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Glaser performing in August 2016
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Birth name | Nicole Rene Glaser |
Born |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
June 1, 1984
Medium |
Stand-up comedy Podcasting Television |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Kansas |
Years active | 2002–present |
Notable works and roles |
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser Nikki & Sara Live @midnight |
Website | www |
Nicole Rene "Nikki" Glaser (born June 1, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, podcast host, and television host. She is the host of the television series Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, which premiered on Comedy Central and Much on February 9, 2016.
Glaser was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Julie E. (née Burke) and Edward J. Glaser. She has German and Irish ancestry. Glaser spent most of her childhood in St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated from Kirkwood High School, attended the University of Kansas, and graduated with a degree in English Literature.
Glaser started performing stand-up at the age of 18. Since then, Glaser has performed stand-up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, and two seasons of Last Comic Standing.
From 2011-2014, Glaser hosted a podcast with comedian Sara Schaefer called You Had To Be There.
In March 2014, Glaser appeared on Giant Bomb's life advice podcast, Danswers, talking about subjects such as her experience with co-host Dan Ryckert at college.
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. In 2015, she left the podcast after she determined that it was interfering with her personal relationships.
Nikki & Sara Live, a weekly sex show television series hosted by Glaser and Schaefer, premiered on January 29, 2013, on MTV. The show was canceled on October 29, 2013, after two seasons.