Is Nikki Glaser about to get canceled?
The comedian has an extended historical past of pushing the envelope along with her edgy standup performances.
However she worries she would possibly lastly take issues too far when she hosts the Golden Globes tonight.
Nikki Glaser attends the fifth Annual Jam For Janie GRAMMY Awards Viewing Occasion at Hollywood Palladium on February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photograph by Elyse Jankowski/Getty Photos)
Again in August, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Nikki can be the emcee for Hollywood’s most irreverent award present.
And proper off the bat, the host assured followers that she wouldn’t go straightforward on Hollywood’s finest and brightest.
Nikki Glaser Publicizes Golden Globes Gig
“I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Golden Globes,” Glaser wrote in a press release to the outlet.
“It’s one in every of my favourite nights of tv and now I get a entrance row seat (really, I feel I’ve to host from the stage).
Nikki Glaser attends the twenty fifth Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at The Kennedy Middle on March 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photograph by Paul Morigi/Getty Photos)
“The Golden Globes is not only a huge night for TV and film but also for comedy. It’s one of the few times that show business not only allows but encourages itself to be lovingly mocked (at least I hope so),” she continued.
“(God I hope so.) It’s an exciting, yet challenging gig because it’s live, unpredictable and in front of Hollywood’s biggest stars (who also might be getting wasted while seated next to their recent exes).”
Current Globes hosts have generated extra controversy than laughs.
Nikki Glaser attends Netflix Is A Joke Competition: Outdoors Joke at Hollywood Palladium on Might 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photograph by Araya Doheny/Getty Photos for Netflix)
And whereas Nikki is clearly hoping to reverse that development, she additionally has no intention of taking part in it secure.
Nikki Glaser Says She May Get ‘Canceled’ For Globes Jokes
“Some of my favorite jokes of all time have come from past Golden Globes opening monologues when Tina [Fey], Amy [Poehler] or Ricky [Gervais] have said exactly what we all didn’t know we desperately needed to hear,” she stated in her assertion.
“I simply hope to proceed in that time-honored custom (that may additionally get me canceled).
“This is truly a dream job. Plus, I no longer have to feel guilty for every TV show and movie I’ve binged over the past year. It was all worth it. (Below Deck: Sailing Yacht Season Four will be nominated, right?)”
Nikki Glaser attends the 2024 ESPY Awards at Dolby Theatre on July 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photograph by Frazer Harrison/Getty Photos)
Sadly, the Beneath Deck franchise will most likely go un-nominated but once more.
However there’s nonetheless loads to be enthusiastic about, as one of many comedy world’s sharpest and most unpredictable abilities prepares to roast Hollywood’s largest stars.
As her work on the latest Tom Brady roast reminded us, Nikki will not be a fan of holding again.
So whereas we hope she gained’t get canceled, we additionally hope she gained’t pull any punches along with her movie star viewers.
