Another ceremony means another roast from Nikki Glaser.
Glaser hosted the 20th annual Time 100 Gala on Thursday night at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, which celebrates Time‘s list of the world’s most influential people. The event honored the magazine’s annual picks for the 100 most influential people in the world. And in true Glaser style, she made it a roast, playfully taking jabs at Katy Perry, Hailey Bieber, Victoria Beckham, MrBeast, Kate Hudson and more, as well as Time itself.
“Welcome to the Time 100, the one list you actually want to be on this year,” the comedian said to a star-studded crowd kicking off the event.
Here’s a roundup of Glaser’s jokes throughout the night:
“This event is unique for more than just the scope of its honorees. It’s also the only ceremony of the year where the girls from KPop Demon Hunters aren’t singing ‘Golden.’ Yeah, we did try to book them, but they’re headlining a boat show in Boise.”
“MrBeast is here. Oh my God, my worst nephew is such a fan. MrBeast is here. So that does mean the doors are locked and if we can survive the next two hours, he will give us each $100,000? Or as he puts it, the cost of human dignity.” The YouTuber was sitting at the same table as Anderson .Paak and Natasha Lyonne.
“One of my favorite singer songwriters ever, Noah Kahan is here. Yes, if you look around the room and can’t find him, a little hint, he looks exactly like the guy who sold you weed at a Dave Matthews concert in 1998.”
“Hailey Bieber is here tonight. In addition to her work as a makeup and skincare mogul, Hailey has influenced millions of people to do the impossible, pay $30 for a smoothie. But in her defense, each smoothie does contain two grams of Justin’s [Bieber] bone marrow.”
“The gorgeous and talented Kate Hudson is here. Kate, I love you so much. I’ve always related to you. Mostly because I’ve lost a lot of guys in 10 days. And I’m almost famous.”
“One of the most impressive people on the list is Victoria Beckham, of course. Oh my god. She was a global pop star, now a serious fashion designer. She’s married to David Beckham. She’s rich, successful,
stunning. What’s it going to take to get you to smile? I mean, really, please smile. You’re one of the only British people who should.”
“What really blows my mind is that we have actual astronauts here tonight. It’s insane. These brave people who risked it all to go up into space and search for the unknown. And by astronaut, of course, I’m talking about Gayle King. Gayle, I love you so much. You had the courage to do something that so many people wouldn’t have the guts to do: Spend 12 minutes alone with Katy Perry. We thank you for that.”
The Gala also featured performances by Luke Combs and Coco Jones, as well as honorary tributes from members of this year’s list, including Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña, Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim, The Traitors host Alan Cumming, Time chief executive officer Jessica Sibley and editor in chief Sam Jacobs.
Watch the full roast below.
