Let’s set the scene: the 2025 American Music Awards, Las Vegas, red carpet madness. The Swiftie rumor mill is cranking at full power. The Easter eggs? Piled higher than a Taylor Swift scarf at a Jake Gyllenhaal fan convention. And right there in the middle of the chaos is none other than comedy queen and certified Swiftie Nikki Glaser — full-on clown mode activated.
“I’m clowning,” Glaser confessed during her red carpet interview, rocking the kind of chaotic hope that only a diehard fan knows. With Swift’s merch page conveniently spelling out “AMAs” and suspicious 26% discounts floating around (on May 26, no less), it looked like Taylor was cooking something special. A Reputation (Taylor’s Version) reveal? A new album? An actual appearance? Swifties were practically inhaling Copium.
Spoiler alert: She didn’t show up. Not even a hologram.
But here’s the thing — Nikki Glaser knew better. “I’m usually someone that doesn’t clown,” she said with the same energy as someone who’s been burned one too many times by surprise album theories. And yet, there she was, fully invested in the dream. Same, Nikki. Same.
When she’s not roasting celebrities or annihilating stand-up stages (seriously, if you haven’t seen her set, fix that), Glaser is apparently shelling out close to $100,000 to chase the Eras Tour around the world like it’s a Pokémon game. She’s not just a fan — she’s a full-blown Swiftian scholar, fluent in cryptic clues, outfit color palettes, and deep lyric lore.
And even though Taylor pulled a stealth mode at the AMAs, Glaser still kept it classy: “Even if she doesn’t show up, we love it. Thank you for the puzzle.” Spoken like a woman who knows the game and plays it anyway.
Of course, the real kicker is that Glaser presented New Artist of the Year to Gracie Abrams, who did show up — so technically, Nikki still got to hand off an award to a rising star. And that’s a win in our book.
Look, we love Nikki Glaser. Her stand-up is unapologetically savage, she’s witty as hell, and she can make a joke land harder than Taylor’s vault track emotions. As for Taylor Swift, she’s still the queen of breadcrumb chaos — and we’ll still be decoding her next cryptic Instagram caption like it’s a national treasure map.
Until then, keep your AMAs conspiracy corkboard pinned tight.
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