Nikki Glaser Reveals How Much She Made Babysitting Judd Apatow’s Kids

Nikki Glaser ’s gig for Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann paid a pretty penny. After the This is 40 director revealed that the comedian used to babysit his kids Maude Apatow and Iris Apatow before her big break in Hollywood, Nikki revealed details about her earnings. “Oh, they paid well,” the 41-year-old said during an appearance on the Howard Stern Show Jan.13. “This was 2007. I think it was $35/$40 an hour, which is more than I’d ever been paid to babysit. And his kids were so sweet, they were so funny.” Judd, 58, took the stage at the 2026 Golden Globes and confirmed that Nikki-who was hosting the ceremony-used to babysit the couple’s kids. And for Nikki, the impromptu announcement brought her career full circle. “I was just really tickled by it because it’s such a special moment for me,” she said. “That I started out as his babysitter.” Nikki’s time with the Apatow family also led her to having a sweet interaction with Adam Sandler , who happened to call while she was on the clock. “He asked me how my night was going,” she said. “It was my first interaction with Adam Sandler, and I have loved him ever since. That was the nicest call I’d ever gotten from someone when I was babysitting.” The I Feel Pretty star also recalled a time where she shared her true career goals with the director-and was given a shot. “He was working on Funny People when I was babysitting for them,” she explained. “So, I heard that he was casting actual comedians for these roles. And the character that Aubrey Plaza played, it was a 25-year-old struggling comedian in L.A. who loves Wilco and I was like ‘That’s who I am.’” “I thought this would be so dumb if I didn’t do it,” she added. “And my friend was like, ‘You didn’t move to L.A. to be the greatest babysitter.’ I just said OK, I’ll do it. And he gave me an audition, and it was really nice.” Indeed, while she didn’t get the role she auditioned for, Nikki has a bigger project on the horizon with her former boss. “We’re writing a movie together,” she told Howard. “I was secretly dying to work with him. I’d done a scene in Trainwreck and seen how he was on set, and like this seems so fun and always loved his work. But I would never have dared to ask him for anything again. I went in and we were just talking like old friends.” “And I started opening up about things that I was struggling with and where I am in my life,” she continued. “And not having kids and not having a family and pursuing a career and not being married and wondering if I should. And he got something out of me, that we thought, ‘OK, this could be a really funny idea for a movie.’” Though the content seems serious, Nikki promises it’s all laughs. “It’s going...

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