Is Nikki Glaser about to get canceled?
The comedian has an extended historical past of pushing the envelope along with her edgy standup performances.
However she worries she would possibly lastly take issues too far when she hosts the Golden Globes tonight.
Again in August, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Nikki could be the emcee for Hollywood’s most irreverent award present.
And proper off the bat, the host assured followers that she wouldn’t go simple on Hollywood’s greatest and brightest.
Nikki Glaser Pronounces Golden Globes Gig
“I’m completely thrilled to be internet hosting the Golden Globes,” Glaser wrote in an announcement to the outlet.
“It’s one among my favourite nights of tv and now I get a entrance row seat (really, I feel I’ve to host from the stage).
“The Golden Globes just isn’t solely an enormous night time for TV and movie but additionally for comedy. It’s one of many few occasions that present enterprise not solely permits however encourages itself to be lovingly mocked (a minimum of I hope so),” she continued.
“(God I hope so.) It’s an thrilling, but difficult gig as a result of it’s dwell, unpredictable and in entrance of Hollywood’s greatest stars (who additionally is perhaps getting wasted whereas seated subsequent to their current exes).”
Latest Globes hosts have generated extra controversy than laughs.
And whereas Nikki is clearly hoping to reverse that pattern, she additionally has no intention of taking part in it protected.
Nikki Glaser Says She May 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 not need to really feel responsible for each TV present and film I’ve binged over the previous 12 months. It was all value it. (Beneath Deck: Crusing Yacht Season 4 will likely be nominated, proper?)”
Sadly, the Beneath Deck franchise will most likely go un-nominated but once more.
However there’s nonetheless loads to be enthusiastic about, as one of many comedy world’s sharpest and most unpredictable abilities prepares to roast Hollywood’s greatest stars.
As her work on the current Tom Brady roast reminded us, Nikki just isn’t a fan of holding again.
So whereas we hope she gained’t get canceled, we additionally hope she gained’t pull any punches along with her movie star viewers.