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 The best stuff - the most interesting stuff - usually happens when I allow myself to be in the moment and working from that space. Nikki Glaser best myself moment space I am a woman, so I never want to hide that or be like, 'I'm one of the boys,' because I'm not. I am aware of our audience. We always aim for the right combo of not hitting people over head but still getting our message across. Nikki Glaser woman i-am aim people Why am I sharing this part of my life when it opens me up to judgment? But part of me wants to share that part of my life because I think non-monogamy is a normal thing for human beings to want. Nikki Glaser my-life think me life I think people are afraid of the concept of open relationships. Like, 'I will not accept this.' They don't have to! No one is telling them to. But it might work for other people. Nikki Glaser will think work people My standup is years and years of me working things out on the road. I'm really proud of it! A lot of it is about, well... I don't know why I feel this way, but I feel like every special or show I do is some variation on how I feel like I'm not a girl, not yet a woman. Nikki Glaser woman feel me girl Everything I write in my show is a collaboration with a team. Nikki Glaser show everything collaboration team I'm learning that if you put yourself out there and make fun of yourself first, it really does work. People can't really make fun of you. Nikki Glaser yourself you learning work All my relatives and friends have been pretty aware of my brand of humor for a while, so none of them have been shocked. Nikki Glaser relatives brand friends humor Funny is funny. If it's funny enough to women, it will be funny to men. I think that's been proven by Broad City and Amy Schumer. They're killing it. Nikki Glaser city women men funny The more you work in this business as a comedian, the closer you get to just being yourself onstage, on camera, the more well received you are. Nikki Glaser yourself you business work I remember the 'Jenny McCarthy Show' being kind of funny, and I remember her being just like one of the boys. I remember her being counter to everything I thought girls should be on TV, or whatever. I kind of liked her vibe. Nikki Glaser everything thought remember funny Just sharing things that are either embarrassing or possibly relatable, searching for that laugh so that someone makes me feel less alone. Like, 'Oh, they laughed, so they get what I'm saying. Nikki Glaser laugh alone feel me I've talked about my relationship without consulting my boyfriend about whether or not he wants that talked about, and I've also taken a story that has happened with us and, for comedic purposes, exaggerated it or changed it in some way that made him look not great. Nikki Glaser great look relationship way