“Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?” documents Glaser’s move back to St. Louis as she reconnects with old friends and an ex-boyfriend and hangs out with her parents, Julie and EJ.
Getting to Know You, Again
The pandemic has sent many people back to their parents’ homes, giving both generations new insight and a chance at a different kind of relationship.
Before the pandemic, the comedian Nikki Glaser, left, pitched a show about moving back in with her parents, E.J. and Julie Glaser, as an adult. The pandemic made what seemed like an unlikely scenario into a reality. Credit.Whitney Curtis for The New York Times
Feb. 5, 2021
Patricia Mitchell was newly widowed, still grieving and adjusting to living alone after 50 years of marriage, when her daughter, Emily Mitchell-Marell, called last March. It was the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns. Ms. Mitchell-Marell had recently given birth to a baby girl. She also had a 4-year-old son, and the schools in Brooklyn, where she lives, had been closed.