Is Nikki Glaser about to get canceled?
The comedian has an extended historical past of pushing the envelope together with her edgy standup performances. However she worries she would possibly lastly take issues too far when she hosts the Golden Globes in January.
The Hollywood Reporter revealed this week that Nikki would be the emcee for Hollywood’s most irreverent award present.
The Globes received’t happen till subsequent yr. However the host is already providing followers a glimpse of what’s in retailer.
Nikki Glaser Pronounces Golden Globes Gig
“I’m completely thrilled to be internet hosting the Golden Globes,” Glaser wrote in a press release to the outlet.
“It’s one among my favourite nights of tv and now I get a entrance row seat (truly, I believe I’ve to host from the stage).
“The Golden Globes shouldn’t be solely an enormous evening for TV and movie but in addition for comedy. It’s one of many few instances that present enterprise not solely permits however encourages itself to be lovingly mocked (at the least I hope so),” she continued.
“(God I hope so.) It’s an thrilling, but difficult gig as a result of it’s reside, unpredictable and in entrance of Hollywood’s largest stars (who additionally is likely to be getting wasted whereas seated subsequent to their current exes).
Current Globes hosts have generated extra controversy than laughs.
And whereas Nikki is clearly hoping to reverse that development, she additionally has no intention of taking part in it secure.
Nikki Glaser Says She Would possibly Get ‘Canceled’ For Globes Jokes
“A few of my favourite jokes of all time have come from previous Golden Globes opening monologues when Tina [Fey], Amy [Poehler] or Ricky [Gervais] have mentioned precisely what all of us didn’t know we desperately wanted to listen to,” she mentioned in her assertion.
“I simply hope to proceed in that time-honored custom (which may additionally get me canceled).
“That is really a dream job. Plus, I now not need to really feel responsible for each TV present and film I’ve binged over the previous yr. It was all price it. (Beneath Deck: Crusing Yacht Season 4 can be nominated, proper?)”
Sadly, the Below Deck franchise will most likely go un-nominated but once more.
However there’s nonetheless a lot to be enthusiastic about, as one of many comedy world’s sharpest and most unpredictable skills prepares to roast Hollywood’s finest and brightest.
As her work on the current Tom Brady roast reminded us, Nikki shouldn’t be a fan of holding again.
So whereas we hope she received’t get canceled, we additionally hope she received’t go too simple on her celeb viewers.
