No One Had a Better Year Than Nikki Glaser

The Golden Globes tapped the comedian to host the January show, launching her onto the biggest stage of her career.

- ELLEN GAMERMAN

Nikki Glaser was thinking about getting a brow lift in January. Instead she's hosting the Golden Globes.

The sex-forward comedian known for bawdy insults and bracing honesty has been vocal about her original plans to set aside time for some kind of face work, which she wants so that she can remain employable in show business, she says, not to "stay bangable." But then the Globes called, and out went the nip-and-tuck along with plans for Christmas and New Year's.

"You just skip the holidays. It's just too important," Glaser says from her home in St. Louis, where she's been running joke prep with about 10 writers for the show on Jan. 5. "I would hate that my monologue didn't go well because I wanted to watch my nephew throw a fit over a toy he didn't get." Glaser is the first solo female host in Golden Globes history. She also has been nominated for an award, not to mention invited to the ceremony, for the first time. After a runaway year, she's about to walk onto the biggest stage of her career.