Golden Globes Producers Reveal If CBS Approved Nikki Glaser's 'See B.S. News' Joke

One joke told by Nikki Glaser during her 2026 Golden Globes opening monologue has been circulating online since Sunday night’s broadcast.

The joke in question was trolling CBS News, which has undergone a shakeup recently with some host departures and a new editor-in-chief. The network went viral recently for pulling an immigration story that seemingly painted the current administration in a negative light, just hours before airtime.

Nikki‘s joke was: “And the award for most editing goes to CBS News! Yes, CBS News: America’s newest place to ‘See B.S. news.’”

Now, Golden Globes producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss are revealing if they got clearance from the network to tell that joke. If you don’t know, the Golden Globes air on CBS.

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Ricky told Variety, “I was sitting next to the CBS executive during rehearsal. Glenn had heard that joke in clubs throughout the week, and we hadn’t heard it all week until rehearsal day. She did it, I was sitting with the CBS exec, and I looked over at her, and she texted a few people, and said, ‘Yeah, it’s OK. It’s fine.’”

Glenn added, “I’ll add to that: Everything in the monologue, why she nails this so well is, we’re poking fun at everything in the industry, including ourselves. It’s just been fun.”