Nikki Glaser came back for to host the Golden Globes for a second time on Sunday, Jan. 11, and she slayed.

Nikki Glaser opened Sunday's Golden Globes with a sharp monologue. She joked about stars possibly being in the Epstein Files and took a jab at CBS for editing a critical “60 Minutes” story.

And with that, she took jabs at the Warner Bros deal, the Justice Department and CBS News before pivoting to the Globes monologue traditional turf: gently snarking about the A-listers in attendance.

Nikki Glaser joked about the Epstein files, CBS News and Leonardo DiCaprio dating women under 30 in her 2026 Golden Globes monologue.

Leonardo DiCaprio's real 1991 Teen Beat interview was immediately found and shared online after Nikki Glaser made fun of it during her Golden Globes monologue on Sunday night. After making a joke about how the 51-year-old One Battle After Another star has accomplished so much in his career,

"Yes, the Golden Globes — without a doubt the most important thing that's happening in the world right now," the comedian said during her opening monologue. "I'm Nikki Glaser, and just like Wicked, I'm back for a sequel." She later called out the big-budget sequel for being Wicked: For Money.

Jean Smart had a vaguely political message upon arriving at the Golden Globes in a Grecian-inspired Tony Ward gown, Tyler Ellis clutch, and Rahaminov Diamonds, telling Entertainment Tonight that her Globe-nominated work on Hacks is “a little bit overshadowed with what’s going on in our country.”

Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser jabbed CBS over reporting 'BS news' during the network's own live Golden Globes telecast: 'The award for most editing goes to: CBS News.'