Nikki Glaser reveals 2026 Golden Globes cut jokes about Sean Penn and AI

The punchlines that were too hot for primetime have finally surfaced. Nikki Glaser, who hosted the 2026 Golden Globes for the second time, just spilled the beans on the jokes that didn't make it to air.

Nikki Glaser 2026 Golden Globes cut jokes: From Politics to Pop Culture

Appearing on The Howard Stern Show this Tuesday, Glaser detailed the internal editing process of an awards show host. According to Entertainment Weekly, she scrapped a segment involving Tucker Carlson because she didn't want to grant the political commentator "space" at the top of the ceremony. Even a joke penned by comedy icon Steve Martin about the 'Trump Kennedy Center' was nixed after Martin himself felt the tone wasn't right for the night.

Glaser also shared her sharpest barbs directed at fellow A-listers. She joked about Sean Penn's appearance, describing him as "the defiant last tree standing in a rainforest." Another casualty of the final edit was a dig at Leonardo DiCaprio, where she questioned if his constant squinting was actually to "read his girlfriend's ID" to ensure it starts with a 2.

The Controversy of AI Actress Tilly Norwood

Perhaps the most controversial cuts involved Tilly Norwood, the world's first AI actress. Glaser's commentary on the industry's treatment of even a digital entity was deemed too dark. "Everyone's concerned about AI," she quipped during the interview, noting that even a fake actress couldn't escape the industry's "creepy" patterns. Additionally, a joke about Sydney Sweeney's box office bomb 'Christy'—which she joked made only $14—was cut because the actress wasn't in attendance.