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Nikki Glaser Explains Cut Political Jokes After Golden Globes as Producers Say CBS Pre-Approved Network Jab

She says politics felt tonally wrong for this year's broadcast.

Overview

  • Glaser told The Howard Stern Show she scrapped jokes about ICE and President Trump, saying the political climate "isn't funny" and that it was hard to strike the right tone.
  • She said Steve Martin sent her a "Trump Beverly Hilton" gag, then later advised against using it, and she chose to leave it out.
  • Producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss said a CBS executive saw Glaser’s CBS News joke in rehearsal and texted that it was fine to air.
  • Her on-air quip about CBS News referenced recent editorial moves at the network, including reporting that a 60 Minutes segment about deportees sent to an El Salvador prison was spiked.
  • Glaser also shared a slate of cut celebrity roasts, including lines about Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Sydney Sweeney and Jonathan Bailey, and producers said no decision has been made about her hosting again in 2027.