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.

The comedian, who returned to host the annual awards show for the second year, also aimed jokes at George Clooney, Michael B. Jordan and Michael B. Jordan, among others in the room, during her opening monologue.

Glaser has become a bigger star in the past year. She was the only woman on Billboard’s list of the top 10 highest-grossing tours of 2025. But also, in a lineup dominated by escapist family-friendly stand-ups (Nate Bargatze, Gabriel Iglesias), she might be the one whose material had the most bite.

Golden Globe Awards host Nikki Glaser shouted out Michael B. Jordan in her opening monologue, pointing out that 'we got two' of the actor with his playing twins in 'Sinners.' 'When I saw that, I was like Nikki B.

From A-listers taking and firing off jokes throughout the night to some playful and powerful acceptance speeches, here are some of the highlights from the 2026 awards ceremony.

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.”

Glase and Convy met in 2013 when he produced her MTV show, Nikki & Sarah Live. “I just had a crush from afar which was so fun because I was just pining for him constantly. It was very Jim and Pam [from The Office], I was Jim, and he had no idea,” she told In Depth With Graham Bensinger in 2022.