• Nikki Glaser hosted the 2025 Golden Globes. Compared to Jo Koy last year, her monologue killed it.
• Despite expressing worry over a Diddy joke in the press, Glaser went for it on stage.
• Glaser said that she ran her monologue many times in clubs before doing it on the Globes stage.

At last year's Golden Globes, comedian Jo Koy defended his poorly received opening monologue by saying that he only had 10 days to write it.

In 2025, his successor Nikki Glaser — who was also nominated for best performance in stand-up comedy on television — showed up prepared. She still took some risks onstage, though.

Glaser's monologue took shots at streamers like Paramount+ (which is streaming the awards show), Netflix, and Peacock, viral moments like the viral Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo "holding space" meme, and somewhat surprisingly, the rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, who will stand trial in May on a sex-trafficking indictment. (Combs' attorneys said in a statement that he has "never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone — woman, adult or minor.")

"That movie was more sexually charged than Diddy's credit card," Glaser said of the Zendaya-led film "Challengers," prompting laughter from the crowd.

"I'm sorry. I'm upset too," Glaser continued. "The afterparty's not gonna be as good this year, but we have to move on."

"Stanley Tucci 'freak off' just doesn't have the same ring to it. No baby oil this year, just lots of olive oil," she said, referencing the allegations of sex performances and baby oil usage found in Combs' indictment, and Tucci's proclivity toward Italian food.

Combs' attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours.

Glaser ran through her monologue dozens of times in clubs ahead of the Globes. The New York Times reported that during one of those runs, Glaser expressed hesitation about telling a joke about Combs at the show despite it landing with the club audience.

"You promise you will still be hollering on your couch when it dies in the room? I don't think you will," Glaser told the audience after someone urged her to keep it in her monologue.

Glaser told the Times the following day that she felt it was "almost more important" that the jokes in her monologue land for the people in the room than audiences at home.

"I don't know if I'm savvy enough to watch a joke that bombs on TV and still go: That's still a good joke," Glaser said.

Luckily for Glaser, her joke about Combs — and later in the monologue, another crack about the possibility of other, yet-to-be-uncovered celebrity criminals in the room — landed with the in-person audience. The rest of her opening was a hit for Globes attendees and those on social media as well.

"Nikki Glaser is very very good at this," "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart wrote on X.

Here are the other most memorable moments from Glaser's monologue.

Glaser poked fun at streaming platforms like Paramount+

Glaser opened her monologue with a joke about the Globes being "Ozempic's biggest night." She quickly transitioned to poke fun at the Globes' own streaming host: Paramount+.

"If you're watching on CBS, hello. If you're watching on Paramount+, you have six days left to cancel your free trial," she said.

Later in her monologue, Glaser shouted out Eddie Redmayne's Golden Globe-nominated role in "The Day of the Jackal," which airs on the streaming service Peacock.

"It's about a top-secret, elite sniper that no one can find, 'cause he's on Peacock," Glaser said. "I think I've seen more actual peacocks in my life than shows on Peacock."

Glaser didn't spare Netflix, knocking its recommendation system by way of "Emilia Pérez."

"I think it is without a doubt the most audacious, groundbreaking film to ever autoplay after 'Is It Cake?'" she said. "Seriously."

Glaser brought Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Adam Sandler in on bits

Glaser also proved that she knew how to involve her audience.

The host referenced a viral meme from the "Wicked" press tour, when journalist Tracy Gilchrist informed stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande that people were "taking the lyrics of 'Defying Gravity' and really holding space with that, and feeling power in that." When Erivo became emotional while responding, Grande delicately held on to one of her fingers.

"I'm scared," Glaser said at one point during the monologue. "Ariana, hold my finger."

In response, Grande reached out to her, before grabbing Erivo's finger.

"Tonight, we celebrate the best of film, and hold space for television," Glaser continued.

Later in the monologue, Glaser honed in on Timothée Chalamet.

"Can I just say, you have the most gorgeous eyelashes on your upper lip," she remarked.

After praising Chalamet's ability to play "beloved eccentrics" like Bob Dylan and Willy Wonka, Glaser suggested that he take on a role as Adam Sandler next.

"Actually, your name sounds like something Adam Sandler would say," Glaser remarked, before launching into a Sandler impression and repeating Chalamet's name.

When Glaser called out to Sandler, who was sitting in the Golden Globes audience, she coaxed a "Chalamet" out of him as well.

Watch Glaser's full monologue below.

Watch the 2025 Golden Globes on Paramount+ with Showtime.