To refine her monologue for Sunday’s show, she relied on two writers’ rooms and 91 test runs. Then came the fickle audiences and a crisis of confidence.

Nikki Glaser told Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show that while she was paid less than a previous male Golden Globes host, she will 'get more next year'

After last year’s utter catastrophe of a Golden Globes opening—stale, crass, practically booed-at jokes by host Jo Koy —what a wonderful bit of whiplash it was to watch this year’s host, Nikki Glaser, right the ship and then some at the top of Sunday night’s broadcast.