Nikki Glaser at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 5, 2025.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Nikki Glaseris prepared for her monologueas she hoststhe 2025Golden Globes— but she might have a few impromptu tricks up her sleeve.During an interview withE! Live from the Red Carpetahead of the ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 5, in Beverly Hills, Calif., the comedian said when she recites her opening spiel on air it “will be my 94th time telling some version of this.““We’re constantly making edits, trying to top jokes, trying to just strike the right note and tone for the evening,” said Glaser, 40, on the red carpet at The Beverly Hilton. “But a lot of work has gone into it.“Even considering the prep, “I really think I might go a little wild, because I’m so cozy with it,” she continued. “And now I’m suddenly gonna see the people I’m [talking about], like, Glen Powell right here. Timothée [Chalamet] — like, it’s gonna set off something new in my head, for sure.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Nikki Glaser at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 5, 2025.Matt Baron/BEI/ShutterstockGlaser said she doesn’t “want people to think that, ‘Oh, she’s just reciting some monologue.’ ““I practice so much so that when I get up there, I’m off book, and I can just be in it. And then that’s when stuff’s gonna start coming out that wasn’t planned,” she explained. “Now I know it so well, I can be myself up there.“Speaking of Powell, 36, Glaser joked of theHit Manstar, “He is going to be in the back, and he has to wear sunglasses so he can’t make eye contact with me, because it will throw me. I need to stay dry.“Glaser told PEOPLE last month thatshe wasn’t “out for blood”with her monologue, adding of the celebrities in attendance, “I don’t want to ruin their nights, and I certainly don’t want them to remember my name for the wrong reasons.”The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Nikki Glaser.Art Streiber/CBSShe said she knewher reputation as a roast queenpreceded her, and she is mindful of that ahead of the evening.“I don’t want anyone to go into this feeling like, ‘Oh my God,’ coming up with armor on. ‘Who does this girl think she is?’ ” Glaser continued.“But it’s still a big, glitzy, glamorous event where people are taking themselves too seriously. So it’s walking a line with them,” she added. “Every joke I write, I want it to be edgy enough to please the people at home, the common man wants me to take down the Hollywood elite — even though we all worship the Hollywood elite — they still want me to put them in their place.”SeePEOPLE’s full coverageof the 82nd annual Golden Globes as they’re broadcasting live from The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on CBS and Paramount+.
Nikki Glaseris prepared for her monologueas she hoststhe 2025Golden Globes— but she might have a few impromptu tricks up her sleeve.
During an interview withE! Live from the Red Carpetahead of the ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 5, in Beverly Hills, Calif., the comedian said when she recites her opening spiel on air it “will be my 94th time telling some version of this.”
“We’re constantly making edits, trying to top jokes, trying to just strike the right note and tone for the evening,” said Glaser, 40, on the red carpet at The Beverly Hilton. “But a lot of work has gone into it.”
Even considering the prep, “I really think I might go a little wild, because I’m so cozy with it,” she continued. “And now I’m suddenly gonna see the people I’m [talking about], like, Glen Powell right here. Timothée [Chalamet] — like, it’s gonna set off something new in my head, for sure.”
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Nikki Glaser at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 5, 2025.Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Glaser said she doesn’t “want people to think that, ‘Oh, she’s just reciting some monologue.’ "
“I practice so much so that when I get up there, I’m off book, and I can just be in it. And then that’s when stuff’s gonna start coming out that wasn’t planned,” she explained. “Now I know it so well, I can be myself up there.”
Speaking of Powell, 36, Glaser joked of theHit Manstar, “He is going to be in the back, and he has to wear sunglasses so he can’t make eye contact with me, because it will throw me. I need to stay dry.”
Glaser told PEOPLE last month thatshe wasn’t “out for blood”with her monologue, adding of the celebrities in attendance, “I don’t want to ruin their nights, and I certainly don’t want them to remember my name for the wrong reasons.”
The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!
Nikki Glaser.Art Streiber/CBS
Art Streiber/CBS
She said she knewher reputation as a roast queenpreceded her, and she is mindful of that ahead of the evening.
“I don’t want anyone to go into this feeling like, ‘Oh my God,’ coming up with armor on. ‘Who does this girl think she is?’ ” Glaser continued.
“But it’s still a big, glitzy, glamorous event where people are taking themselves too seriously. So it’s walking a line with them,” she added. “Every joke I write, I want it to be edgy enough to please the people at home, the common man wants me to take down the Hollywood elite — even though we all worship the Hollywood elite — they still want me to put them in their place.”
SeePEOPLE’s full coverageof the 82nd annual Golden Globes as they’re broadcasting live from The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on CBS and Paramount+.
source: people.com
