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Nikki Glaser on Hosting the 2025 Golden Globes, Learning From Jo Koy Bombing and Roasting ‘Emilia Pérez’: ‘I Don’t Even Know What I Was Watching’
Nikki Glaser took off after the Roast of Tom Brady; now, she's emceeing the Golden Globes.
After a breakout 2024 — one that saw her earning awards attention for her HBO comedy special “Someday You’ll Die” and dominating the discourse for her excoriating performance on Netflix’s “The Roast of Tom Brady” — the stand-up has been tapped to host the 2025 Golden Globes. Glaser had been in the comedy trenches before May’s Brady roast, in which she took the football legend to task for his failed relationships and for delaying his retirement, all with a smirkingly abashed delivery. The potential upside is huge, but the risks are real: Ricky Gervais and then the hosting pair of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler became iconically associated with the Globes over multiple appearances, while last year, Jo Koy tanked with a crude joke about Barbie’s breasts.
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