When it comes to the more brutal jokes in her monologue, Nikki sometimes tries running it by the recipient ahead of time. In fact, she texted Selena Gomez’s now-husband Benny Blanco last year for approval on her quip about him being with the Only Murders in the Building actress “because of the genie who granted him that wish.”
This year, though, she’s leaning away from that approach.
“I don’t even know if Leo has a phone,” Nikki joked. “There’s certain people that I don’t even know what I would say. Some of these jokes you think about, ‘OK, if I got their number, would I write them and ask them?’ And then I go, ‘You know what, they might say no, and I know the joke isn’t that mean.’”
As she put it, “I would rather ask for certain forgiveness later at the afterparty when they’re drunk.”
Ahead of this year’s Golden Globes, read on to look back at Nikki’s most unforgettable hosting moments from 2025.
