Nikki Glaser skewers ‘Joker 2’ at Golden Globes 2025: ‘Oh right, they’re not here’

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Nikki Glaser ripped into “Joker 2” during her opening monologue at the 2025 Golden Globes Sunday night. The comedian, 40,teed up two quips about the Joaquin Phoenix-Lady-Gaga-starring box-office bomb, a musical sequel to 2019’s “Joker,” with some lighthearted wisecracks about another 2024 movie musical, “Wicked.”“I did not know a lot about ‘Wicked’ going into this because I had friends in high school,” Glaser joked. “But I loved it.

I loved it so much.” “My boyfriend loved it. My boyfriend’s boyfriend really loved ‘Wicked,'” she continued, eliciting laughs from the audience gathered at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. “It was so much fun.

It’s so much fun seeing a musical in the theater,” she added. “Some theaters had issues with the theaters. Some people said it was ruined because people were singing.”She then turned to “Joker 2,” saying, “Some people complained it was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.” Feigning remorse, she added, “I’m sorry, ‘Joker 2.’ Where is their table?

Oh, they’re not here. That’s right.”Officially titled “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the supervillain sequel was a critical and commercial flop.