“I’m trying out my monologue around L.A., at the clubs here, and just even any joke about Julia Roberts, they are not there for,” she told Gayle King on CBS Mornings Jan. 6. “You cannot make fun of America’s Sweetheart. So, whatever I end up saying about her, that is the most fine-tuned joke that I’ve worked on so hard, because it is very delicate.”
She added, “They were booing, and I was like, ‘Is she here?’ It’s insane.”
Despite those reactions, Nikki is still moving forward in crafting one-liners about her favorite veteran actors—and according to her, it’s all about finding a balance.
“You have to be very delicate about making jokes that aren’t going to ruin anyone’s night,” she continued. “But you also want to give the people at home something to laugh at, and you want to poke fun at the people that they’re dying for you to make fun of. People at home want you to make fun of the A-listers.”
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