Nikki Glaser

Nikki Glaser (born June 1, 1984), born Nicole Rene Glaser, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She has had five television stand-up specials, hosted numerous award shows, and performed at televised roasts, gaining significant popularity for her set on The Roast of Tom Brady. She previously hosted the talk show Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, which premiered on Comedy Central in 2016, and starred in the 2022 reality show Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? on E!. She hosted the dating shows Blind Date (2019) on Bravo and FBoy Island (2021-2023), and hosted the 2025 and 2026 Golden Globe Awards, becoming the first solo female host in Golden Globes history.

Glaser was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Julie E. and Edward J. Glaser, and spent most of her childhood in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, Missouri. She graduated from Kirkwood High School, briefly attended the University of Colorado Boulder, then transferred to and graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in English literature. She started performing stand-up at age 18, writing her first jokes in college. She performed stand-up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, and two seasons of Last Comic Standing. Her first feature special, Perfect, aired on Comedy Central on April 9, 2016, followed by Bangin' on Netflix on October 1, 2019.

She has acted in the Amy Schumer films Trainwreck (2015) and I Feel Pretty (2018) and appeared on shows such as Inside Amy Schumer and A.P. Bio. She has competed on Dancing with the Stars (2018) and The Masked Singer (2022), and participated in the roasts of Rob Lowe, Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin and Tom Brady. She has hosted podcasts including You Had To Be There with Sara Schaefer and The Nikki Glaser Podcast. She has received nominations at the Critics' Choice Television Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards, and was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world in 2026.