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Critic’s Notebook: An Assured Nikki Glaser Boosts an Improved Golden Globes Telecast

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Daniel Fienberg
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Nikki Glaser's assured hosting performance boosts an improved Golden Globes telecast, as the show struggles to find its identity post-HFPA scandal.
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  • Glaser, a stand-up star known for edgy comedy, delivered a surprisingly tame monologue, avoiding big national figures and industry controversies, but still keeping the show moving with enthusiasm and costume changes.
  • The telecast lacked the usual Globes flair, with awkward presenter banter, useless trivia, and a missed opportunity to feature powerful lifetime achievement speeches from honorees Viola Davis and Ted Danson.
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Nikki Glaser, Demi Moore, Colin Farrell, Brady Corbet, Zoe Saldaña, Anna Sawai, Kathy Bates, Justin Marks, Viola Davis, Ted Danson, Seth Rogen, Catherine O'Hara, Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Jennifer Coolidge, Billy Bob Thornton, The Bear, Hacks, Shōgun, Baby Reindeer, The Substance, The Day of the Jackal, Conclave, The Bear, Hacks, Shōgun, Baby Reindeer, The Substance, The Day of the Jackal, Conclave
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