Nikki Glaser skewers Joker 2 at Golden Globes 2025: Oh right, theyre not here

Here’s hoping the Joker can take a joke.Nikki Glaser ripped into “Joker 2” during her opening monologue at the 2025 Golden Globes Sunday night.

The comedian, 40, tee’d up two quips about the Joaquin Phoenix-Lady-Gaga-starring box office bomb, a musical sequel to 2019s “Joker,” with some light-hearted wise-cracks about another 2024 movie musical, “Wicked.”“I did not know a lot about ‘Wicked’ going into this because I had friends in high school,” Glaser joked.“But I loved it.

I loved it so much.” “My boyfriend loved it.My boyfriend’s boyfriend really loved ‘Wicked,'” she continued, eliciting laughs from the audience gathered at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

“It was so much fun.It’s so much fun seeing a musical in the theater,” she added.

“Some theaters had issues with the theaters.Some people said it was ruined because people were singing.”She then turned to “Joker 2,” saying, “Some people complained it was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.” Feigning remorse, she added, “I’m sorry, ‘Joker 2.’ Where is their table? Oh, they’re not here.

That’s right.”Officially titled “Joker: Folie à Deux,” “Joker 2” was a critical and commercial flop.The movie was not nominated for any awards Sunday.

“Wicked,” on the other hand, which is the first of two films adapting the hit Broadway musical of the same name, was nominated for four Golden Globes this year.Helmed by “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M.Chu, the box office record-breaker was nominated for best picture, musical or comedy, best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy (Cynthia Erivo) and best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture (Ariana Grande), and in the cinematic and box office achievement category, now in its second year.

Before Sunday’s ceremony, Glaser hit comedy clubs to try out potential opening monologue material — including jok...