Nikki Glaser: Foreplay, Fetishes, & Face Lifts
Nikki Glaser discusses her career rise after the Tom Brady roast, her relationship with sex comedy, beauty standards in Hollywood, and her unique views on relationships including allowing her boyfriend to have sexual experiences with other women.
Summary
Nikki Glaser reflects on her meteoric rise to fame following the Tom Brady roast and hosting the Golden Globes twice, describing the pressure to say yes to everything while her career is hot. She discusses her roots in St. Louis and how her nice Midwestern personality contrasts with her roasting abilities. The conversation delves into her early career talking about sex in comedy, explaining how she felt compelled to discuss topics that weren't being addressed honestly, especially around female sexuality and the mechanics of intimacy. Glaser opens up about the challenges women face with foreplay, orgasms, and sexual satisfaction, advocating for more honest conversations about these topics. She discusses her relationship with boyfriend Chris, including their on-and-off dynamic over a decade and her controversial 'hot husband fetish' - wanting her partner to have sexual experiences with other women because it turns her on to hear about it later. The interview covers beauty standards in Hollywood, her plans for cosmetic procedures including a potential facelift, and the double standards female comedians face regarding writers and success. She addresses the criticism that female comics can't win - being judged for talking about sex while male comics aren't held to the same standards. Glaser also discusses her tight-knit group chat with nine female friends and her upcoming comedy special 'Good Girl' filmed in her hometown of St. Louis.
About this episode
Join Alex in the studio for an interview with Nikki Glaser. The girls reflect on their best sex conversations from their early careers, unpack Nikki’s favorite fetishes, and get real about plastic surgery and comment culture. Enjoy!
Key Insights
- Glaser believes she developed her roasting abilities from having low self-esteem and bullying herself, making it easier to critique others
- She argues that talking about sex in comedy was necessary because no one was having honest conversations about female sexuality when she started
- Glaser describes a 'hot husband fetish' where she gets turned on by her boyfriend having sexual experiences with other women because she wants to hear the stories
- She claims this fetish stems from loving women and wanting a partner that other women desire, making it about competition rather than submission
- Glaser argues that female comedians face unfair criticism about having writers while male comedians with writers don't receive the same scrutiny
- She believes most relationships involve settling since statistically it's impossible to meet the best possible partner among billions of people
- Glaser plans to get a facelift within 2-5 years despite knowing about the brutal recovery process because she believes it's necessary for her career
- She argues that women getting called out for cosmetic procedures while men don't face similar scrutiny reflects broader double standards
- Glaser explains that her group chat with nine female friends represents her proudest creation, having brought together women from different life phases
- She believes comment culture is destroying art because people consume content through the lens of others' opinions rather than forming their own
- Glaser argues that society focuses disproportionate energy on minor female celebrity controversies while ignoring serious issues like the Epstein files
- She describes feeling imposter syndrome despite her success, projecting that hometown audiences might judge her achievements as not impressive enough
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