The article discusses Nikki Glaser’s successful opening monologue at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. Here are some key points from the article:
- Nikki Glaser started her monologue by welcoming the crowd to the 82nd Golden Globes and joking about Ozempic, a popular weight loss medication.
- She eased any nerves in the crowd by reassuring them that she wasn’t there to roast them, but still managed to get in some clever barbs throughout her monologue.
- Glaser made jokes about various movie and TV nominees, including Wicked, Queer, and Night Bitch, as well as The Bear, The Penguin, and Baby Reindeer.
- She also made a joke about Diddy, comparing his credit card to the sexually charged movie Challengers.
- Glaser’s performance was well-received, and she fared better than last year’s host, Jo Koy, who drew jeers and boos from the crowd with his jokes.
- In interviews ahead of the Globes, Glaser said that she would lean on her instincts from her Netflix roast of Tom Brady, but also remember that the Globes are an awards show and not a roast.
- Throughout her monologue, Glaser made jokes about various celebrities, including Timothée Chalamet, Keith Urban, and Emilia Pérez.
- She ended her monologue by poking fun at the entertainment industry and the point of making art, saying that it’s not to win awards, but to start a successful tequila brand.
Some of the specific jokes mentioned in the article include:
- “I’m not here to roast you tonight. I want you to know that, and how could I? You’re all so famous, so talented, so powerful — you could really do anything… I mean, except tell the country who to vote for.”
- “Wicked, Queer, and Night Bitch are not just words Ben Affleck yells when after he orgasms.”
- “The Bear, The Penguin, and Baby Reindeer are not just things found in RFK’s freezer.”
- “Challengers is more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card.”
- “I’m upset too, the afterparty’s not going to be as good this year. But we have to move on! A ‘Stanley Tucci Freak-Off’ doesn’t have the same ring to it — no baby oil this year, just lots of olive oil.”
- “If you do lose tonight, please just keep in mind that the point of making art is not to win an award. The point of marking art is to start a tequila brand so popular that you never have to make art again.”