Nikki Glaser Roasts Herself As “First-Time Golden Globe Loser” After Ali Wong Award Win

Armando Tinoco

5 January 2025 at 9:31 pm·1-min read

Nikki Glaser was not only the host of Sunday’s Golden Globes, she was a first-time nominee.

The stand-up comedian was nominated in the Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television for her HBO special Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die. However, Glaser lost to Ali Wong and her Netflix special Single Lady.

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When Glaser took the stage again, she acknowledged her loss and roasted herself while at it.

“I’m a first-time Golden Globe loser, Nikki Glaser,” she said. “You know what? I may not have won tonight but on the bright side, I just made $11,000 betting on Ali Wong on a European gambling site. So, you lose some, you win some.”

Comedians that were also nominated in the same category as Glaser and Wong included Seth Meyers (Dad Man Walking), Ramy Youssef (More Feelings), Jamie Foxx (What Had Happened Was), and Adam Sandler (Love You).

As host of the Golden Globes, Glaser took some light jabs at the actors present, saying at the beginning of her monologue, “Some of you may know me as a stand-up comedian and from my appearances on roasts, but I am not here to roast you tonight. I want you to know that. And how could I really? You’re all so famous, so talented, so powerful, you could really do anything. Well, except tell the country who to vote for.”

Watch Glaser’s moment below.

Nikki Glaser roasts herself at the #GoldenGlobes: “I'm first-time Golden Globe loser, Nikki Glaser” pic.twitter.com/pUyxvEH5xL
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) January 6, 2025

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