Nikki Glaser says that anticipation for hosting the Golden Globe awards makes her feel “42 weeks pregnant” and she is now ready and impatient for the “baby” to arrive.
The stand-up comedian and actress told The Independent that she was excited to deliver her jokes “in front of the crowd they were meant for.”
Glaser, will emcee the 82nd annual ceremony on Sunday – the first major awards show of the 2025 season. The show is known for its more relaxed, and often boozy nature, but has also seen some controversy in recent years.
Asked about her nerves ahead of the show, she said: “I’m excited to finally tell these jokes in front of a crowd who they are meant for. I’m ready.
“I feel like I’m 42 weeks pregnant. I need this baby to come.”
Glaser has made a name for herself as a riotously sharp wit, especially at roasts, including recently for Tom Brady, who she needled for his complex love life and his one-time advocacy of crypto.
She earned an Emmy nomination for her latest special, “Someday You’ll Die” for HBO, which dealt with everything from offering to pay for her friends’ abortions to her darkest porn habits.
Glaser has previously cited Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Ricky Gervais as inspirations for her hosting. According to The Telegraph she asked the British comedian for hosting tips, and was told: “Don’t try to walk out there acting like you’re an A-lister, just because you’re invited. You wouldn’t be if you weren’t the host.”
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Glaser said she felt confident the ceremony’s organizing body, the HFPA, had made the right decision to hire her.
Her spin follows the attempt by last year’s host Jo Koy, who was slammed by critics for a cringeworthy and fumbled opening monologue and a rushed pace throughout.
“I feel nothing but complete assurance and confidence in me being able to do this,” she told The WSJ.
“There’s been some jobs I’ve gotten before that I’m like, I hope I can do this, this is a lot of pressure. This, I’m just like, Yeah, they picked the right person. No one’s going to work harder than me at this.’”
A gamut of Hollywood A-Listers will join Glaser onstage throughout the night to present various awards to their peers, including Andrew Garfield, Anya Taylor-Joy, Colin Farrell, Dwayne Johnson, Elton John, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Coolidge, and Michelle Yeoh, among others.
Triumphs at the Globes can help build momentum for a movie or actor’s Oscar campaign.
As the first televised awards show of the year, they get ahead of similar ceremonies like the Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice Awards and are nearly two months before the Oscars, which this year will be held on March 2.
