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Nikki Glaser: Good Girl
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Genre: Comedy, Stand-Up
Year Released: 2026
Runtime: 1h
Director(s): Hamish Hamilton
Writer(s): Nikki Glaser
Where to Watch: premieres April 24, 2026, on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally

RAVING REVIEW: Stand-up is at its best and most brutal when it’s done right. There’s nowhere to hide, no cut to save you, no one else to blame when something doesn’t land with the audience. NIKKI GLASER: GOOD GIRL doesn’t just understand that, it weaponizes it. This is a set built on control, but not the kind that plays it safe. It’s the kind that knows exactly how far it can push before people start shifting in their seats, and then goes a little further anyway.

From the second Glaser walks out, there’s no easing into it. No soft open, no warming the room up with safe and light-hearted jokes. She comes in swinging, confident, and completely aware of what she’s about to say. More importantly, she knows exactly how it’s going to connect. That level of precision is what separates this from a good set to one that sticks with you.

And yeah, it’s crude. Very crude. But not in a lazy, throw-shock-at-the-wall way. This is intentional obscenity. The kind that’s sharpened, structured, and aimed. She’s not just talking about sex, aging, insecurity, or desirability; she’s ripping those ideas apart and putting herself right in the center of it. She’s owning her autonomy in a way that few comedians have. She doesn’t dodge the uncomfortable parts; she leans into them hard enough that the audience doesn’t have a choice but to follow along, including her dad...

What makes that work is how aware she is of the persona she’s building. Glaser isn’t just the one telling the jokes; she’s also the subject, the target, and the one controlling how all of it‘s framed. That is what keeps the material from becoming repetitive. Even when she rounds similar themes, it never feels like she’s stuck. Each bit adds something, pushes the perspective further, or twists the knife just a little deeper.

There’s a version of this set in someone else’s hands that turns into a one-note spiral. Here, it builds. It escalates. It stacks ideas in a way that gives the hour a Jenga-shaped frame without losing that loose, conversational edge. It feels off-the-cuff at times, but there’s too much control behind it for that to be accidental.

The pacing plays a huge role in that. Glaser knows when to let a joke breathe, especially when it hits that uncomfortable sweet spot where the audience is laughing but also questioning whether they should be. She doesn’t rush past those moments. She sits there and enjoys the reactions. Sometimes she stretches them just long enough to make the room squirm, and then pulls the release cord exactly when it’s needed. That’s not instinct alone, that’s experience.

And the thing is, she’s not trying to make herself look good. If anything, she’s doing the opposite. The self-deprecation here isn’t surface-level; it’s aggressive. She’s picking herself apart in ways that feel way too specific to be exaggerated, and that’s where the set gets its bite. There are moments where the joke almost feels secondary to the observation, where the laugh comes with a little hesitation because there’s something uncomfortably real underneath it.

This isn’t a set built for everyone. It’s built for people willing to meet her where she’s at, which is messy, blunt, and completely uninterested in being likable in a traditional sense. If you’re uncomfortable with jokes about one’s own body or can’t handle crude humor, this one probably isn’t for you.

Where the special really wins is in its consistency. There’s no dip where it feels like she’s scrambling for the next idea. No stretch where the energy drops off. It stays focused and locked into its tone from start to finish. That kind of control is rare, especially in a set that feels this loose on the surface. That said, I do wish it were longer (that’s what she said, come on, that was funny!). I know an hour for a special like this is standard, but I want more!!!

The focus stays where it should be, on Glaser and her delivery. Nothing gets in the way of that, and nothing needs to. At the center of it, this is a special about ownership. Not prettying things up, not making them more digestible, but taking everything chaotic, uncomfortable, and unflattering and putting it on display anyway. She’s not asking for approval. She’s not trying to make the jokes for everyone. She’s saying exactly what she wants to say, exactly how she wants to say it.

NIKKI GLASER: GOOD GIRL isn’t trying to win everyone over. It’s trying to hit exactly the people who are on its level, and when it does, it hits hard. It’s sharp, unapologetic, and way more controlled than it lets on.

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