Los Angeles (AP) — Nikki Glaser is having trouble coming up with a joke about Julia Roberts as the Golden Globes draw near.
Glaser, who is presenting the Globes on Sunday, laughed resolutely Tuesday and said, “She’s been the hardest nut to crack.” “But I’m going to succeed.”
After demonstrating her ability to brutally mock celebrities last year, the comedian was given the hosting role. Her monologue won her praise. The knives weren’t too sharp when she pulled them out. She was asked back right away.
Until the CBS program begins and she approaches the stage at the Beverly Hilton, Sunday’s speech will be a shape-shifting monster, ideally with a little preparation for Roberts, who is nominated for best actress in a drama for “After the Hunt.” With her star-powered charisma, she will be seated in front of Glaser.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Glaser stated, “I just want to do the perfect joke but it’s like people do not have a sense of humor about Julia Roberts.” On her behalf, other people are not fine, but she will be. When I tried to make the most innocent joke about her a few times, they jeered and booed.
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For others, such as the guys in the ridiculously crowded best actor categories, Glaser has faith in her material and their capacity to handle it:
— Timothée Chalamet, who was nominated this year for “Marty Supreme” and last year for her role as Bob Dylan, will give her another chance: Timothy, he’s fantastic. She remarked, “He knows how to handle it.” “You have the most gorgeous eyelashes — on your upper lip,” she said to a mustachioed Chalamet last year.
She will get her first opportunity to make fun of George Clooney, who is nominated for “Jay Kelly”: It will be thrilling to simply engage with George Clooney in any way. She remarked, “I think he’s such a good sport.” “He is open to it.”
She expresses excitement about her work on Michael B. Jordan, a nominee for “Sinners.”
What about Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays the lead in “One Battle After Another,” an awards season powerhouse? “Leo? Yes, Leo. We’re going to strike Leo,” she declared. “Icebergs are approaching.” Be cautious.
Glaser, dressed in a gown and fur coat, spoke to the AP while preparing on a CBS studio lot on a fictitious New York street.
However, the actual preparation has been taking place at comedy clubs in Southern California.
She remarked, “I’ve been running the jokes constantly.” “Those crowds are my life and death.” They actually advise me on what I should and shouldn’t keep. Things that I believe are disposable are like the greatest joke, and things that I believe will kill will simply be nothing.
She discloses one that she broke up with.
“I was going to joke about “Pluribus,” asking if anyone had seen it. “Probably not,” she remarked. However, we were unable to locate a location for “pluribly not,” so that one is in the cemetery. Most likely with good reason.
The comedy club audience must pretend to be celebrities because the monologue is intended, roast-style, at the Globes crowd.
“Will you play Julia Roberts for me?” she will ask them. It’s weird, you know, because I kind of set it up. As if I were hosting the Golden Globes. Usually, they get really enthusiastic about that.
The issue of Venezuela
She fears that a significant current incident may upset everything, just like any other host of an awards presentation. She believed that she would undoubtedly have to discuss Venezuela onstage during the previous weekend. Maybe not, she thinks now.
According to her, “you can’t even expect things that are a week away to be relevant enough.” You might be shocked to learn that half of the people in the room didn’t understand why I was saying “Venezuela.” Not everyone is receiving the news as we do.
The Julia Roberts problem from the previous year was “Wicked,” which involved coming up with a joke that straddled the border between cruelty and tenderness. She and the two buddies she writes with eventually located it, although it took a while.
“It turned out to be ideal. “I adored it,” she repeated. “It was adored by both my boyfriend and his boyfriend’s boyfriend.” The ideal “Wicked” joke. wasn’t overly cruel; it simply honored homosexuality.
