Nikki Glaser shares the jokes she had to cut from her Golden Globes monologue

Some Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage roasts didn't make it.
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Nikki Glaser didn't appear to hold back in her Golden Globes 2025 monologue, but apparently there were a few jokes she had to cut.

"Some of these would get pitched and were like, 'We can't say that on TV, we cannot say that to these people's faces," Glaser tells Howard Stern in the clip above, before rattling off a few examples of the jokes she decided not to say:

"This is the last time all of you will be in the same room together until the Diddy trial."

"Only Murders in the Building is amazing, and I think it's so cool that legends like Steve Martin, Martin Short and Meryl Streep are still at it, putting out some of the best performances of their careers. It's so inspiring and it just goes to show you: You are never too old to still need money. Please don't fight Jake Paul."

"The Wild Robot is nominated tonight, and by that I mean Nicole Kidman after two white wines."

"Nicolas Cage is here tonight, looking well rested after a night of sleeping in Elvis' coffin."

You can watch Glaser's opening monologue here, and see the full list of Golden Globes winners here.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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