Nikki Glaser
American comedian known for her sharp, sex-positive humor, fearless roast performances, and ability to turn personal vulnerability into devastating punchlines.
Nikki Glaser (born 1984) is an American comedian, actress, podcast host, and television host from Cincinnati who has become one of the most prominent comedians of her generation. Her comedy is built on radical candor about sex, relationships, aging, and the anxieties of being a woman in public.
Glaser's rise was gradual but steady. She honed her craft through years of stand-up, podcast hosting, and television appearances before breaking through with her Netflix specials. Her material about sex is explicit but never gratuitous—she uses it as a lens to examine insecurity, power dynamics, and the absurdity of human desire.
Her roast performances have become legendary. At the Netflix roast of Tom Brady (2024), Glaser delivered a set so devastating and so perfectly constructed that many considered it the best roast performance in modern memory. She proved that a roast could be simultaneously brutal and artful.
"Someday You'll Die" (2024) represents her most mature work—still fearlessly funny about sex, but now also grappling with mortality, meaning, and the question of whether comedy can save you from the things it helps you laugh about. She hosts "The Nikki Glaser Podcast" and continues to tour as one of the top-selling live acts in comedy.
