Nikki Glaser (Alive and Unwell, Someday You’ll Die, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser) is a comedian, actor, and television host. Nikki joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why Dax’s name has good joke texture, her plea for people not to have veneers during the apocalypse, and feeling embarrassed that her name had to take up space in Ralph Feinnes’ brain. Nikki and Dax talk about growing up resentful that she wasn’t born as pretty as she could have been, wanting the approval that comes with being extraordinary, and why Dax thinks Nikki is the Taylor Swift of comedy. Nikki explains becoming sober from comments and cigarettes, getting permission for her joke about Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez at the Golden Globes, and addresses her fear that she’s secretly a mean girl.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapter 1: Who is the guest on this episode of Armchair Expert?
We were really trying to rack our brains of who's a celebrity in that room who people are trying to avoid a conversation with. And I don't even think we landed on it.
When I heard that was the joke, it didn't bother me at all because it's a shortcoming of mine that I won't invite anyone on. Right. Because I'm so afraid they think I'm opportunistic. And then secondly, several people there had come up to me very nicely and said, I just want you to know that was one of my favorite interviews.
So my self-esteem in that category was so filled that it didn't bother me at all. Yeah. But when it was going to be that I was too ugly to be with her and I'm riding her coattails and all these fears I have that people think about me.
Whoa, you're so off.
I'm preparing for that. In my defense, there were many, many BuzzFeed-y type things of top 10 ugly guys with hot girls. And I made those lists.
What?
for years. So I just went to, well, that's probably what's coming my way. You don't owe me an apology because you didn't do the things I was crafting.
No, I'm just like, sorry that you got to deal with that chick. There's nothing worse than feeling ugly. And I feel ugly a lot too. And for me to hear you say you feel ugly is probably the way that people feel when I say it because I know I'm not like a total dog.
Neither of us are monsters.
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Chapter 2: What are Nikki Glaser's thoughts on performing at award shows?
Yeah.
And, you know, in the calling business, not the exactly not the incoming call business. OK, so we had that whole conversation. The next day I was on Instagram, the Instagram app.
Yeah.
And there was someone whose story I saw that I thought was fantastic. I follow this person and really, really like this person from afar. I don't know. I don't know him. But our paths have crossed many moons ago.
Interesting.
And so I follow him.
In the driveway while he was visiting his daughter? That would be Sean Penn.
Oh, no, no. He is so funny. I just find him to be the funniest person. And so anyway, I'm watching these videos and I'm laughing and I text a friend who I know sort of knows him.
Yeah, great.
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