Nikki Glaser | |
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Birth name | Nicole Rene Glaser |
Born | June 1, 1984 39) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (age
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Alma mater | University of Kansas (BA) |
Years active | 2002–present |
Notable works and roles | Not Safe with Nikki Glaser Nikki & Sara Live @midnight Blind Date The Nikki Glaser Podcast |
Website | nikkiglaser |
Nicole Rene Glaser (born June 1, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster, radio host, and television host. She was the host of the television series Not Safe with Nikki Glaser , which premiered on Comedy Central and Much on February 9, 2016. She is the star of the 2022 reality show Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? on E!. [1]
Glaser was born on June 1, 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Julie E. (née Burke) and Edward J. Glaser. [2] She has one sibling, a younger sister named Lauren. [3] She has German and Irish ancestry.[ citation needed ] Glaser spent most of her childhood in Kirkwood, Missouri. [4] She graduated from Kirkwood High School and briefly attended the University of Colorado Boulder [5] before transferring to, and graduating from, the University of Kansas with a degree in English Literature. [6]
Glaser started performing stand-up at age 18. Her first jokes were written in college. She recalled this in an interview with Rich Tupica in Revue magazine: "I remember it. I was a freshman in college and everyone in my dorm took over the cafeteria as like a study hall. I went in there and instead of studying I just looked at them, judged them and tried to think, 'What would Sarah Silverman say about these people?' I didn't know how to write jokes—I just knew the stand-ups I knew. I wrote from the perspective of my favorite stand-ups because I didn't know what my perspective was yet." [7]
Since then, Glaser performed stand-up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Conan , and two seasons of the reality series Last Comic Standing . [8]
Her first feature stand-up special, Perfect, was on Comedy Central on April 9, 2016. Her second special, Bangin', premiered on Netflix on October 1, 2019. [9]
From 2011 to 2014, Glaser hosted a podcast with comedian Sara Schaefer called You Had To Be There. [6]
In July 2013, Glaser performed on the radio show The Debaters , debating the 'Early to Bed' adage. [10]
In March 2015, Glaser appeared on Giant Bomb's life-advice podcast, Danswers, talking about subjects such as her experience with co-host Dan Ryckert at college. [11]
Glaser co-hosted the podcast We Know Nothing with comedian Phil Hanley and roommate/musician Anya Marina. We Know Nothing is a humorous relationship-based podcast that takes calls from listeners and attempts to give them love advice. [8]
From January to October 2016, she hosted the companion podcast to her Comedy Central show Not Safe with Dan St. Germain and Brian Frange. Each episode they discussed sex and relationship issues as well as apples. [12]
In February 2018, Glaser began hosting You Up? With Nikki Glaser, aired on Sirius XM's Comedy Central Radio. [13] The show was dropped by Sirius XM on May 7, 2020, and continued as a podcast until its final episode on October 2, 2020. [14] Beginning in 2018, Glaser hosted multiple shows on Sirius XM channel 38 and on the Pop music channel 314.
Throughout 2018 and 2019, Glaser appeared on the Howard Stern channels on Sirius XM, including the roast of Ronnie the Limo driver and as a guest on the wrap-up show. On September 24, 2019, she was the feature guest with Howard Stern for a full-length interview.
Glaser appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience on October 3, 2018; October 3, 2019; and August 20, 2020. [15]
The Nikki Glaser Podcast is hosted by Glaser and was co-hosted by fellow stand-up comedian Andrew Collin until Collin left the show in fall 2022. The first episode released on March 22, 2021. [16] The new cohost is comedian Brian Frange.
Glaser has developed a substantial following on Instagram, making her the 26th most followed woman comedian on the platform in 2022. [17] Glaser regards maintaining a social media presence to be demanding work for comedians, describing it as "a television show that never ends." [18]
On January 29, 2013, Nikki & Sara Live , a weekly television series hosted by Glaser and Schaefer, premiered on MTV. [19] The show was canceled on October 29, 2013, after two seasons. [20]
On April 19, 2013, Glaser appeared in the pilot episode of Those Who Can't , a television series originally created by Amazon Studios. [21] Glaser's character was replaced by Maria Thayer in 2015 when the series was picked up by TruTV. [22]
Glaser appeared on MTV shows such as Money from Strangers, Awkward. After Show. You're Welcome. , and Failosophy . [23]
On June 2, 2015, Comedy Central approved a sex-themed talk show hosted by Glaser, titled Not Safe with Nikki Glaser . The show premiered on February 9, 2016. [24] The show was picked up by 4Music in the United Kingdom. The show was cancelled in November 2016.
On September 5, 2016, Glaser appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe as a Roaster. [25] She appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis on July 28, 2018. [26]
On September 12, 2018, Glaser was announced as one of the celebrities competing on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars . Her professional partner was Gleb Savchenko. [27] They were the first couple eliminated from the competition on September 25.
On February 6, 2019, Glaser appeared in the third episode of the third season of the celebrity rap-battle competition show Drop the Mic . She competed against fellow comedian Brad Williams, winning the battle. [28]
In November 2019, the dating show Blind Date was revived by Bravo, with Glaser as the new host. [29]
On July 30, 2020, Glaser appeared as a panelist on To Tell the Truth along with co-panelists Joel McHale, Oliver Hudson, and Vivica A. Fox. This was one of her eleven appearances on the show from 2017 through 2021.
Glaser is the host of the HBO Max dating reality television series FBOY Island , which first aired on July 29, 2021.
Glaser's life was featured in the E! reality series Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? , which first aired May 1, 2022. =
Glaser appeared as herself in the 7th season of the Netflix reality series Selling Sunset .
Glaser competed in season eight of The Masked Singer as "Snowstorm". After besting Chris Jericho as "Bride" and Adam Carolla as "Avocado" on "Comedy Roast Night" and Linda Blair as "Scarecrow" and Ray Parker Jr. as "Sir Bug a Boo" on "Fright Night", she was eliminated during the semi-finals, placing 3rd overall. [30]
On January 3, 2024, Glazer appeared with her dad E.J. on the first episode of We Are Family , the game show hosted by Anthony Anderson.
Glaser played a small role in Henry Phillips' 2009 film Punching the Clown . [31] She also appeared as herself in Jordan Brady's 2010 documentary I Am Comic [32] and its 2014 sequel, I Am Road Comic. [33]
Glaser had a role in the Judd Apatow-directed film Trainwreck (2015) [34] and I Feel Pretty (2018). [35]
Glaser was in a relationship with Not Safe with Nikki Glaser co-creator Chris Convy. [36] [37] As of 2022, she lives in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. [36] [38]
Sober from alcohol since 2012, she also quit smoking. She credits the writing of Allen Carr in her recovery. [39] [40] [41]
Glaser is a long-time animal rights activist and has been a vegan since 2016. [42]
In July 2023, Glaser appeared on Celebrity Family Feud with her family. They competed against Bebe Rexha and her family. [43]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Herself | |
Punching the Clown | Olympia | ||
It's On with Alexa Chung | Herself | ||
2010 | I Am Comic | Herself | |
2011–12 | Red Eye | Panelist | Has appeared in two episodes |
2012 | Awkward. After Show. You're Welcome. | Host | Co-hosted with Sara Schaefer |
2013 | Nikki & Sara Live | Host/Creator | Co-hosted and co-created with Sara Schaefer |
Conan | Herself | ||
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | Guest | ||
Last Call with Carson Daly | Guest | ||
The Half Hour | Herself | Season 2, Episode 2: Stand-up comedy set | |
Inside Amy Schumer | Amanda | Season 1, Episode 3: "A Porn Star Is Born" | |
Women Who Kill | Herself | ||
2013–17 | @midnight | Herself | Has appeared in twenty episodes |
2014 | Big Morning Buzz Live | Herself | |
Adam DeVine's House Party | Herself | Season 2, Episode 7: "Marriage Material" | |
I Am Road Comic | Herself | ||
2015 | The View | Guest co-host | |
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown | Guest co-host | ||
Trainwreck | Lisa | ||
2016 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Herself | |
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser | Herself/host | ||
Nikki Glaser's Perfect | Herself | ||
Conan | Guest | ||
Punching Henry | Claire the Bartender | ||
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe | Herself/Roaster | Television special | |
2017 | The Standups | Herself | |
Adam Ruins Everything | Sallie Mae | Episode: "Adam Ruins College" | |
American Ninja Warrior | Herself | ||
2018 | A.P. Bio | Chloe from Baltimore | |
Alone Together | Annette | Episode: "Property Management" | |
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis | Herself/Roaster | ||
Dancing with the Stars | Herself/Contestant | Season 27; eliminated first | |
First Nations Comedy Experience | Herself | ||
The Fix | Panelist | Has appeared in two episodes | |
I Feel Pretty | Woman at Lily Leclaire HQ | ||
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle | Judge | ||
Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell | Herself | ||
2019 | Historical Roasts | Kurt Cobain | Episode: "Freddie Mercury" |
Bangin' | Herself | Netflix special | |
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin | Herself/Roaster | ||
Blind Date | Host | ||
The Degenerates | Herself | Netflix reality series | |
2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Herself | Has appeared in two episodes |
Crank Yankers | Herself (voice) | Episode: "Nikki Glaser, Jimmy Kimmel & Tracy Morgan" | |
Match Game | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "Joel McHale, Amanda Seales, Ron Funches, Ana Gasteyer, Ron Huebel, Nikki Glaser" | |
2021 | History of Swear Words | Herself | Netflix docuseries |
Hysterical | Herself | Documentary film | |
MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted | Host | ||
FBOY Island | Host | ||
Cooking with Paris | Herself | ||
2022 | Robot Chicken | Cheetah (voice) | Episode: "May Cause Indecision...Or Not" |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Guest Judge | Season 7, Episode 5: "Draguation Speeches" | |
Good Clean Filth | Herself | HBO stand-up special | |
Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? | Herself | E! reality series | |
The Masked Singer | Herself | Season 8, Episode 10: Eliminated during the semi-finals, placing 3rd overall | |
2022–23 | That's My Jam | Herself | 2 episodes |
2023 | Selling Sunset | Herself | Season 7, Episode 3 |
2024 | Barmageddon | Herself | Episode: "Al Madrigal vs. Nikki Glaser" |
We Are Family | Herself | Episode: "Family Reunion" |
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