Nikki Glaser Honors Rob Reiner at Golden Globes With ‘Spinal Tap’ Hat: ‘This One Went to 11’

Rob Reiner was honored at the 2026 Golden Globes by host Nikki Glaser during the last moments of the broadcast. The ceremony took place just under one month since “The Princess Bride” and “This Is Spinal Tap” director died tragically alongside his wife, Michele Singer. The couple’s son, Nick, has been arrested in connection with their deaths.

As she was saying her good night, Glaser was wearing a “Spinal Tap” baseball cap, and said of the ceremony that “This one went to 11.” That, of course, was a riff on the famous bit from Reiner’s 1984 comedy classic “This Is Spinal Tap,” in which the band’s amps go up to 11, in case they “need that extra push over the cliff.”

The Golden Globes was the second awards ceremony this season to pay tribute to Reiner. The Critics Choice Awards, which aired Jan. 4, took a moment to honor the late director during host Chelsea Handler’s opening monologue.

“Everyone in this room knows that the nicest guy in Hollywood was Rob Reiner,” Handler told the crowd. “Anyone who ever spent time with Rob Reiner knows that the minute you met him, he felt like an old friend when you were in a conversation with him. He was present, he was focused, and he was funny, and he would ask you tons of questions, whether you were discussing politics or film or the latest beauty trends. He was all in after I sent him a text thanking him for dinner a few months ago. He texted me back and said, ‘We had so much fun with you last night. Thanks for explaining so much about plastic surgery. It was very edifying.’”

“Rob and Michele were tireless in their efforts to so many important causes, all stemming from one basic idea: Decency, and that we should all look out for each other,” Handler continued. “I think we can all agree that we definitely need more of that. So let’s use tonight as a reminder of that decency and as a reminder of everything Rob and Michele represented and fought so hard for.”

In the aftermath of Reiner’s death, many of his former collaborators issued statements honoring his legacy and friendship. A group of his closest Hollywood friends, including Billy Crystal, Larry David, Martin Short and Albert Brooks, released a joint statement in which Reiner was praised not only as “a great comic actor” but also a “master storyteller.”