Nikki Glaser’s Anti-Trump Tirade, Explained
Nikki Glaser is having a moment. The best comedians know the feeling.
- Jim Carrey
- Roseanne Barr
- Eddie Murphy
- Nate Bargatze
It doesn’t last forever, but a comic must strike while the professional iron is hot.
Glaser’s turn as the 2025 Golden Globes host got near-universal raves. Her 2024 routine at “The Roast of Tom Brady” brought the house down. She’s beautiful, talented and fiercely funny.
In short, she’s earned her “moment” (along with a gig hosting the 2026 Globes gala).
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She’s also an extremely hard worker, putting in endless hours prior to her Golden Globes showcase alone. Why? She wanted to perform at the top of her capabilities.
That work ethic matters in Hollywood and elsewhere.
She’s also less political than her peers. Her brand isn’t about Left or Right but honesty, self-deprecation and lots of over sharing. Yet she unleashed on President Donald Trump during a Time Magazine-sponsored event that made her sound to the Left of John Oliver.
Yes, she played the “Dictator” card against Trump.
“I was just on stage in Canada where you can make jokes about someone [President Donald Trump] and they are on board … in Canada it was fun. I let it fly. It was really good.”
Perhaps she wasn’t aware of the free speech limitations in the country. Next, she suggested comedians can no long mock the Commander in Chief in the age of Trump.
“There was a time on stage Saturday night and I was like, ‘Oh my God, if what I said gets recorded and let out, I could maybe not get let back into the country,” Glaser said before telling the story about a fellow comedian who was grilled about her anti-Trump jokes before being let back into the State. “I’m not trying to be an alarmist but I definitely don’t think that I am immune to having some kind of backlash. Or that I couldn’t be put on some kind list because of some story that I reposted.”
That list would be pretty full – Colbert, Kimmel, Meyers, Fallon, Stewart, Maher and dozens more. And let’s not forget “Saturday Night Live.”
Those comedians have been savaging President Trump for roughly a decade. None have faced a single consequence for their anti-Trump jokes. Nor should they, of course.
If you check your Facebook feed you’ll see similar comments from friends and neighbors.
So what is Glaser talking about? You have to look beyond the so-called jokes.
She’s signaling to her peers that she’s ready to fight in The Resistance. I’m one of you. I think like you. You can trust me to headline your next project.
It’s career positioning, period. She’s reached a certain status and wants to climb even higher. Going full TDS is one way to do just that, she figures.
And she’s probably right.
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