Supposedly, Saturday Night Live hasn’t particularly intended to favor stand-up comedians when casting the show in recent years; Lorne Michaels has said (and I’m sure I’ve repeated here) that there was a influx of stand-ups auditioning because of the pandemic,

But she did well! And this episode was good. Throughout the night, Glaser’s lack of sketch experience was noticeable (some flubs, etc.), but the show worked around it by having her lead two digital shorts and giving her more forgiving straight-man roles in the ensemble sketches.

Nikki Glaser raised eyebrows and turned heads during her controversialSaturday Night Live monologue on November 8. The comedienne, 41, opened her hosting gig with a medley of wild and inappropriate jokes about s-- abuse,

Nikki Glaser hosted the sketch comedy series for the first time on Saturday, where she was joined by musical guest Sombr, fresh off his Grammy nomination for best new artist.