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Nikki Glaser Reveals Cut Golden Globes Jokes and Her Reasons

In a Howard Stern interview, she cited tone, audience testing, target absences and political sensitivity for the cuts.

Overview

  • Glaser appeared on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show after hosting the Jan. 11 ceremony and read from her “Stern file” of jokes that didn’t air.
  • She said she avoided overt politics because it felt “not funny” at this moment, dropping ICE wordplay and any mention of the sitting president.
  • Cuts spanned targets including Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Roberts, Sydney Sweeney and AI creation Tilly Norwood, plus a Tucker Carlson bit.
  • A “Trump Beverly Hilton” gag about the venue was initially suggested by Steve Martin, who later asked her not to use it due to tone, according to Glaser.
  • She said material was trimmed based on club testing and whether subjects were in the room, while she kept an institutional jab at CBS News in the broadcast.