Nikki Glaser hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time last night (November 8, 2025). And her opening monologue did not sit well with many viewers, especially a joke about her nephew, who was only 4 years old at the time of her story.
Many believed that Glaser’s SNL monologue was already a little shaky. However, she crossed a major line with a large portion of the audience when she cracked a joke about child sexual abuse, using her own nephew as the punchline. She explained why she was child-free and how she found it difficult enough to be an aunt. She revealed how her nephew wanted to take a shower with her when she was visiting her sister.
Glaser said her sister was OK with it, but she found it strange. She stated, “What if I molest him? She was like, ‘Would you?!’ I was like, ‘Like, no! Never. That’s disgusting!’ But that’s what I’d say if I was gonna. They lie! Don’t trust anyone! I don’t even trust myself.” This made some fans uncomfortable. She didn’t help herself by adding, “You don’t get to choose what you’re into, dude. What if it’s one of those things you don’t know you like until you get there, and you’re like, ‘Well this is my thing.’“
While it’s pretty clear that Glaser, who is also a comedian, was just joking, this still didn’t sit right with viewers. Many felt like this was something that shouldn’t be joked about, regardless of whether you meant any harm by it or not. X exploded with comments regarding her monologue.
One user stated, “okay nikki glaser lost me cause why are we talking about molestation and pedophilia!???” Another viewer posted, “Nikki Glaser going from a monologue with molestation jokes to a sketch where the whole joke is incest…” Other users just felt her like whole monologue was awkward in general.
Glaser has not responded to the criticism yet at the time of this article’s publication.
Saturday Night Live airs new episodes every Saturday at 11:30 PM ET and 8:30 PM PT on NBC.
- Release Date
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October 11, 1975
- Showrunner
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Lorne Michaels
- Directors
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Dave Wilson, Don Roy King, Liz Patrick, Andy Warhol, Linda Lee Cadwell, Matthew Meshekoff, Paul Miller, Robert Altman, Robert Smigel
- Writers
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Will Forte, Bill Hader, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Chris Parnell, Asa Taccone, John Lutz, Tom Schiller, Simon Rich, Michael Patrick O’Brien, Nicki Minaj, Herbert Sargent, Matt Piedmont, John Solomon, Chris Kelly, Alan Zweibel, Kent Sublette, Ari Katcher, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schnedier, Scott Jung, Justin Franks, Jerrod Bettis, Rhiannon Bryan
