Nikki Glaser
Vorlage:Infobox comedian Nicole Rene "Nikki" Glaser (born June 1, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, podcast host, and television host.
Early life
Glaser was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Julie E. (née Burke) and Edward J. Glaser.[1][2] She has German and Irish ancestry.[2] Glaser mostly grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.[3] She graduated from Kirkwood High School, attended the University of Kansas, and graduated with a degree in English.[4]
Career
Stand-Up
Glaser started performing stand-up at the age of 18. Less than two years later, she was a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing. Since then, Glaser has performed stand-up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, and two seasons of Last Comic Standing.[5]
Podcasts
From 2011-2014, Glaser hosted a podcast with comedian Sara Schaefer called You Had To Be There.[4]
In March 2014, Glaser appeared on GiantBomb's life advice podcast, Danswers, talking about subjects such as her experience with co-host Dan Ryckert at college. [6]
Glaser co-hosted the podcast We Know Nothing with comedian Phil Hanley and roommate/musician Anya Marina. We Know Nothing is a humorous relationship-based podcast that takes calls from listeners and attempts to give them love advice.[5] In 2015, she left the podcast after she determined that it was interfering with her personal relationships.Vorlage:Citation needed
Television
Nikki & Sara Live, a weekly talk show television series hosted by Glaser and Schaefer, premiered on January 29, 2013, on MTV.[7] The show was canceled on November 22, 2013, after two seasons.[8]
Glaser has also appeared on MTV shows such as Money from Strangers, Awkward. After Show. You're Welcome., and Failosophy.[9]
On June 2, 2015, Comedy Central greenlit a new sex-themed talk show hosted by Glaser, titled Not Safe With Nikki Glaser. Ten episodes have been ordered, and the show is scheduled to premiere on February 9, 2016.[10]
Film
Glaser played a small role in Henry Phillips' 2009 film Punching the Clown.[11] She also appeared as herself in Jordan Brady's documentary I Am Comic.[12]
Glaser had a role in the Judd Apatow-directed film Trainwreck (2015).[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Herself | |
| Punching the Clown | Olympia | ||
| It's On with Alexa Chung | Herself | ||
| 2010 | I Am Comic | Herself | |
| 2011–2012 | Red Eye | Panelist | Has appeared on two episodes |
| 2012 | Awkward. After Show. You're Welcome. | Host | Co-hosted with Sara Schaefer |
| 2012– | Big Morning Buzz Live | Herself | |
| 2013 | Nikki & Sara Live | Host/Creator | Co-hosted and co-created with Sara Schaefer |
| Conan | Herself | ||
| Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | Guest | ||
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Guest | ||
| Those Who Can't | Abbey Logan | An Amazon original series | |
| The Half Hour | Herself | Season 2 Episode 2: Stand-up comedy set | |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Amanda | Episode 3: A Porn Star Is Born | |
| @midnight | Herself | episode 7 | |
| Women Who Kill | Herself | ||
| 2014 | @midnight | Herself | episode 95 |
| Adam DeVine's House Party | Herself | Season 3 Episode 7: Marriage Material | |
| 2015 | Trainwreck | Lisa |
References
External links
- ↑ St. Louis comic Nikki Glaser is headed for MTV late-night. St Louis Post-Dispatch, 24. Januar 2013.
- ↑ a b http://thehalperts.com/genealogy/Default/PersPage_12294.html
- ↑ The Life of the Road Warrior with Nikki Glaser. Splitsider, 27. Januar 2011.
- ↑ a b http://youhadtobethere.libsyn.com/
- ↑ a b Nikki Glaser to tape Comedy Central pilot, NSFW w/Nikki Glaser. The Laugh Button, 2. Dezember 2014.
- ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges
<ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen giantbomb.com/podcasts/danswers-04-nikki-glaser/1600-1158/. - ↑ Megan Angelo: Friends First, Talk-Show Hosts Later In: The New York Times, December 28, 2012. Abgerufen im December 30, 2012
- ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: 'Nikki & Sara Live' Canceled After Two Seasons by MTV. In: TV by the Numbers. 22. November 2013.
- ↑ Nikki & Sara LIVE: Cast. MTV, abgerufen am 30. Juni 2014.
- ↑ Nikki Glaser is getting her own raunchy Comedy Central show. A.V Club, 2. Juni 2015.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1192624/fullcredits#cast
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568926/fullcredits#cast
- ↑ Interview: Amy Schumer & Judd Apatow on Bringing TRAINWRECK to Life. Nerdist, 29. April 2015.