Nikki Glaser hosted the 2025 Golden Globes and has been praised for her opening monologue that took a soft approach to her often savage roast jokes. Glaser seemingly restrained herself from going too hard on the Hollywood celebrities in the ballroom on Sunday night and left some jokes on the cutting room floor.

Nikki Glaser had jokes about Luigi Mangione, Martin Short, Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and more celebrities that she cut from the 2025 Golden Globes monologue

Host Nikki Glaser had the audience and viewers in tears during the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5 as she delivered her signature witty jabs about the talent in the room.

There were many winners at last night’s Golden Globes, but the person receiving the most rave reviews is undoubtedly Nikki Glaser, the ceremony’s host.

Zendaya, Harrison Ford, and Timothée Chalamet were targets as the comic followed last year’s notorious bombing by host Jo Koy.

Nikki Glaser hosted the Golden Globes — or, as she joked, “Ozempic’s biggest night” — on Sunday, and as always, the comedian pulled no punches. From roasting the streamers to the nominees to even Diddy, Glaser targeted just about everyone in the room.

Here are Globes' host Nikki Glaser's best jokes from her opening monologue. OK, so she wasn’t that mean.