Saturday Night Live: Nikki Glaser takes hold of raunchy, fast-moving episode

<p>Buzzy comedian becomes one of the only female stand-ups to host the show, following in the footsteps of Joan Rivers and Amy Schumer</p><p>It was a night of fresh faces at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/saturday-night-live">Saturday Night Live</a>. In the illustrious half-century-and-counting history of the variety series, there have been a shocking lack of female stand-up hosts. Even during the height of the stand-up boom in the 80s and 90s, there were just three: Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr and Rosie O’Donnell. In the past decade, Amy Schumer and Tiffany Haddish serve as the only two examples. Now, Nikki Glaser joins the select group hot off her star-making <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/06/jokes-about-massages-oj-and-gisele-divorce-fly-in-tom-brady-comedy-roast">roast of Tom Brady</a>, which led to her acclaimed Golden Globes hosting gig, which she will return to in January. Last night, she made her debut in 8H alongside breakout musical guest and just-announced best new artist Grammy nominee sombr, who is the first SNL talent to be born after Kenan Thompson became a cast member. Feel old yet?</p><p>“Oh, hi! Didn’t see you there. Someone was dying in my office.” So far this season, the writers at SNL have been trying to skewer Donald Trump in a roundabout way. Recently, they <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKgRPlkWk6o">plopped</a> him in the middle of a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/02/saturday-night-live-miles-teller-ramy-youssef">Property Brothers gag</a> on the East Wing renovations. In this episode, they zeroed in on the Thursday headlines when a man collapsed in the Oval Office during an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/trump-plan-weight-loss-drugs">event on drug prices</a>. “A guy collapsing in the Oval Office,