Nikki Glaser

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Nikki Glaser at an appearance in August 2016

Nicole Rene "Nikki" Glaser (born June 1, 1984 in Cincinnati ) is an American stand-up comedian , author , actress , podcaster , radio and television presenter. She is best known for her show Not Safe with Nikki Glaser , which premiered on Comedy Central in 2016 .

Private life

Glaser was born on June 1, 1984 in Cincinnati , Ohio , to Julie E. (nee Burke) and Edward J. Glaser. She has German and Irish ancestry. Glaser grew up in St. Louis , Missouri . She graduated from Kirkwood High School and graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in English Literature .

Career

Stand-up comedy

Glaser began her stand-up career at the age of 18. Since then she has appeared in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Conan and two seasons of the reality series Last Comic Standing .

On October 1, 2019, her first stand-up special entitled Bangin was released on Netflix .

Podcast and radio

From 2011 to 2014 Glaser hosted a podcast with comedian Sara Schaefer called You had to be there .

In March 2015, Glaser appeared on the podcast Danswers , Giant Bomb's life coaching podcast , speaking on topics like her experience with co-host Dan Ryckert at college.

From January to October 2016 she hosted the accompanying podcast to her Comedy Central show "Not Safe" with Dan St. Germain and Brian Frange. In each episode, they discussed sex and relationship issues as well as apples.

Since February 2018 she has hosted the radio show You Up? With Nikki Glaser on Sirius XM .

On October 4, 2019, Nikki appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

watch TV

Nikki & Sara Live, a weekly television series directed by Glaser and Schaefer, premiered on MTV on January 29, 2013. The show was canceled on October 29, 2013 after two seasons.

Glaser appeared in other MTV programs, including Money from Strangers , Awkward - My so-called life , and Failosophy .

On June 2, 2015, Comedy Central launched a Glaser-hosted sex talk show called Not Safe with Nikki Glaser . The show premiered on February 9, 2016. The show was picked up by 4Music in the UK. The show was canceled in November 2016.

On September 5, 2016, Glaser was "Roaster" at Rob Lowe's Comedy Central Roast . On July 28, 2018, she made an appearance at Bruce Willis' Comedy Central Roast .

On September 12, 2018, Glaser was announced as one of the celebrities to star in the 27th season of Dancing with the Stars . Her professional partner was Gleb Savchenko . They were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition on September 25th.

Movie

Glaser played a small role in the slam dance winner Punching the Clown by Gregori Viens and Henry Phillips . She appeared as herself in Jordan Brady's documentary I Am Comic and in the sequel I Am Road Comic .

In 2015, Glaser starred in the comedy Dating Queen, staged by Judd Apatow , alongside leading actress and screenwriter Amy Schumer . She had previously appeared on their show Inside Amy Schumer several times .

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ St. Louis comic Nikki Glaser is headed for MTV late-night . In: St. Louis Post-Dispatch . January 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ Nikki Glaser . In: thehalperts.com . Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  3. ^ The Life of the Road Warrior with Nikki Glaser . Splitsider. January 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ a b You Had To Be There . Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  5. ^ Nikki Glaser to tape Comedy Central pilot, NSFW w / Nikki Glaser . The Laugh Button. 2nd December 2014.
  6. ↑ Danswers 04: Nikki Glaser . Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ Not Safe Podcast with Nikki Glaser . iTunes.
  8. ^ Megan Angelo: Friends First, Talk Show Hosts Later . In: The New York Times , December 28, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012. 
  9. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: 'Nikki & Sara Live' Canceled After Two Seasons by MTV . In: TV by the Numbers . 22nd of November 2013.
  10. ↑ Nikki & Sara LIVE: Cast . MTV. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ Nikki Glaser is getting her own raunchy Comedy Central show . AV Club. 2nd June 2015.
  12. ^ Roast of Bruce Willis . In: Comedy Central . Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  13. ↑ Desiree Murphy: 'Dancing With the Stars' Season 27 Cast Revealed - Meet the Celebs and Their Pro Partners! . In: Entertainment Tonight . September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  14. ^ Cast of Punching the Clown . In: Internet Movie Database .
  15. ↑ Cast of I Am Comic . In: Internet Movie Database .
  16. ↑ I Am Road Comic . In: Internet Movie Database .
  17. ↑ Interview: Amy Schumer & Judd Apatow on Bringing TRAINWRECK to Life . In: Nerdist.com . April 29, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Glaser, Nikki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Glaser, Nicole Rene (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American comedian
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Cincinnati , Ohio, United States