“I can extend the conversation! Apologies for providing such verbose replies,” Nikki Glaser conveys when we reach the 40-minute mark designated for our telephonic discussion. The focus of our dialogue? Not her double Emmy-nominated Max special Someday You’ll Die, nor the track she penned and recorded for it, nor the unforgettable one-liners she fired in Netflix’s The Roast of Tom Brady, either. (The web widely crowned Glaser the most hilarious—and ruthless—of all the roasters.) “I could discuss Taylor Swift endlessly,” she mentions. And indeed, that’s why we’re talking: to grasp how, amid an incredibly hectic phase in her profession, Glaser has managed to attend 17 of Taylor Swift’s Eras concerts with undiminished enthusiasm. By the tour’s conclusion, the count will reach 22.
Ultimately, the explanation is quite straightforward: “It makes me feel extremely happy. I’ve stopped drinking and try to avoid substances—and truly, this feels like a superb drug,” she explains. “I’m somewhat addicted.” Admirers have frequently noticed her, seated not in the star-studded VIP enclosures but in the general seats, donning glittering outfits and belting out tunes as if nobody is observing. It’s pure delight, with a capital D.
“I feel a bit melancholic at the thought that it will eventually conclude, and I’ll likely need to substitute it with something new,” she muses during the call. “However, it’s not causing harm to anyone, so I embrace it. The more I accept it, the less I feel ashamed by it. At this juncture in my life, I’m not embarrassed by it in the slightest, or I wouldn’t be discussing it with you.”
Without delay, Glaser on Swift: