Nikki Glaser came prepared for her opening monologue at the 2025 Golden Globes.
The comedian, who made history as the first woman to host the award show solo, revealed on the red carpet she had rehearsed the nine-minute opening 93 times.
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Glaser — a Golden Globe nominee herself for her stand-up special “Someday You’ll Die” — used her set to joke about pop culture moments, politics, current events and more. No one was safe from Glaser’s quips, including Kate Winslet, Benny Blanco, Harrison Ford and Timothée Chalamet.
Here’s a recap of Nikki Glaser’s Golden Globes monologue.
What did Nikki Glaser say in her opening monologue?
Nikki Glaser opened her monologue by referring to the 82nd Golden Globes as “Ozempic’s biggest night,” a taste of jokes to come. Here’s a look at some of her other one-liners:
- “I gotta say, this feels like I finally made it. You know, I’m in a room full of producers at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, and this time, all of my clothes are on, so it was worth it.”
- “‘The Bear,’ ‘The Penguin,’ ‘Baby Reindeer.’ These are not just things found in RFK’s freezer. These are TV shows nominated tonight.”
- “Zendaya, you were incredible in ‘Dune.’ Oh, my God. I woke up for all of your scenes. You are so good.’
- “Timothée Chalamet is here too. Really, and I love you. And can I just say — you have the most gorgeous eyelashes on your upper lip.”
- To Chalamet: “Dude, you were so good in ‘A Complete Unknown’ as Bob Dylan. Wasn’t he just incredible? So good, dude. Seriously, in fact, I actually read that your singing voice was so accurate that even Bob Dylan himself admitted that it was absolutely horrible.”
- “Well, we can’t talk about movies tonight without talking about ‘Wicked.’ And I, like, did not know much about ‘Wicked’ going into this year because I had friends in high school.”
- To Nicole Kidman: “This is your 20th Golden Globe nomination. I mean incredible. Thank you so much for all of your hard work. Thank you. Thank you for working so hard. And thank you to Keith Urban for playing guitar around the house so much that she wants to leave and make 18 movies a year. Keep strumming, you kooky koala.”
- “Selena Gomez is here — double nominee tonight for ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Only Murders,’ and she’s here tonight with her new fiancé, Benny Blanco. And Benny Blanco is here because of the genie who granted him that wish.”
- “Well, before we start handing out awards, I do want to remind you, 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 making art is the start of tequila brand so popular that you never have to make art again.”
Reactions to Nikki Glaser’s opening monologue
The reception online to Nikki Glaser’s opening monologue was warm. Comedian Jon Stewart declared on X, “Nikki Glaser is very very good at this.”
The praise kept coming. “Nikki glaser is killing it tonight btw,” one X user wrote.