nikki Glaser this year based on her standout performance on The Roast of Tom Brady. The comedian brought the same killer joke-writing sensibility and penchant for ruthlessness she displayed live on Netflix to the stage at the Beverly Hilton. After ingratiating herself to the audience with a savvy self-deprecating joke (“I’ve got to say: This feels like I finally made it. I’m in a room full of producers at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, and this time all of my clothes are on”), she proceeded to deliver a monologue pulling no punches about the year in TV and movies, and gushing over attendees to win the audience back each time they groaned. Among the most memorable jokes: A bit about how the year’s nominated TV shows The Bear, The Penguin, and Baby Reindeer are not “just things found in RFK’s freezer” and a memorable run about how Chalamet’s name sounds like something Adam Sandler would say in his trademark voice. Cut to: Sandler in the crowd doing a flawless “Chalamet” in real time.
“Tonight we celebrate the best of film and hold space for television,” she began, before proceeding to pick off targets including Paramount+, the Hollywood democratic establishment, Ariana Grande, Ben Affleck, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Peacock, Martin Short, Diddy, Stanley Tucci, Dune 2, Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet, Wicked, Joker: Folie à Deux, Harrison Ford, Babygirl, Keith Urban, Benny Blanco, Netflix’s autoplay, Hollywood predators, and the Golden Globes’ (largely male) Best Director category. Rest assured: If anyone is left standing, they may yet get their time in the sun later in the show. Watch Glaser’s full monologue performance below.
Say hello to your roast for the night—Oops, we mean HOST for the night... @NikkiGlaser! ????️ #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/MVa5FQ1NoS
— Golden Globes (@goldenglobes) January 6, 2025
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