Nikki Glaser filmed Alec Baldwin’s Rust comedy at the Golden Globes.
Humorist Nicky Glazer was going to tell a joke about 2021″Rust“pictures involved Alec Baldwinbut apparently changed her mind at the last second!
In October 2021, the “30 Rock” actor held a gun on the set of a western while rehearsing a scene. The gun fired, hitting and killing the cinematographer Galina Hutchins. Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reid was sentenced to 18 months behind bars for manslaughter, but Baldwin’s case was dismissed with prejudice in July 2024 after a judge concluded that the prosecution had failed to turn over relevant evidence to the defense.
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‘Rust’ joke about Alec Baldwin that Nicki Glazer thought was ‘too mean’

From Harrison Ford to Glen PowellNicki Glazer’s opening monologue seemed to go unnoticed. However, in an interview with Howard Stern for her SiriusXM show, Glazer admitted that there was a joke about Alec Baldwin that she chose not to share with the audience.
“Michael Keaton was so great Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. And Alec Baldwin unfortunately didn’t come back to play the ghost because he was too busy making them,” she joked. The Hollywood Reporter.
However, she thought mocking the late filmmaker Galina Hutchins was just “too mean” to share live. “Please know that I know it wasn’t good. It’s such a great joke, but it’s too mean,” she added.
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Nicky Glazer ruined a joke about Ben Affleck

In a surprising admission, Glazer admitted that she actually messed up the joke she wanted to tell Ben Affleck. Glazer said on stage:Angry, Stranger, Nightb-tch – these are not just words that Ben Affleck shouts after orgasm. Here are some of the incredible films nominated tonight.”
However, the joke was written incorrectly. As Glaser explained, “it was meant to be”when he’s having an orgasm,’ and I said ‘after,’ and that really blew me away.” While she admitted that the joke “still works,” she thinks it’s still “less clear” and “2 percent funnier” than she thought it would be.
Although Stern told her it was still funny either way, Glazer insisted, “They don’t know how much more they would love it.”
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That wasn’t Nicki Glazer’s only joke about Ben Affleck

Glazer also cracked another joke about the recently divorced Batman actor Jennifer Lopez after an earlier divorce Jennifer Garner. “Here’s Ben Affleck. I can’t wait to see which Jennifer you try to ruin next,” Glazer wanted to say, but didn’t want to make a joke about Affleck.
Although she also made a few jokes Didithere was one that didn’t make the cut. “This is the last time you’ll all be in the same room before Didi’s trial,” was one of Didi’s quips, which she chose not to mention during her monologue.
“We had another mention of Didi that worked better (…) and you only get one mention of Didi. You also accuse people in the room of being involved in it, and they can turn against you,” she explained.
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Nikki Glazer reveals how much money she made hosting

As the first woman to host the Golden Globes, Glazer revealed that she doesn’t earn as much as her male counterparts. In 2023 Jerrod Carmichael revealed he was paid $500,000 for hosting; however, he was heavily criticized for his performance.
“I got less. Everything is fine. I will get more next year. I would honestly do it for free, it’s such a crazy platform. … (But) next time I will ask for more money,” she said, although she admitted that she had not yet been asked to host.
“I can’t imagine they won’t. (…) It is difficult to find people who would make these shows,” she explained. “I could never live with myself if I gave it up because I’m afraid of being bombed.”
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Glazer received positive reviews for hosting the Golden Globes.

Luckily, Nikki Glazer has received positive reviews for her role as host after previously hosting Netflix’s Tom Brady Roast. She told Howard Stern that she was complimented after the show by Harrison Ford, who told her, “It’s such a tough gig and you’re doing such a good job.”
She also revealed that one of the writers told her, “You can’t get 101 percent on this,” and gave her an A.
At the end of the night, Glaser concluded that she “went to bed happy.”