Who is Nikki Glaser? All you need to know about the 2025 Golden Globes host

Stand-up comedian, actress, and television host Nikki Glaser is gearing up for what could be one of the biggest moments of her career: hosting the 2025 Golden Globes. The news of her hosting the Golden Globes was revealed on August 28, 2024, well in advance of the nominees being announced for the prestigious awards.

On the day the announcement was made, Glaser shared her excitement on Instagram. She wrote in a post on Instagram,

"I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting the @GoldenGlobes! It’s one of my favorite nights of television and I’ll give you one promise now: my globes will be golden…."

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All to know about Nikki Glaser, the host for the 82nd Golden Globes

Nikki Glaser has had a diverse career in the entertainment industry, starting her journey in 2002. However, it was in 2009 that she began to gain significant recognition for her work. She first gained attention for her role as Olympia in the film Punching the Clown and later appeared as herself on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Over the years, she has built an impressive portfolio with various projects under her name, including Red Eye (2011-2012), Blind Date (2019), and her very own show, Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? released in 2022.

More recently, Nikki gained fame for her performance in The Roast of Tom Brady, aired on May 5, 2024, where she roasted the former NFL quarterback and established herself as one of the standout roasters on the panel.

Her occasional jabs at Brady concerning his personal life including his current equation with ex-wife Gisele Bündchen drew in the most laughs from the audience. Many of the clips shared online from the roast prominently featured her. One of her most viral moments from the roast involved her saying:

"Tom Brady—five-time Super Bowl MVP, most career wins, most career touchdowns. You have seven rings. Well, eight now that Gisele gave hers back.”

Another viral moment from the roast was when she teased Brady, suggesting it was a bit foolish for him to recommend that Bündchen take jiu-jitsu lessons. This jab was particularly pointed since Gisele's current partner is her jiu-jitsu instructor, Joaquim Valente, with whom she is expecting a child. Glaser quipped,

“The only thing dumber than you saying ‘yes’ to this roast, was you saying 'hey babe, you should try jiu jitsu.'”

On a different note, Glaser has also received considerable acclaim for her HBO/Max standup special Someday You'll Die. The special earned her a nomination at the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) category.

It also earned her nominations in the yet-to-be-announced 2025 Critics' Choice Television Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Grammy Awards. In these prestigious events, she is nominated in the Best Comedy Special, Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance, and Best Comedy Album categories, respectively.

With her upcoming appearance at the Golden Globes, fans of the public figure are eager to see how Nikki Glaser would bring an old role to life in a fresh way.

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How can you watch the 2025 Golden Globes?

The 2025 Golden Globes will air on CBS (Image via Getty)

The highly-anticipated 2025 Golden Globes will take place on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Interested viewers can catch the live broadcast of the event on CBS starting at 5 p.m. PT and 8 p.m. ET.

Additionally, viewers residing in the United States can also turn to streaming on Paramount Plus (live and on-demand for Paramount Plus with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers a day after the event airs).

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The 2025 Golden Globes airs next Sunday.