- The 2025 Golden Globes will happen on January 5
- A well-known comedian will present this year’s ceremony
- Comedian and actor Jo Koy hosted the last event
The 2025 Golden Globes are just a few days away and ready to kick start this year’s awards season.
The 82nd Golden Globes will be held on 5 January and will have a new host. The 2024 show was presented by actor and comedian Jo Koy.
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Koy is known for his panellist role on Chelsea Lately’s late show of the same name. He also has an impressive number of comedy specials. However, Koy’s Golden Globe hosting ability was met with criticism because his jokes weren’t deemed funny and cringed the audience out.
Shirley Li from The Atlantic brutally said: “Koy’s dreadful performance proved the thanklessness of the job”.
However, with any luck, this year won’t be so bad. We can hope for a better show with a new host set to take the stage. Read on for more details.
Who is hosting the 2025 Golden Globes show?
The award show made history by announcing that the Golden Globes would, for the first time, have a solo female host. Notably, actress and comedian Nikki Glaser will host the 2025 Golden Globes.
Although women have hosted in the past, they always shared the role with others. For instance, actress Sandra Oh co-hosted with actor Andy Samberg in 2019, while Tina Fey and Amy Poehler teamed up as co-hosts in 2021.
Does Nikki Glaser have hosting experience?
Glaser has built her career as a seasoned host, especially in the dating show niche. However, she initially stepped into the spotlight in 2016 by hosting the comedy talk show Not Safe With Nikki Glaser on Comedy Central. The NSFW program tackled raunchy topics you can probably imagine, setting the tone for her bold comedic style.
In fact, Glaser became widely recognized for her explicit comedy specials and unfiltered approach to discussing life. Moreover, she went viral after stealing the spotlight during Tom Brady’s roast show, solidifying her reputation as a fearless performer who commands attention.
Reflecting on the roast’s impact on The View, the comedian said she thinks the roast honed her hosting skills and helped her to get more gigs.
Glaser’s rise to stardom was bolstered by her hosting gigs, which she had already secured before the Brady roast.
To begin with, Glaser ventured into the dating reality TV world. No, it wasn’t Love Island. In 2019, she briefly hosted Blind Date on Bravo, adding another hosting credit to her resume.
However, her major hosting breakthrough came in 2021 with HBO Max’s dating show FBoy Island. Yes, that’s the actual name. The show features three women trying to figure out if 24 men are “FBoys” or genuinely nice guys. She also became the host of its spinoff, Lovers and Liars.
In May, Glaser debuted her second comedy special, Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die, on HBO Max. The special explores a mix of personal stories and her take on controversial topics.
Currently, her 2025 calendar will begin with hosting the Golden Globes. What a way to start a new year.
What did she say about hosting the 2025 Golden Globes?
The comedian is elated to be hosting the 2025 Golden Globes. Speaking to The Golden Globes website, she said: “Hosting the Golden Globes is scary!”
“It’s a well-lit room, which is not conducive to comedy; there are a lot of people I admire, which also is not conducive to comedy. It’s live, so you can’t do retakes. The level of difficulty is through the roof. And that’s thrilling to me.”
For advice, she spilled that she reached out to Ricky Gervais who has hosted the show three times. Speaking to Gervais, she said he told her to “be herself” and not forget “she’s not one of them.”
Gervais went viral in 2020 for his own edgy Golden Globes speech. He called out just about anyone and anyone who is somebody in Hollywood.
Indeed she has taken Gervais’ advice because she warned PEOPLE that she plans to be “edgy with the A-listers” at the 2025 Golden Globes. We look forward to it.
How did the internet react?
When she was announced as the host, commenters on X had differing opinions.
In response to the Golden Globes announcement post, one user wrote about Glaser: “Bare bottom D-lister.”
Another declared that the show would be as bleak as last year’s, saying it would be “another laughless show”.
However, most of the reactions to the host’s announcement were positive. Some users likened Graser’s hosting ability to Gervais’. One called the comedian a “worthy opponent to Ricky Gervais”.
Others also praised Graser for her hosting and roasting ability. No, we didn’t intend for that rhyme.
Most users referenced the Tom Brady roast as part of Graser’s hosting success. Another person said she deserves the position thanks to her “crushing” the Brady roast.
Lastly, users expressed general excitement at seeing Graser host such a big show.
Nikki Glaser hosting the golden globes???? Oh i will soooo be sat
— Meghan (@meghann_23) December 15, 2024
Glaser has earned a positive reputation through her success at the Tom Brady Roast and comedy specials. Audiences view her as a savage entertainer (just watch any clip of her with Brady) and a skilled host because of her dating show portfolio and reality show experience.
In conclusion, whatever she chooses to say at the 2025 Golden Globes, one thing is certain—we’ll be watching.
