The first place I ever performed was at CU Boulder. I went there my freshman year and discovered stand-up after my friends talked me into signing up for a showcase on campus. Nikki Glaser More Quotes by Nikki Glaser More Quotes From Nikki Glaser I was always thinking the funny things but was always quiet and scared to be made fun of. Nikki Glaser scared fun thinking No one's too big for a compliment. A lot of times, people think with celebrities, 'Oh, she knows she's great in that!' Meryl Streep still likes a compliment. I guarantee you, it touches her heart. Nikki Glaser heart people thinking I think girls in general need to be more complimentary... It just makes people feel better. Nikki Glaser feel-better girl thinking I throw out compliments to strangers all the time, because I would like it back at me, and do unto others. Nikki Glaser do-unto-others stranger compliment No guy is ever gonna be like, 'Well, I'm not into her because she just doesn't seem into me!' That's never been a complaint for why a guy doesn't like a girl. Ever! That's an attractive thing, so always err on the side of aloofness. Nikki Glaser attractive-things guy girl You're not too good for the sleep mask-neck pillow combo! You're not too cool for it! Nikki Glaser necks mask sleep I've been living out of a suitcase for over a decade. Nikki Glaser decades suitcases When you use sleep mask, no one's gonna recognize you. You're gonna look like an idiot, but it's so worth it. Nikki Glaser use sleep looks Jimmy Fallon's strengths are that he's fun, and he's good at impressions, and he's musically inclined. And my strength is that I'm a joke writer, but I also have no filter, and I think that that's not a talent per se, but it's just a thing about myself that I have found that people like about what I do. Nikki Glaser good myself strength people People are just so insensitive because they're ignorant; they don't understand, so they're scared of what they're ignorant of. Nikki Glaser just understand ignorant people Make eye contact with cute strangers. Give guys your email. Email is safer than a number, or at least it feels that way. Nikki Glaser strangers eye cute way I just got a new dog, so I was worried that he'd hate the fireworks, and he did, but just because he's not a patriot, not because of the loud sounds. The loud sounds he's fine with - he just hates America. Nikki Glaser just-because new hate dog I like guys with a sense of humor who smile a lot and are kind. Nikki Glaser like sense-of-humor smile humor If anyone's going to bring about mass extinction, it'll be Donald Trump. Nikki Glaser donald-trump bring going extinction I nannied for a couple of months. The kids were super-funny; it made me wish I grew up in a comedy household. But nannying is demoralizing. I'm just not cut out for it. Nikki Glaser just me comedy wish Being pretty was always a very big thing growing up. Nikki Glaser big being always growing-up I won't tackle something like furries, because there's nothing new to say. Also, I won't do anything that I think will put my life at risk. Nikki Glaser my-life new think life I have always been scared of confrontation. My therapist says it stems from my fear of abandonment. Nikki Glaser always abandonment scared fear I like putting myself in uncomfortable situations. Nikki Glaser situations myself like uncomfortable As far as how I approach the humor, I think the best comedy is going to happen when I'm myself and act organically to a news item or situation. Nikki Glaser best myself situation humor
