Nikki Glaser thinks stand-up comedy is similar to sex.
The 42-year-old comedian - who is best known for hosting the Golden Globe awards - admits that her real-life self is distinctly different to her on-stage persona.
Nikki told The Hollywood Reporter: "When I’m onstage, I behave in ways and say things that I would never say offstage.
"Similar to sex, I feel unbridled. I feel like I can make different noises and faces and do things with my body that I would never do in front of my friends and family or the general public.
"Having to then hear feedback about anything I did onstage always feels to me like someone after sex being like, 'Remember when you said that one thing?' No, no, no, no, no. I don’t want to hear what I said.
"There’s a detachment for me, and I’m kind of embarrassed by that person. So, I’m glad that everyone watches it, but I don’t want to watch it and I don’t want to hear what you think."
Despite her success, Nikki doesn't like that she's still seen as the "funny female comic".
She said: "There’s a new level to it, too, where I feel like there’s a lot of manosphere guys who will like one female comic and that will be proof that they do like women. And I’ve been the one before and it feels nice even from people you don’t agree with — but it also doesn’t, because you know you’re going to be replaced by the next one."
Meanwhile, Nikki previously described her Dancing With The Stars experience as "embarrassing".
The comedy star appeared on the hit TV show in 2018, when she was partnered with Gleb Savchenko, but Nikki doesn't have fond memories of Dancing With The Stars.
During an appearance on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Nikki shared: "On the show, after my first dance, they kind of tell you, the show is about believing in yourself.
"After you finish the dance, if you don't fall, be like, 'I did it, I'm a dancer.' Say something like that. They're kind of telling you, 'Be really family friendly, be positive.' So they're like, 'How do you feel?' You know, Tom Bergeron. I'm like, 'I'm a dancer!' And I said it so sarcastically ... Len Goodman, the mean judge, was like, 'No, you are not. You looked like a struggling baby horse.' Like, so mean."
