Background
Glaser was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Julie E. (née Burke) and Edward J. Glaser.
Glaser was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Julie E. (née Burke) and Edward J. Glaser.
She graduated from Kirkwood High School, attended the University of Kansas, and graduated with a degree in English Literature.
She is the host of the television series Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, which premiered on Comedy Central and Much on February 9, 2016. She has German and Irish ancestry. Glaser spent most of her childhood in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Stand-Up Glaser started performing stand-up at the age of 18.
Less than two years later, she was a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing. Since then, Glaser has performed stand-up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, and two seasons of Last Comic Standing.