Nikki Glaser

Nicole Rene Glaser (born June 1, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster, radio host, and television host.

Glaser was born on June 1, 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Julie E. (née Burke) and Edward J. Glaser.

She has one sibling, a younger sister named Lauren.

She has German and Irish ancestry.

Glaser spent most of her childhood in Kirkwood, Missouri.

She graduated from Kirkwood High School and briefly attended the University of Colorado Boulder before transferring to, and graduating from, the University of Kansas with a degree in English Literature.

Glaser started performing stand-up at age 18.

Her first jokes were written in college.

She recalled this in an interview with Rich Tupica in Revue magazine: "I remember it. I was a freshman in college and everyone in my dorm took over the cafeteria as like a study hall. I went in there and instead of studying I just looked at them, judged them and tried to think, 'What would Sarah Silverman say about these people?' I didn't know how to write jokes—I just knew the stand-ups I knew. I wrote from the perspective of my favorite stand-ups because I didn't know what my perspective was yet."

Since then, Glaser performed stand-up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, and two seasons of the reality series Last Comic Standing.

From 2011 to 2014, Glaser hosted a podcast with comedian Sara Schaefer called You Had To Be There.

In July 2013, Glaser performed on the radio show The Debaters, debating the 'Early to Bed' adage.

On January 29, 2013, Nikki & Sara Live, a weekly television series hosted by Glaser and Schaefer, premiered on MTV.

The show was canceled on October 29, 2013, after two seasons.

On April 19, 2013, Glaser appeared in the pilot episode of Those Who Can't, a television series originally created by Amazon Studios.

In March 2015, 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.

Glaser's character was replaced by Maria Thayer in 2015 when the series was picked up by TruTV.

Glaser appeared on MTV shows such as Money from Strangers, Awkward. After Show. You're Welcome., and Failosophy.

On June 2, 2015, Comedy Central approved a sex-themed talk show hosted by Glaser, titled Not Safe with Nikki Glaser.

She was the host of the television series Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, which premiered on Comedy Central and Much on February 9, 2016.

She is the star of the 2022 reality show Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? on E!.

Her first feature stand-up special, Perfect, was on Comedy Central on April 9, 2016.

From January to October 2016, she hosted the companion podcast to her Comedy Central show Not Safe with Dan St. Germain and Brian Frange.

Each episode they discussed sex and relationship issues as well as apples.

The show premiered on February 9, 2016.

The show was picked up by 4Music in the United Kingdom.

In February 2018, Glaser began hosting ''You Up?

With Nikki Glaser'', aired on Sirius XM's Comedy Central Radio.

Beginning in 2018, Glaser hosted multiple shows on Sirius XM channel 38 and on the Pop music channel 314.

Throughout 2018 and 2019, Glaser appeared on the Howard Stern channels on Sirius XM, including the roast of Ronnie the Limo driver and as a guest on the wrap-up show.

Glaser appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience on October 3, 2018; October 3, 2019; and August 20, 2020.

The Nikki Glaser Podcast is hosted by Glaser and was co-hosted by fellow stand-up comedian Andrew Collin until Collin left the show in fall 2022.

The first episode released on March 22, 2021.

Glaser has developed a substantial following on Instagram, making her the 26th most followed woman comedian on the platform in 2022.

Glaser regards maintaining a social media presence to be demanding work for comedians, describing it as "a television show that never ends."

Her second special, Bangin', premiered on Netflix on October 1, 2019.

On September 24, 2019, she was the feature guest with Howard Stern for a full-length interview.

The show was dropped by Sirius XM on May 7, 2020, and continued as a podcast until its final episode on October 2, 2020.