Nikki Glaser Confirmed To Return As Golden Globes Host In 2026

Comic Nikki Glaser will return to host the Golden Globes subsequent yr.

The primary-time host obtained constructive opinions when she took the stage in 2025, which has earned her a repeat efficiency.

Nikki Glaser will put her internet hosting footwear again on the 83rd Golden Globes, which is able to happen on January 26, in line with Deadline. The TV and movie awards will probably be proven on CBS.

Glaser made historical past earlier this yr when she turned the primary lady to host the Golden Globes alone. She acquired the position after she hosted “The Roast of Tom Brady” on Netflix, telling Deadlineearlier than the 2025 ceremony that the internet hosting gig landed her on “some essential individuals’s radar.”

Based on the publication, the “FBoy Island” host has signed a three-year deal to host the Golden Globes. Though she has been shy about sharing her paycheck prior to now, sources instructed the outlet that she was paid simply over $400,000 for her first time round and that determine will rise “considerably” as she takes the stage for a second yr in a row.

In a press release following her first efficiency, Glaser stated, “Internet hosting the Golden Globes this yr was certainly essentially the most enjoyable I’ve ever had in my profession,” including, “I can’t wait to do it once more, and this time in entrance of the crew from The White Lotus who will lastly acknowledge my expertise and forged me in Season 4 as a Scandinavian Pilates teacher with a shadowy previous.”

Helen Hoehne, President of the Golden Globes, was additionally impressed with Glaser’s work, saying, “Nikki Glaser introduced a refreshing spark and fearless wit to the Golden Globes stage this yr. Her sharp humor, and daring presence set the tone for an unforgettable night time, making the ceremony really feel vibrant and most of all enjoyable.”

The Monday after the ceremony, Glaser appeared on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM present to speak about a few of the jokes that she determined to not use, as per The Hollywood Reporter. One of many jokes was about Diddy: “That is the final time all of you can be the identical room collectively till the Diddy trial.”

When discussing the dangerous joke, Glaser defined, “We had one other Diddy point out that labored higher … and also you solely get one Diddy point out. You’re additionally accusing the individuals within the room of being concerned in that, they usually would possibly activate you.”

On the ceremony, she referred to as now-two-time-Oscar-winner Adrien Brody a “two-time Holocaust survivor” resulting from his roles in “The Pianist” and “The Brutalist,” however minimize out the second a part of her joke: “If Adrien Brody may return in time, he would thank child Hitler for his profession.”

“I cherished that one a lot,” Glaser admitted. “However my assistant is Gen Z, and he or she was like, ‘I don’t get it’” as a result of time journey/Hitler joke apparently being a bit dated. “Oh, we’re going to lose an entire technology on that joke, after which I’ve stated ‘Hitler’ for nothing.”

Nikki Glaser made certain to remain related along with her materials, which led her to chop a joke about Luigi Mangione. “Glen Powell is nominated tonight for Hit Man. Who would have thought you’d solely be the second-hottest hit man in America?” was the joke that didn’t make it to air.

When Glaser defined that the Mangione story has largely light from headlines, Stern agreed that he himself wouldn’t have gotten the joke as a result of the “scorching hit man” angle has largely light from public notion.

Glaser additionally had one other joke that was focused at Alec Baldwin over the 2021 capturing of Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.” The joke that she had deliberate to inform was “Michael Keaton was so nice in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. And Alec Baldwin sadly didn’t come again to play a ghost as a result of he was too busy making them.”

“Please know that I do know that was not good,” Glaser confessed. “It’s such an incredible joke, but it surely’s simply too imply.”

Regardless of the capturing taking place a number of years in the past, Baldwin’s trial was not held till July 2024. On the third day of witness testimony, the decide dismissed the trial in opposition to him with prejudice after she concluded that the prosecution failed to show over related proof to his authorized crew. As such, he can by no means face legal penalties for his position in her loss of life, though he’s dealing with a number of civil lawsuits.