{"id":2385023,"date":"2026-04-22T23:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2385023"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:15:10","slug":"nikki-glaser-reflects-on-leaving-l-a-for-her-hometown-of-st-louis-to-get-away-from-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nikki-glaser-reflects-on-leaving-l-a-for-her-hometown-of-st-louis-to-get-away-from-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Glaser Reflects on Leaving L.A. for Her Hometown of St. Louis to Get \u2018Away From It All\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nikki Glaser opened up about moving back to her hometown of St. Louis and filming her new Hulu comedy special there during an appearance on &#8216;Live with Kelly and Mark&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During her appearance, she says she moved back home after the pandemic and ended up staying there after she &#8220;got away from it all&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Glaser previously said living in St. Louis helps her stay grounded and connected to her family away from Hollywood pressures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There&#8217;s no place like home for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/nikki-glaser-agreed-not-go-after-tom-brady-kids-during-roast-8644632\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nikki Glaser;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nikki Glaser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During her April 22 appearance on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BWKB3CPVxwg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Live with Kelly and Mark;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Live with Kelly and Mark<\/em><\/a>, the comedian, 41, told hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos what it was like to film her new comedy special <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWzz-WWDU6X\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Good Girl;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Good Girl<\/em><\/a> in her hometown of St. Louis after moving back there years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou literally went home to St. Louis and shot it there. How was that?\u201d Consuelos asks of Glaser&#8217;s stand-up show, which premieres on Hulu April 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI live in St. Louis. I moved back to St. Louis after Covid and kind of just got away from it all and stayed there,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The stand-up special was filmed at the Fabulous Fox Theatre and was attended by many of Glaser&#8217;s family and friends, making it one big hometown reunion, she tells the talk show hosts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was lots of people from high school, you know, people from my pilates class, my self-tan lady from the strip mall. But it was fun. It&#8217;s fine, I guess, that my childhood dentist knows about my sex life now. I guess that&#8217;s appropriate,\u201d she joked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She confirms that her parents were in the crowd as well, and that they have \u201chardened souls\u201d after listening to her comedy shows for the last 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In August 2025, Glaser got even more candid about why she prefers living in St. Louis during a conversation on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stlpr.org\/show\/st-louis-on-the-air\/2025-08-27\/nikki-glaser-comedian-st-louis-bobblehead-cardinals-busch-stadium\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:St. Louis on the Air;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>St. Louis on the Air<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Nikki Glaser on &#8216;Live with Kelly and Mark&#8217;<br \/>Credit: LiveKellyandMark\/Youtube<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen I&#8217;m on both of the coasts, it&#8217;s like constantly comparing yourself, and everyone&#8217;s just really chasing that status,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cHere, it just feels a bit more relaxed, and I get back to what&#8217;s important: having a good time and going out to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also said moving back to her hometown has helped her stay connected to her family, which is something that&#8217;s important to her at this stage in her life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201c[Living here] is just wanting to focus on my family while they&#8217;re still around and healthy, and want to hang out with me,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt&#8217;s also just being in a town where what podcast [you have], what spots you&#8217;re doing that night, what parties you&#8217;re going to, what red carpets you&#8217;re attending \u2014 doesn&#8217;t matter. That&#8217;s not here, and that&#8217;s not what people value here. And it just recalibrates me,\u201d Glaser concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/nikki-glaser-reflects-on-moving-back-to-her-hometown-of-st-louis-11956337\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Key Takeaways Nikki Glaser opened up about moving back to her hometown of St. Louis and filming her new Hulu comedy special there during an appearance on &#8216;Live with Kelly and Mark&#8217; During her appearance, she says she moved back home after the pandemic and ended up staying there after she &#8220;got [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2385024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[376975,351251,34130,365722,52318],"class_list":["post-2385023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-hometown","tag-live-with-kelly-and-mark","tag-mark-consuelos","tag-nikki-glaser","tag-st-louis"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Nikki-Glaser-Reflects-on-Leaving-LA-for-Her-Hometown-of.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385025,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385023\/revisions\/2385025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}