Nikki Glaser

Early life and education

Glaser was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Julie E. (née Burke) and Edward J. Glaser. She has one sibling, a younger sister, Lauren. She was raised as Catholic and has Irish and German ancestry. Glaser spent most of her childhood living in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, Missouri. She graduated from Kirkwood High School and briefly attended the University of Colorado Boulder before transferring to, and graduating from, the University of Kansas with a degree in English literature.

Career

Stand-up comedy

Glaser started performing stand-up at age 18. Her first jokes were written in college. She recalled in an interview: "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."

Glaser performed stand-up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, and two seasons of the reality series Last Comic Standing. Her first feature stand-up special, Perfect, aired on Comedy Central on April 9, 2016. Her second special, Bangin, premiered on Netflix on October 1, 2019. In 2024, she performed at The Roast of Tom Brady which aired live on Netflix.

Since 2022, St. Louis has celebrated "Nikki Glaser Day" each year. For "Nikki Glaser Day" on September 1, 2025, Glaser was honored with a St. Louis Cardinals bobblehead at Busch Stadium.

Podcast and radio

From 2011 to 2014 Glaser hosted a podcast with comedian Sara Schaefer called You Had To Be There. In July 2013, Glaser performed on the radio show The Debaters, debating the 'Early to Bed' adage. 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.

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. 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. Beginning in 2018, Glaser hosted multiple shows on Sirius XM channel 38 and on the pop music channel 314. In February 2018, Glaser began hosting You Up? With Nikki Glaser, aired on Sirius XM's Comedy Central Radio. The show was dropped by Sirius XM on May 7, 2020, and continued as a podcast until its final episode on October 2, 2020.

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.

The Nikki Glaser Podcast was hosted by Glaser, featured theme music performed by Anya Marina and was co-hosted by fellow stand-up comedian Andrew Collin until Collin left the show in fall 2022. He was replaced by comedian Brian Frange. The first episode released on March 22, 2021. The final episode of The Nikki Glaser Podcast posted on March 12, 2025.

Instagram

Glaser has developed a substantial following on Instagram, making her the 26th most followed woman comedian on the platform in 2022. Glaser regards maintaining a social media presence to be demanding work for comedians, describing it as "a television show that never ends."

Film and television

Glaser played a small role in Henry Phillips's 2009 film Punching the Clown. She appeared as herself in Jordan Brady's 2010 documentary I Am Comic and its 2014 sequel, I Am Road Comic. On January 29, 2013, Nikki & Sara Live, a weekly television series hosted by Glaser and Schaefer, premiered on MTV. The show was canceled on October 29, 2013, after two seasons. On April 19, 2013, Glaser appeared in the pilot episode of Those Who Can't, a television series originally created by Amazon Studios. Glaser's character was replaced by Maria Thayer in 2015 when the series was picked up by TruTV.

Glaser appeared on MTV shows such as Money from Strangers, Awkward. After Show. You're Welcome., and Failosophy. Glaser had a role in the Judd Apatow-directed film Trainwreck (2015) and I Feel Pretty (2018). 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. 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. She appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis on July 28, 2018.

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. 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. In November 2019, the dating show Blind Date was revived by Bravo, with Glaser as the new host.

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 CW comedic dating reality television series FBOY Island and Lovers and Liars. The former first aired on HBO Max 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 semifinals, where she finished in third place.

In July 2023, Glaser appeared on Celebrity Family Feud with her family. They competed against Bebe Rexha and her family. On January 3, 2024, Glaser appeared with her dad E.J. on the first episode of We Are Family, the game show hosted by Anthony Anderson. In May 2024, she appeared on Netflix's The Roast of Tom Brady. Since October 2024, Glaser has also appeared in the first season of Are You Smarter than a Celebrity? hosted by Travis Kelce.

Glaser hosted the 82nd Golden Globe Awards on CBS on January 5, 2025. She hosted the 2026 Golden Globes on January 11, delivering jokes about Bari Weiss' editorialization at CBS News, the age of Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriends, and the Epstein files. Rolling Stone called Glazer's 2026 Golden Globes monologue a "master class in awards show monologues".

Personal life

Glaser is in a relationship with producer Chris Convy. , she lives in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis near her parents.

She has abstained from alcohol since 2011, and also stopped smoking. She credits the writing of Allen Carr in her recovery. Glaser has also divulged that she battled an eating disorder earlier in her life and sought help through a recovery program.

Glaser is a longtime animal-rights activist and has been a vegan since 2016. Starting in October 2023, she attended 22 Taylor Swift concerts during the Eras Tour.

Comedy tours

Tours

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Discography

All credits adapted from Apple Music and Spotify.

Albums

• Perfect (2016)
• Someday You’ll Die (2024)

Singles

As lead artist

Compilations

• Women Who Kill (2013)
• Just for Laughs: Funny AF, Vol. 1 (2019)
• Just for Laughs - Premium, Vol. 37 (2019)
• First Nations Comedy Experience Vol 5 (2021)
• Adam Ray's Hot Mic: Dr Phil LIVE! Vol. 1 (2024)
• Adam Ray's Hot Mic: Dr Phil LIVE! Vol. 2 (2025)

Awards and nominations

References

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