Nikki Glaser (left) on Dec. 4 and Taylor Swift (right) in 2023.Photo:<\/p>\n
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There are Swifties, and then there are Swifties<\/em>. It\u2019s safe to say roast queen Nikki Glaser falls into the latter camp.<\/p>\nThe comedian and die-hard Taylor Swift fan estimates she spent \u201cclose to $100,000\u201d seeing 22 of Swift\u2019s Eras Tour shows over the past two years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be clear that we’re including travel expenses, hotels, and me also flying and putting up everyone that I would invite to go with me, plus tickets, plus merch,\u201d Glaser, 40, tells PEOPLE.<\/p>\n
The host of the 2025 Golden Globes calls the amount she shelled out \u201call well worth it,\u201d adding, \u201cI would\u2019ve paid even more.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s nice to see the total that she made,\u201d Glaser says, referencing the record-breaking amount \u2014 $2,077,618,725, according to the New York Times<\/em> \u2014 in Swift\u2019s total ticket sales over a 21-month period. The tour wrapped up Dec. 8 in Canada.<\/p>\n\u201cI love that it was down to the dollar, and I could see my own money in that number and be like, \u2018Yeah, there it is,\u2019\u201d says Glaser, whose stand-up special Someday You\u2019ll Die<\/em>, earned her a Golden Globe nomination this year.<\/p>\n\u201cI justify that cost because I don’t have kids, and it’s something that I consciously decided not to do, and it was something that I struggled with,\u201d says Glaser, who is dating producer Chris Convy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn’t the easiest decision. There was a part of me that was like, \u2018I would like kids,\u2019 but it just doesn’t fit in my life. And so in order for me to make myself feel better about the decision, I did look up how much it cost to raise a kid. And so once I saw that number, I thought, \u2018It’s no problem for me to spend this on Taylor Swift.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople spend that much on their kids playing hockey for five years. So it’s okay,\u201d she quips.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople who give you crap about it, they are just jealous,\u201d continues Glaser. \u201cAnd I understand, I get jealous of people all the time. But it’s like… No one ever shames anyone for having kids and says, \u2018Oh, what a waste of money. Oh, you’re flaunting your wealth.\u2019 But for some reason, when I go to 22 Taylor Swift shows, it’s like, \u2018You’re so privileged. How dare you spend that money.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it’s like, \u2018Was I supposed to invite you? I don’t know you, ma’am.\u2019 It’s very confusing to me. If I didn’t buy the $6,000 ticket, some other trust fund guy or some kind of hedge fund manager would’ve bought it for his niece,\u201d she adds. \u201cI wish the world were more fair. I wish it was a lottery. I really do.”<\/p>\n
Her Swift spend quadrupled over the past 14 months. When she was a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em> in October 2023, Glaser said at that point she had spent $25,000 on nine Eras Tour shows.<\/p>\n\u201cIt just fills my life up with so much joy,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m in my late 30s. I just feel like, I don\u2019t have kids, and I did the math and if I had kids, I\u2019d be paying for dance camp and swim lessons.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a 2020 Instagram post, Glaser apologized to the 14-time Grammy winner for comments she had made about the singer, which Swift featured in her 2020 documentary Miss Americana<\/em>. Swift accepted her apology, writing, “I appreciate this so much.”<\/p>\nAfter Swift’s record-shattering tour wrapped, PEOPLE confirmed that Swift gave out $197 million in bonuses (in addition to salaries) to everyone working on her tour \u2014 including truck drivers, caterers, instrument techs, merch team, lighting, sound, production staff and assistants, carpenters, dancers, band, security, choreographers, pyrotechnics, riggers, hair, make-up, wardrobe, physical therapists and video team \u2014\u00a0over the past two years.<\/p>\n
The Golden Globes air live on Sunday, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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