Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser promises light roasting and laughs: ‘I understand the assignment’

Hosting a Hollywood award show has been compared to a thankless balancing act between working the room and serving viewers at home, but comedian Nikki Glaser, who is set to helm Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, has had some practice.

Hosting a Hollywood award show has been compared to a thankless balancing act between working the room and serving viewers at home, but comedian Nikki Glaser, who is set to helm Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, has had some practice. Her standout performance at the Netflix Tom Brady roast last spring is what caught the attention of Globes producers. “It’s before and after that moment. I really feel like I woke up the next day and was just more recognizable to people,” Glaser told CNN in an interview this week. “It kind of felt like like an Olympic gymnastics balance beam routine that, you know, even if you stumble a little bit, it’s still impressive. But I just didn’t stumble. I’ve never had that in my career.” Glaser aims to pull that off again on Sunday. And while she knows Globes nominees are not signing up to be roasted at the event, Glaser said she intends to deliver on the humor that got her noticed and hopes the crowd in the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton and those watching on TV can all share some good laughs. “I understand the assignment that I’ve been given,” Glaser quipped. Glaser revealed the advice she got from previous Globes hosts Ricky Gervais, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. She also teased there may be a bleep or two in her opening monologue and shared how she practices social media sobriety.