It’s January 6 and I didn’t even try to overthrow the government

+ Nikki Glaser reminds us why women should be in charge of everything

Welcome back to Hot Tip, dearest darling readers. This weekend I had my first ever martini and didn’t even hate it, which I assume is a rite of passage for any woman in her (early!!!) 30s. The pimiento cheese-stuffed olives definitely helped.

In politics: Today is January 6, which means the certification of the US presidential election! As a quick cutie lil reminder, here’s what happened last time!

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And so today, in similar fashion, liberal snowflakes used their kombuchas and Priuses to attack police officers VP Kamala Harris certified the election as is her constitutional duty and no one even tried to hang anyone. It was described as “calm” and “without drama” by the New York Times, which is how I prefer my Congress to be! Let C-SPAN be boring again, for the love of god.

(Hot tip for reporters: Stop asking Republican members of Congress if January 6, 2021 was a “day of love” or if Trump lost that election. At this point, it’s not a gotcha moment, it’s just an opportunity for revisionist history — especially because 90 percent of the time you don’t correct them!!! xoxo, alex)

Also: Trump is going to be sentenced for his hush money case in New York on Friday — but of course, won’t serve time. He will be too busy at work, being the president of the so-called “free world!” But by all means, carry on as normal!!!

In hot but locally unpopular world leaders: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announced his upcoming resignation after nine years in the role. His party has only 16% support among voters, which is lower than the Pop Tart movie’s Rotten Tomatoes score.

In climate: Winter Storm Blair (does every weather event need a name?) dumped tons of snow and cancelled thousands of flights across the central US and Mid-Atlantic. Roads are icy and visibility is bad, so stay home and be cozy if you’re stuck in it.

🎧 On repeat: CRUSH by Yellow Claw — yes, the one from the Babygirl club scene. Hot tip: Make sure your volume isn’t on full blast.

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Hot Tip: Women should be doing literally everything

Nikki Glaser was the first ever solo woman to host the Golden Globes on Sunday, and let me be the (not even remotely first) to say the gal absolutely killed. It was a well-rehearsed, well-received tight ten, especially given what Jo Koy did last year (suck, then blame his writers.) But this isn’t about him. This was Nikki’s night.

Her success was no accident or work of fate, as it rarely is when a woman does a good job at something. Nikki had two writers rooms and did 90+ test runs of her monologue in comedy clubs. She took inspiration from Tina Fey + Amy Poehler, who have hosted together three times. She knew what we all know, which is that she couldn’t just be good. (Remember, when a woman does anything, she has to outperform by about ten thousand what a man believes he could have done himself.)

I mean, have you ever seen a woman half-ass anything? Okay, sure, in a literal sense, at some point in your life, you’ve seen it. I don’t always make my morning eggs with joie de vivre — though, usually, I do.

But Nikki Glaser put in the hours, and then some. Rather than see this moment as her crowning achievement, an “I’m up here and you’re not” (which I think is maybe what Koy saw it as?), she saw it as work and treated it as such (again, women).

In 2011, original SNL cast member Jane Curtin talked about how her castmate John Belushi believed “women are just fundamentally not funny,” adding, “he felt as though it was his duty to sabotage pieces that were written by women.” And of course, that was 1975 and women can have their own credit cards now so everything is different today, right?!!!

But read the comment section of any female comic’s Instagram or YouTube set and you’ll see in fact it’s really, sadly, not. And as a reminder: Nikki was the first solo female host, ever. Ricky Gervais alone did it five times.

And this is why Nikki was a perfect choice. Her presence in stand-up and on roasts as very much “one of the guys” leaves the door open for men to actually admit that she is funny (ergo, maybe other women funny too!!), rather than the male-trolling crap that tends to accompany a woman on stage.

Reader, her comments are all — and I do mean ALL — positive!

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Obviously, I’m not saying we should only platform the women who make men feel comfortable with their being ___________ (funny, athletic, smart, savvy, etc.) Male fragility is not our problem, and we don’t need to be sure to be palatable to men. I just appreciate Nikki for helping open this door for other funny women by doing the damn thing so well she’s already been asked back for next year. (No update on Jo Koy’s career.)

Of course, in some ways we are making progress. Former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce visibly became the number one fan of women’s rugby at last summer’s Olympics and likely brought a ton more eyes to the bronze medalists than would have been there otherwise. Caitlin Clark brought in millions of viewers to the WNBA on a regular basis and even made me learn a professional basketball player’s name.

But consider the presidency we could’ve had with Kamala Harris vs. the racist, sexist, phoned-in we’re gonna get. Consider the well-organized, color-coded notes she would’ve taken on her daily briefings vs. his unopened ones. I know I’m not saying anything new! Just reminding you that the way some people see women (too sensitive, not funny, not strong, etc. etc.) is not limited to any field — and look what we end up with as a result. Ricky Gervais five times.

Nikki ended with a joke about who in the crowd would get found out to have been a bad guy in a few years, musing: “It could be a woman. It won’t be. It never is. Kind of like best director.” Well, I suppose there’s always next year.

Other highlights from the evening included: Martin Short marveling at Selena Gomez’s engagement ring, Colin Farrell’s shoutout to Carolina from craft service, Adam Sandler saying Chalamet, Demi Moore’s excellent speech, the varied and unexpected winners in the film categories, and the weird fun facts that I assume were trying to make celebrities more relatable but perhaps did the opposite.

Brb, wondering if Hoover the crow’s geodesic dome is nicer than my one bedroom apartment

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thanks for reading, and remember to share with pals. xo, alex