Nikki Glaser Reveals Taylor Swift Easter Egg in Golden Globes 2026 Opening Monologue
When it came her Golden Globes 2026 opening monologue, Nikki Glaser had it in the bag.
In addition to Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney and Kevin Hart, the comedian also roasted Sean Penn as she took the stage inside the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles Jan. 11. (Click here to see all the red carpet arrivals.)
“Everyone in this town is obsessed with looking younger, but Sean Penn is like, ‘What if I slowly morph into a sexy leather handbag?'” Nikki quipped, before the camera panned to the 65-year-old laughing and nodding from his seat. “It’s hot. It’s good.”
The two-time Golden Globes host also had some fun with Sean’s transformation into a “devoted humanitarian.”
“I feel like a lot of actors talk the talk, but Sean Penn will actually go to the places in the world that need help the most,” she said, “and he will do cocaine there.”
As the One Battle After Another star broke out into laughter, Nikki continued, “Sean, I did get permission to do that joke from your two best friends Charlie Sheen and El Chapo.”
But Nikki, 41, knows when to draw the line at her digs about A-listers.
“You have to be very delicate about making jokes that aren’t going to ruin anyone’s night,” she told E! News earlier in January. “But you also want to give the people at home something to laugh at, and you want to poke fun at the people that they’re dying for you to make fun of. People at home want you to make fun of the A-listers.”
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However, there’s one celebrity she completely refuses roast: Julia Roberts. As she put it, “You cannot make fun of America’s Sweetheart.”
That’s why at this year’s ceremony, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+, she opted for a self-deprecating joke when addressing the Pretty Woman alum.
“And just like the podcasters nominated tonight,” she told the crowd, “I should not be allowed to be this close to Julia Roberts.”
To see all the stars at the 2026 Golden Globes, read on…
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Jennifer Lopez
in vintage Jean-Louis Scherrer and Christian Louboutin.
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Owen Cooper
in Bottega Veneta.
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Dakota Fanning
in Vivienne Westwood and Fred Leighton jewelry.
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Orlando Bloom
in Berluti.
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Jennifer Lawrence
in custom Givenchy.
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Hailee Steinfeld
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Rose Byrne
in Chanel.
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Amanda Seyfried
in Versace.
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Ariana Grande
in custom Vivienne Westwood.
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Julia Roberts
in custom Armani Privé.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas & Nick Jonas
in custom Christian Dior and Bvlgari jewelry (Chopra Jonas) and Berluti (Jonas).
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Alicia Silverstone
in Nicole + Felicia.
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Wunmi Mosaku
in Matthew Reisman Collection and Messika High Jewelry.
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Ginnifer Goodwin
in Giorgio Armani Privé.
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Ayo Edebiri
in Chanel.
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Abby Elliott
in Valentino.
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Glen Powell
in Brunello Cucinelli and Omega watch.
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Jennifer Garner
in custom Cong Tri.
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Leighton Meester & Adam Brody
in Mui Mui and Kendra Scott Jewelry (Meester) and Valentino, Jaeger-LeCoultre watch and Allen Edmonds shoes (Brody).
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Danny Fujikawa & Kate Hudson
in custom Armani Privé and Garatti jewelry.
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Nikki Glaser
in Zuhair Murad.
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Dax Shepard & Kristen Bell
in Armani Privé.
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John Krasinski & Emily Blunt
in Dolce & Gabbana (Krasinski) and custom Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Jenna Ortega
in Dilara Findikoglu.
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Selena Gomez
in Chanel.
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Elle Fanning
in Gucci and Cartier jewelry.
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Tessa Thompson
in Balenciaga.
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Teyana Taylor
in custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
in Dior.
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Charlie Hunnam
in Saint Laurent.
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