After so a few years of drained bits—and some outright practice wrecks—on the Golden Globe stage, I’ve change into pretty skeptical concerning the necessity of awards-show hosts generally (the notable exception being Amy and Tina).

So I used to be as shocked as anybody to seek out myself really…having fun with Nikki Glaser’s monologue on the Globes on Sunday? The strain was on for the comedian to ship a efficiency worthy of her viral roast of Tom Brady final spring, and whereas she received just a few sharp jokes off focusing on the likes of Ben Affleck, Harrison Ford, and Timothée Chalamet (“Timothée Chalamet, you’ve got probably the most attractive eyelashes—in your higher lip. That’s such a very good look”), none of her barbs at folks within the room felt over the road.

This was by design: As Glaser—the Globes’ very first solo feminine host—instructed The Run-By way of With Vogue forward of Sunday’s telecast, “I don’t need to make anybody really feel uncomfortable or really feel like they have been known as out.” At an awards present just like the Golden Globes, attendees didn’t signal as much as be roasted. “I’ve to be a bit bit extra mild,” she acknowledged.

This, in fact, is to not say that each single joke Glaser made landed completely; one explicit reference to Sean “Diddy” Combs’s horrific intercourse crimes did not go over nicely, to say the least. However the real enthusiasm that Glaser dropped at the gig earned her a variety of goodwill: We’ve all change into so accustomed to white dudes in costly fits giving it about 30% that seeing a lady ship a finely honed monologue, do a bunch of costume modifications, and truly appear comfortable to be onstage genuinely refreshing. Glaser has been a working comic for greater than 20 years, and whereas no person may argue that comedy is a strict meritocracy, it’s good when somebody who’s labored arduous to be on the prime of her sport will get one of many largest alternatives in Hollywood—and legitimately nails it.