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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: This Armchair Expert episode features hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman in a deeply candid interview with comedian Nikki Glaser, unpacking personal insecurities through raw, confessional banter tied to her high-stakes career in stand-up, roasts, and hosting gigs like the Golden Globes. Raw, self-deprecating, and therapeutic.
- The Format: An intimate interview blending therapy-session depth with comedic roasting.
- The Key Players:
- Guest: Nikki Glaser – Stand-up star known for brutal roasts (Tom Brady), Netflix special Someday You'll Die, hosting F-Boy Island and the Golden Globes, and her massive Live and Unwell tour; she's fascinating for her fearless vulnerability about fame's toll, insecurities, and addictions.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Nikki Glazer**
- 2 (04:42) **Imposter Syndrome & Performance Nerves**
- 3 (07:55) **Golden Globes Joke Anxiety & Self-Doubt**
- 4 (14:00) **Childhood Roots of Self-Sufficiency & Fear of Asking**
- 5 (18:05) **Roast Jokes & Consent Parallels**
- 6 (21:00) **Roast Risks & Body Sensitivity**
- 7 (25:00) **Childhood Bullying & Insecurities**
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Show Notes
Nikki Glaser (Alive and Unwell, Someday You’ll Die, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser) is a comedian, actor, and television host. Nikki joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why Dax’s name has good joke texture, her plea for people not to have veneers during the apocalypse, and feeling embarrassed that her name had to take up space in Ralph Feinnes’ brain. Nikki and Dax talk about growing up resentful that she wasn’t born as pretty as she could have been, wanting the approval that comes with being extraordinary, and why Dax thinks Nikki is the Taylor Swift of comedy. Nikki explains becoming sober from comments and cigarettes, getting permission for her joke about Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez at the Golden Globes, and addresses her fear that she’s secretly a mean girl.
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