Nikki Glaser
Nicole Rene Glaser (born June 1, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster, radio host, and television host. She was the host of the television series Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, which premiered on Comedy Central and Much on February 9, 2016. She is the star of the 2022 reality show Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? on E!.[1]
Nikki Glaser
Nicole Rene Glaser
June 1, 1984 (age 39)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
- Stand-up comedy
- podcasting
- television
2002–present
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
Nikki & Sara Live
@midnight
Blind Date
The Nikki Glaser Podcast
Early life[edit]
Glaser was born on June 1, 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Julie E. (née Burke) and Edward J. Glaser.[2] She has one sibling, a younger sister named Lauren.[3] She has German and Irish ancestry. Glaser spent most of her childhood in Kirkwood, Missouri.[4] She graduated from Kirkwood High School and briefly attended the University of Colorado Boulder[5] before transferring to, and graduating from, the University of Kansas with a degree in English Literature.[6]
Career[edit]
Stand-up comedy[edit]
Glaser started performing stand-up at age 18. Her first jokes were written in college. She recalled this in an interview with Rich Tupica in Revue magazine: "I remember it. I was a freshman in college and everyone in my dorm took over the cafeteria as like a study hall. I went in there and instead of studying I just looked at them, judged them and tried to think, 'What would Sarah Silverman say about these people?' I didn't know how to write jokes—I just knew the stand-ups I knew. I wrote from the perspective of my favorite stand-ups because I didn't know what my perspective was yet."[7]
Since then, Glaser performed stand-up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, and two seasons of the reality series Last Comic Standing.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Glaser was in a relationship with Not Safe with Nikki Glaser co-creator Chris Convy.[36][37] As of 2022, she lives in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis.[36][38]
Sober from alcohol since 2012, she also quit smoking. She credits the writing of Allen Carr in her recovery.[39][40][41]
Glaser is a long-time animal rights activist and has been a vegan since 2016.[42]
In July 2023, Glaser appeared on Celebrity Family Feud with her family. They competed against Bebe Rexha and her family.[43]
