Golden Globes Producers Want Nikki Glaser Back Next Year: ‘She Would Be Great’ at Hosting ‘In the Long Term’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large It’s been less than 24 hours since the Golden Globes ceremony, but the producers behind the Jan.
5 kudocast are already looking at bringing back host Nikki Glaser for an encore next year. “We absolutely had a great experience with her, and think that she would be great at this in the long term,” executive producer Glenn Weiss told Variety.
So, has she already been asked back? “Perhaps!” Weiss said. “I can’t talk officially for anything. I will say, as someone who produces and directs award shows, she really found her niche here, and I think it really worked out beautifully on this show.
And I would love to see it continue.” (It’s possible under her deal with Dick Clark Prods. and CBS, Glaser was already contracted to do another year if things went well — and they clearly did.) Weiss and fellow White Cherry Entertainment partner/exec producer Ricky Kirshner lauded Glaser for providing the proper mood for the show (a huge turnaround after last year’s host, Jo Koy, struggled to find that line). “Nikki, in my mind, home run,” Weiss said. “She really prepared.
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