Nikki Glaser Goes After RFK, Diddy and Hollywood’s Failure to Take Down Trump in Fiery Golden Globes Monologue
Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser made her mark with a scathing opening monologue to open the 82nd ceremony that took Hollywood to task on politics and teased its preoccupation with scandal.
The 40-year-old comedian, known best for her razor-sharp standup and roasts, took no prisoners as she mocked A-List audience members for their failed backing of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election and drew groans for a risky jab about music mogul Diddy.
From the opening line, while joking that she felt she’d finally “made it”, Glaser mocked A-List audience members for trying to use their influence on voters during the election.
She began: “You’re all so famous, so talented, so powerful. You can really do anything, except tell the country who to vote for. But it’s okay, you’ll get ’em next time.”
After profiling some of the films nominated for awards, Glaser pivoted to the television categories: “The Bear, The Penguin, Baby Reindeer. These are not just things found in RFK’s freezer, these are TV shows nominated tonight.”
Glaser then zeroed in on “absolute Hollywood legends” in the audience, naming Kate Winslett and Colin Farrell among others.
With the set up, the host turned to Zendaya: “Challengers, girl? Oh my God, that was so good. That movie was more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card. I know I’m upset too, the afterparty isn’t going to be as good this year but we have to move on.”
Last year, Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, was arrested on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, which he denies.
Closing out the monologue but staying on point, Glaser joked that the night would be historic, predicting that in the future people would look back on the event and point out stars who would be caught up in sex scandals of their own.
“I’m so excited to be here,” the host said. “And I really think this is like going to be a very memorable evening and and maybe not even in the way that you think. I predict five years from now, when you’re watching old clips of this show on YouTube, you’ll see someone in one of the crowd shots and you’ll go, ‘My God, that was before they caught that guy!'”
“We could be making history tonight,” she added.
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