| Intro | American comedian |
| Is |
Actor Internet personality Television actor Podcaster |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Film, TV, Stage & Radio Internet |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 1 June 1984 |
| Age: | 36 years |
Nicole Rene “Nikki” Glaser (born June 1, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, podcast host, and television host. She is the host of the television series Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, which premiered on Comedy Central and Much on February 9, 2016.
Early life
Glaser was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Julie E. (née Burke) and Edward J. Glaser. She has German and Irish ancestry. Glaser spent most of her childhood in St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated from Kirkwood High School, attended the University of Kansas, and graduated with a degree in English Literature.
Career
Stand-up comedy
Glaser started performing stand-up at the age of 18. Since then, Glaser has performed stand-up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, and two seasons of Last Comic Standing.
Podcasts
From 2011-2014, Glaser hosted a podcast with comedian Sara Schaefer called You Had To Be There.
In March 2014, 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. In 2015, she left the podcast after she determined that it was interfering with her personal relationships.
Television
Nikki & Sara Live, a weekly sex show television series hosted by Glaser and Schaefer, premiered on January 29, 2013, on MTV. The show was canceled on October 29, 2013, after two seasons.
Glaser has also appeared on MTV shows such as Money from Strangers, Awkward. After Show. You’re Welcome., and Failosophy.
On June 2, 2015, Comedy Central greenlit a new sex-themed talk show hosted by Glaser, titled Not Safe with Nikki Glaser. The show premiered on February 9, 2016. Not Safe with Nikki Glaser is now shown in the UK on 4Music. The first episode premiered on 4 October 2016
On September 5, 2016, Nikki appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe as a Roaster.
Film
Glaser played a small role in Henry Phillips’ 2009 film Punching the Clown. She also appeared as herself in Jordan Brady’s documentary I Am Comic, and its sequel, I Am Road Comic.
Glaser had a role in the Judd Apatow-directed film Trainwreck (2015).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Herself | |
| Punching the Clown | Olympia | ||
| It’s On with Alexa Chung | Herself | ||
| 2010 | I Am Comic | Herself | |
| 2011-12 | Red Eye | Panelist | Has appeared on two episodes |
| 2012 | Awkward. After Show. You’re Welcome. | Host | Co-hosted with Sara Schaefer |
| 2013 | Nikki & Sara Live | Host/Creator | Co-hosted and co-created with Sara Schaefer |
| Conan | Herself | ||
| Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | Guest | ||
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Guest | ||
| Those Who Can’t | Abbey Logan | An Amazon original series | |
| The Half Hour | Herself | Season 2 Episode 2: Stand-up comedy set | |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Amanda | Episode 3: A Porn Star Is Born | |
| Women Who Kill | Herself | ||
| 2013–present | @midnight | Herself | Has appeared on eighteen episodes |
| 2014 | Big Morning Buzz Live | Herself | |
| Adam DeVine’s House Party | Herself | Season 2 Episode 7: Marriage Material | |
| I Am Road Comic | Herself | ||
| 2015 | The View | Guest Co-host | |
| VH1 Top 20 Countdown | Guest co-host | ||
| Trainwreck | Lisa | ||
| 2016 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Herself | |
| Not Safe with Nikki Glaser | Herself | ||
| Nikki Glaser’s Perfect | Herself | ||
| Conan | Guest | ||
| And Punching the Clown | Claire the Bartender | ||
| Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe | Herself/roaster | Television special |
Personal life
Nikki has voiced opinions on rape culture following the Brock Turner case, suggesting Judge Aaron Persky, who handed down Turner’s sentence, should be a synonym for rape apologist. She said she quit drinking before 2013 and doing so made sex awkward, as she had relied upon being intoxicated to make it less awkward.