First of all, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s last time cohosting the Golden Globes went really well. Their opening monologue included so many zingers, I can’t even list them all. They went after Bill Cosby, which got some groans but I thought it was on-point. They started out with a jab at Scott Rudin calling Angelina Jolie a “minimally talented spoiled brat.” They did several North Korea jokes. They made some jokes at the expense of their old favorites, George Clooney and Meryl Streep. I loved the “Who would you rather?” game. Here’s the video:
Okay, here are some random thoughts and highlights from last night’s Globes telecast. You can see the complete winners list here.
*The actual handing-out-of-the-Globes started off on an awkward note when Benedict Cumberbatch and Jennifer Aniston’s awkwardly messed up their lines. He was trying to be suave and she was drunk. It was a bad combo.
*JK Simmons win for Whiplash – he’s like the only “sure thing” this awards season. He’s been working for decades, everyone loves him, and he’s totally going to win an Oscar.
*Joanna Froggatt’s win for Best Supporting in a TV show for Downton Abbey is a little bit weird. There were a lot of complaints about her storyline last season, because her character was raped out of nowhere. To her credit, Joanne played those scenes really well.
*Fargo won two well-deserved awards for Best TV miniseries and Best Actor for Billy Bob Thornton. If you’ve seen the show, you know why this is amazing. A lot of people were depressed that Allison Tolman didn’t win. It does suck! Especially because Maggie Gyllenhaal is kind of pretentious.
*It was also a big night for Transparent & Jeffrey Tambor. Well-deserved.
*Prince just decided to come out to the Globes to present Best Song. And all was right with the world. I actually wanted Lorde’s “Yellow Flicker Beat” to win (because I like that song, so go ahead and yell at me), but I liked Common and John Legend’s acceptance speech.
*Ricky Gervais is funnier in one minute on the Globes stage than most people are in their whole lives. I loved when he said he still watches John Travolta’s “Adele Dazeem” video every day. And when he called out Meryl Streep and George Clooney for being terrible people who have committed crimes to get where they are.
*Amy Adams won Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical for Big Eyes. Yay! I’m rooting for her to get recognized with an Oscar nomination.
*Patricia Arquette might be the frontrunner now for Best Supporting Actress after her win for Boyhood last night. That’s kind of amazing. But I’m an old-school fan of Medium.
*Loved seeing Clive Owen, but I was sort of depressed that he lost to Kevin Spacey. But I’ll take what I can get of one of my favorites.
*The Affair won Best Drama and Ruth Wilson won Best Actress. My favorite part about all of that was seeing how happy Diane Kruger was for Joshua Jackson.
*Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel won Best Comedy and his speech was utterly charming.
*George Clooney won his Cecil B. DeMille Award and his speech was surprisingly emotional. He talked about the “hardware” that actors win, he namechecked the late Robin Williams, he said “Je Suis Charlie” and he talked about his bride, Amal. By the time George got up there, she had taken off her stupid gloves and she looked very proud when he said stuff like “it’s a humbling thing when you find someone to love, even better when you’ve been waiting your whole life” and “I couldn’t be more proud to be your husband.” Please, ladies and gentlemen, drink Casamigos tequila.
*Michael Keaton’s emotional speech when he won Best Actor in a Comedy… does this make a shoo-in for the Best Actor Oscar?
*Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor in a Drama, beating Benedict Cumberbatch. We’ll have more on that in a moment, in a separate post. But I have to think that Bendy’s Oscar strategists are reconsidering their positions.
*Boyhood won Best Drama, and I think that Boyhood is probably the leading Best Picture contender.
And finally, on the red carpet, Tina wore Antonio Berardi and Amy wore Stella McCartney.
PS… This happened in the middle the show – the Cumberbomb, Part Deux.
Benedict Cumberbatch photobombed Meryl Streep and made our night: http://t.co/mgX9u3Q0Ty #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/tqayIwlMTF
— Lucky Magazine (@LuckyMagazine) January 12, 2015
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
About the rape storyline coming out of nowhere, isn’t that the way it often is in life?
Absolutely, Argirl, but I think it’s more that the whole stupid thing was poorly written – the execution and the aftermath as well. I lost what little fondness I had for DA after it. To be fair, Joanne Frogett did perform her scenes very well, but I wish we could all just agree that nominating Downton for any awards is just silly now.
DA is a viewing guilty pleasure for me, I agree that it is not awards worthy. Totally silly to see it up against its competition for a couple years now, not even in the same league as shows such as OITNB now or Breaking Bad in the past. But I was happy Joanna won, she handled that storyline well.
Totally agree that is exactly how rape is. And to play devil’s advocate and be a DA apologist (yes I know it’s like Dynasty in period costumes) but I think we have to consider rape through the lens of that time. And her station in life. It would have likely played out as it did, with her trying her best to plod on through life and keeping it a secret.
The criticism on the subject comes from sexual assault being used in the place of a storyline or character building. If you notice, it’s been used a lot on television recently, and while it’s a subject that is serious amd important, the issue is with the way its used.
You’re up late/early!!
Lot of criticism online about the North Korea thing and also Cosby jokes
I wish Cumberbatch had presented with Emma Stone or someone like that who he could have sparred better with. I also wish he hadn’t photobombed even if it was scripted, I thought he said he didn’t want to do that anymore?
Yes to The Affair, Fargo and in general newer shows taking some of the awards! Take note Emmys!!
The NK joke was not funny to me at all, especially when the character started speaking in broken English.
I’ve reevaluated my position on the Cosby jokes. When Fey-Poehler first told them, i was happy because i took it as a takedown of Cosby of sorts. A public statement that no other celebrity was willing to make and that me glad. I also realize now that the jokes were made at the expense of the victims and the fact that the Globes gave Woody Allen a lifetime achievement award last year kind of made me wince too. So yeah. Not into that bit either.
I want Gervais to present again!
RICKY GERVAIS HOSTING THE 2016 GOLDEN GLOBES!!!!!!! That would be awesome!!!!!!! Won’t happen, but it would be awesome!!!!!!!
YES I MEANT HOST!!!
Too early in the morning since i haven’t even had my glass of chocolate milk 😉
I’m w/ you…Ricky Gervais was the best thing that ever happened to the Globes and the only host who ever kept my attention. Wish he’d come back, too, but, like you said, it ain’t gonna happen.
I loveTina and Amy but their humor is too “safe” for me. I want Ricky to host all awards shows!
I also loved how drunk he was. I couldn’t stop laughing the entire time he was up there. Gervais as host for ALL the awards shows. Failing that, i thought Wiig and Hader were great last night too.
Tifzlan I’m with you on the North Korea stuff.. that was weak and Gross and Once again Like So Funny Ha ha we tried making a movie about a country were people are starving in a dictatorship and about taking out a head of state cause ..LULZ
also the Cosby show had the Womanists in my Twitter really NOT happy.. it was a Problematic Joke but it did drive the point home that Cosby Isn’t welcomed anymore
Also People in my TL were PIIISSSEEED at Ricky Butchering Quevanzhane’s Name they rightly pointed: Had this been a French Designer everyone would have figured how to pronounce right ASAPTUALLY
QQ, i woke up this morning to the womanists speaking out against Fey-Poehler and the Cosby joke, which made me rethink what they said and i kind of see how it can be construed as a rape joke. But like i said, i took it as a statement of support for the victims and honestly, my feelings on it are just all over the place now. So many people have made great points on why the joke is(n’t) problematic so now i just want to hear everyone’s thoughts on it.
I totally missed Ricky mispronouncing Quevanzhane’s name! He did seem drunk out of his mind but yeah, that’s no excuse.
Agreed on everything Tifzlan. When will they make jokes on Woody Allen and Roman Polanski too?
The same goes for the North-Korea bits.
@Tifzlan: I have to politely disagree with you there.
Comedy isn’t just about getting a laugh – it can be thought provoking and illuminating. Amy and Tina’s choice to “go there” was both a joke and a statement. In one fell swoop, they both validated the victims and they essentially told Bill Cosby that he wasn’t going to be able to hide behind his celebrity. They used the biggest stage possible and said We Know Who You Really are. It was a very powerful statement. Because don’t forget, Bill Cosby is STILL PLAYING SHOWS. People are still buying tickets. The man actually made a joke about drugging women!
@Bridget I think from all the reading and ruminating i’ve done, i can see both sides of the issue. As i’ve mentioned before, I initially took it as a statement of support for the victims and i think i still stand by that. I agree that it was powerful coming from Fey and Poehler, because they are obviously very well-regarded in the interest and are two of the most powerful/influential female comedians in the industry.
But i can’t ignore others who have pointed out the hypocrisy/borderline-racism of calling out Cosby while still applauding Allen and Polanski. I did not realize this last night until it was pointed at by several people on Twitter and they are honestly right. I see now that the joke was more directed towards Cosby than the victims, although the line was hard for me to draw. Honest to God, i had a lot of difficulty discerning this one and even with all of your thoughts and opinions (thank you SO much for them!), i still cannot take a clear position.
Gahhh i hate not being able to make decisions! But honestly, i’m just glad that i get to learn from all of you, so thank you for that.
Poehler and Fey aren’t ones supporting Allen and Polanski, that’s the HFPA, and we’re specifically talking about P & F. So because they didn’t take down all sexual predators in Hollywood at once, their commentary is meaningless or offensive?
No, but they were also hosts of last year’s Golden Globes when Woody Allen was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award and they didn’t make any sort of commentary on his status as a sexual predator.
And my other comment, i meant they were well-regarded in the INDUSTRY, not interest.
We are talking about Tina Fey and Amy Poehler though. They made a statement with the joke about Bill Cosby & it was not at the expense of the victims. It wasn’t Poehler or Fey who gave the lifetime achievement award to Woody Allen last year nor are they responsible for the support Roman Polanski still receives in Hollywood.
Tammy, you’re missing my point. I’m not saying that Fey-Poehler are personally responsible for every single thing coming out of Hollywood. I think it’s great that they called Cosby out on his BS. But AT THE SAME TIME, they were ALSO hosts for last year’s Globes, in which Woody Allen received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Of course the two women did not give him the award but they didn’t joke about him being a rapist either, unlike this year. See what i mean?
I’ve never said that Fey-Poehler are the ones who need to call out every single dirtbag in Hollywood. But it’s a very valid criticism or observation to make when Woody and Allen are still heralded as geniuses (or whatever) when Cosby is being called out left, right and center. IN NO WAY DOES THIS MEAN THAT I AM EXCUSING COSBY OF WHAT HE DID. But the privilege is definitely showing.
@Tiflzan: considering that the Globes themselves chose to honor Allen with a lifetime achievement award that was probably strictly a no-go. So you’re saying that because they didnt call out the recipient of the previous year’s lifetime achievement award, their jokes about Cosby are negated? Especially since jokes about Allen were most likely forbidden in their contract? It’s not showing privilage, it’s showing that they probably knew they would have been booed off the stage and then fired if they’d have made jokes about Allen.
And it’s not privilage – Cosby has been accused by 26+ women, where Allen has at least nominally been cleared by the law (not discussing the validity of that here). You’re comparing apples and oranges.
I never said it negates what they said about Cosby. I’m just saying that problematic aspects of this joke DO EXIST and i am acknowledging that. No, it is not comparing apples and oranges at all, and yes, it is absolutely white privilege. I thought comedians were supposed to push the boundaries? It would have been doubly admirable if Fey-Poehler ragged on Allen last year if they really were barred from making jokes about him in their contract. Which i honestly don’t buy because they ripped into everyone last year, why should Allen be exempt just because he is receiving the Cecil B. Demille award?
Again, you seem to think that by pointing out the discrepancy in Fey-Poehler’s jokes, i am somehow excusing Cosby from his wrongdoing. I abhor rapists, whether they are Cosby or Polanski. Yes, Fey-Poehler made a strong statement last night with their Cosby jokes but the jokes were problematic for very valid reasons. It doesn’t mean that they didn’t do a good thing or that their commentary should be discarded. I never said that at all.
@Bridget, I agree. I think it has a lot more to do with the sheer number of accusers that Bill Cosby has at this point than it has to do with privilege. Plus, I think because of how Woody Allen is regarded by his peers both Tina Fey & Amy Poehler would have been ridden out of town. Does it make it right? No, but there is no comparing Woody Allen to Bill Cosby.
Roman Polanski is more troubling to me than Woody Allen. Here is a guy that was convicted of raping a 13 year old and has been on the run ever since but yet everyone that either acts or directs fawns all over him. They ignore the fact he was convicted of drugging and raping a 13 year old girl. With Allen, he was cleared and quite a few believe Mia put Dylan up to this or planted false memories. I am not saying I believe this but this is what many believe at the time. He was successfully in portraying Mia as an unstable, vindictive & scorned woman who would say anything to prevent him from seeing his kids. Personally, I cannot watch his movies because I find them terrible, him terrible but I can understand why Tina Fey or Amy Poehler did not make any sexual predator jokes about him. He has and continues to have way too much clout in Hollywood.
I don’t see any difference between Polanski, Allen or Cosby, Regardless of the number of victims, they are all sexual predators or have exhibited predatory behavior (regardless of what your stance is on the Allen case, him marrying his girlfriend’s adopted daughter is predatory). They should all be called out, influential or not. At one point, Cosby was regarded as “America’s Dad” and had plenty lots of influence over the black community too. So spare me with this “Woody Allen has influence/legacy/clout” line.
@tiflzan: at this point, you’ve strayed pretty far away from your original point, which was that you thought it was inappropriate that Fey & Poehler made a Bill Cosby joke because you felt it disrespectful to his victims. Then you said they shouldn’t have made the joke because they never made jokes about Allen or Polanski. Then you said they made their joke about Cosby because of their white privilege. I’d suggest you choose a single point and stick with it.
I don’t think I said I see a difference in the three men but that I don’t view it as white privilege as to why Tina Fey & Amy Poehler called out Bill Cosby but not Woody Allen.
Lol i’ve said below that i’m on the fence/no idea what to think because of the many different thoughts and opinions i’ve read regarding the issue. But since you seem to have difficulty reading, let me lay it out for you again:
When i first heard the joke, i laughed and applauded because i felt it was a strong statement of support for the victims/take down of Cosby from powerful people in Hollywood who were previously silent.
Then, i read several critiques of the Cosby joke as hypocritical/borderline-racist given that Woody Allen won an award last year at the GG, which was also hosted by Fey-Poehler.
To me, that is a valid criticism to make. It is odd that they would choose to rip into Cosby but not Allen. “Oh yeah, that’s kind of true, i never thought about it that way.” So i reevaluated my position. I’m not completely all over fawning for the joke as i was last night.
I came into this thread and asked for people to comment with their thoughts and opinions. As i’ve said before, i am learning still about this issue. The line between heinous rape joke and acceptable rape joke is still blurry to me. Obviously i know that making a rape joke that makes the victims the punchline is bad, but i wasn’t very clear on Fey-Poehler last night. That’s why i wanted to start a conversation. Several people did answer and all of them made very good points for the joke which i had not considered. This includes you Bridget, who said that since Cosby himself joked about the accusations, all bets were off and Fey-Poehler could too.
I NEVER said that they shouldn’t have made the Cosby joke because they said nothing about Allen or Polanski. I am SIMPLY SAYING that the joke was not as flawless as it was and that, yes, there is a problematic aspect to it that i am going to acknowledge. Yes, i think this is white privilege coming into play. It doesn’t negate the strong message Fey-Poehler sent last night, but it doesn’t mean that the takedown was perfect either. No one is expecting Fey-Poehler to singlehandedly dismantle rape culture. Just pointing out certain parts of their act/the Globes/Hollywood that are problematic.
Was that easier to understand?
I think it’s pretty convenient to play the racist card and say that it was ‘white privilege’ that has prevented woody Allen and Roman Polanski from being raked over the coals like Cosby was; however, I think it has a lot more to do with the fact that both Allen and Polanski are actively working in the movie industry. Hollywood is so shallow that the degree to which someone is relevant trumps almost all other things including race. Cosby is no longer relavant so it’s ‘safe’ to make jokes at his expense. The others, not so much. And if you think that it is acceptable and fair to make jokes about allegations made against someone in the same year you are awarding them a lifetime achievement award, you are crazy. Don’t get me wrong, I think Woody is a creep and find it despicable that he is still so highly regarded, but you can’t invite someone to receive an award and then make them the butt of jokes of that nature. That would be incredibly rude and would alienate other industry types.
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I don’t think people will really appreciate how good Tiny and Amy were until next year when god knows who hosts it.
Then we’ll all be nostalgic for them.
BTW, that was Margaret Cho, not just some random person, playing the Korean.
How do people not see that?
Loving Amy’s burnished Cali blonde next to Tina’s porcelain doll. Totes proud to be repped by 2 gorgeous women who happen to have some of the strongest comedy chops in the business.
Bonus points for Margaret Cho! Great night for strong, funny women.
I was wondering if anyone would mention Margaret Cho. Perfect counterpoint.
George is such a great actor. 😉
I love these two and they should do the Oscars soon.
I also loved the fact that they attacked Scott Rudin by calling the rest of the hollywood spoilt minimalistic talented brats. I knew they would use that in their monologue because these two women knows how hard it is to be women in the boys club.
And please fire the person who got the brilliant idea of getting Cumberbatch and Aniston to present together. He is well articulate while she is drunk most of the time and simple cannot put two sentences together without her watchdog Huvane by the side. Only thing in common is how desperate their are for the Oscars.
And pass me the bucket for Mr Clooney thing – I seriously cannot understand why he wants to be this cliched etc.
Cumberbatch and Anniston were really awkward together, but I didn’t think she was drunk. She seems to screw up anytime she presents an award. She is either really, really, terrible at giving awards or (conspiracy theory) she purposely screws up, so that people are talking about it the next day (otherwise, why would we even mention her)!
I didn’t think she was drunk either, she’s just always a little awkward and not good at presenting something like that. But it seemed to me like BC jumped on one of her lines and messed up their timing.
The first time I watched it, she seemed awkward. But I watched it later with Mr. Sandwich, and I really thought she seemed drunk. Obviously not falling down messy drunk, but a bit too buzzed to keep up with what was happening around her.
Lol. Rudin was not the punchline of that joke, listen closer.
exactly – so funny how people’s love of a star can cloud their hearing!
Really? Then who was the joke aimed at? To me and millions of others it was pretty clearly a jab at Rudin. If you disagree, please clarify why, because I am not getting the innuendo.
I didn’t get a drunk vibe from her at all (unlike a few other presenters/winners), just awkward and even that seemed like it could be an act.
I thought Amy and Tina were great although the North Korea lady got old fast. The idea was funny but the execution was OTT.
But he wasn’t articulate and he screwed up the lines. They were equally bad.
I think Jen and Bendy’s bit was planned to look like that.
Thank you SpookySpooks. I keep saying that was their schtick for their presentation. They were supposed to do that!
It was supposed to look like that, surely.
@Mimif: this is me following your school entrance requirement 3 – thy shall lie.
Jennifer looked wonderful in her usual black dress with the Angelina leg slit and her hair up to show her very pretty face.
Justin looked very handsome with his not so creepy smile, makeup and tan.
How was that? Did I pass the test your troll highness?
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The Greatest actress of our time, Jen Aniston, and the handsomest man of the millennium, Bendy Cumberbatches, stood as a testament to the globe changing power of thespians, united in gloriousness, as they offered the unwashed masses a glimpse in perfection, while bestowing an award. Mr Von Brow and the Comet Sophie glistened and sparkled in cosmic tan dust and hair gel on the sidelines. Effervescent and glowing in the cosmos, all four bringing heaven to Earth, while Brad Pitt sat at home, dressed like a slob. The end.
Well played Kiddo!
Rebekha Brooks would be proud.
I only saw the opening monologue video, but I thought Tina and Amy killed it, I wish this wasn’t their last time hosting.
Leave ’em wanting more, I suppose.
You troll. I couldn’t watch the whole thing. I was still too upset about Brad Pitt’s outfit from yesterday.
@Kiddo: thank you fellow troll student. I am glad you corrected my assignment before our dictator aka Queen of trolls principal Mimif saw it.
I will be eternally grateful your piggy highness…
Absinthe. and fish heads all around!
Very understandable GoOdNames. I almost couldn’t get out of bed this morning because of it. It cast a pall on all things but I can’t help but feel that I made the world a better place, since someone out there will take joy in my upset-ment.
Yes, Kiddo, knowing we are making others happy because we are miserable is a comfort.
I love you Kiddo. That is all.
back atcha
Can you write next year’s Globe commentary? I thought the intro was OK except the Who Would You Rather bit. I am actually shocked that no one else thought that was wildly inappropriate. If two male presenters did that would anyone still find it funny?
Really happy for Michael Keaton, he did an amazing job with this role.
OMG…I was crying during his speech! He seemed very sincere and grateful. I loved the story about his family growing up. I loved how much he loves his son! Love him!!!!
Yes, his speech was incredibly moving!
So happy to see him win, I want to see the movie now, he’s always been a favorite of mine.
So let Me do my personal run down of the globes!
1. JLO looked like a hooker in a night dress
2. Jennifer Aniston’s gown was simple and cool but her gals needed support I think she is past the age of letting them roam free
3. Reese Winterspoon looked simple and elegant
4. WTF was Amal thinking? She looked very ridiculous especially with the hand gloves.
5. George making fun of the sony hack is cool.. Did he have to talk about critics trashing monument men?? Its always about him *sighs*
6. Lupita’s dress was unfortunate. Very unfortunate..
7. Keira’s dress… It was a very bad choice for the globes and a very terrible gown
8. Julianne Moore looked good. She doesn’t show her age.
9. Jane Fonda wow! Ageless woman.
Amy Adams, Kate Hudson, Jessica Chastian, Helen Mirren were my best dressed for the Golden globes
I bet there is going to be a cucumberwhatever melt down on this site today. The Weinstein Company’s big award season hopeful was shut out across the board — picture, actor, supporting actress, screenplay and score — leaving it an underdog heading into the various guild awards. I Liked Eddie R’s speech. It’s down to him and Michael K at the Oscars. And I guess I can say the same for the Oscars category for best actress..between Amy Adams and Julianne Moore
I thought Lupita looked beautiful and she wasn’t following trend, in the strictly white gown genre, she looked unique.
I didn’t like the design/patterns on her dress it was off putting! And I aslo prefer the way she wore her hair during last award season…
Yes you’re right she wasn’t trying to be trendy.
I think she pulled it off it. But we can agree to disagreez.
I think she looked beautiful from the neck up, horrible from the neck down. One of the worst dressed for me.
Agreed on all accounts. I felt specially giddy when Eddie won for best dramatic actor beating lizzard face. Also, so happy Amy and Jualiane won! I sort of wanted Juliane winning both categories but was not upset Amy took the award for best comedy/musical; she was truly suprised and her speach was very emotional. All in all a great award ceremony on my book.
Ricky was on point more than anyone but why is there no controversy over the rape joke if it were Seth Macfarlane people on the internet would be freaking out. The joke about the victim not Cosby but you know they’re strong female role models so it’s fine.
I said this upthread but i think it’s worth posting again:
I’ve reevaluated my position on the Cosby jokes. When Fey-Poehler first told them, i was happy because i took it as a takedown of Cosby of sorts. A public statement that no other celebrity was willing to make and that me glad. I also realize now that the jokes were made at the expense of the victims and the fact that the Globes gave Woody Allen a lifetime achievement award last year kind of made me wince too. So yeah. Not into that bit either.
I also realized that some of their Cosby jokes were kind of at the expense of the victim, although i didn’t initially take it that way. I definitely think they were out of line there and should be called out/collected. Unlearning-relearning is hard and last night was an experience for me. Made me realize how truly pervasive rape culture is that it even slipped by me, and i’m usually super staunch about stuff like this.
Ricky is the absolute best. He cuts through the crap like a Ginsu knife.
LMAO loved it!!!!!!!
I didn’t think the Cosby joke was at the expense of the victim. They were clearly poking Cosby. But regarding Gervais – his best line was after talking about the crimes and awful things done by Streep and Clooney to get there, he added “And I won’t even mention Katie Holmes.” Hilarious!
Because a joke about Bill Cosby being a rapist (which by the way, he’s comfortable enough on the subject rhat he made a joke about it himself last week) makes fun of the victims?
Girls were great (and looked great) and had me chuckling although I got scared when they went into Cosby territory. Ended up being funny. I think Tina Fey was channeling Angelina Jolie when she wore that tuxedo suit towards the end of the show. Very Jolie.
I’m happy with Maggie Gyllenhaal snatching the award, The Honourable Woman was my best Tv experience of last year. And she was brilliant in it.
Normally love these two clever women, but this was a shrug. At least Ricky Gervais is gutsy (or foolish) enough to jab the people there..all those inflated egos to poke! Loved Keaton’s honest emotion..hated Clooney’s aww gosh finally in love debacle…really??? You never told any of those others you loved them? Hahaha
Ha. Yeah–I was thinking “Dude, you’ve been married before, no need to read aloud from your Hello Kitty journal”.
He was married before, sure– 22 years ago. You can fit a college graduate into that time span; anyone would be excited.
In addition, I have a hard time believing he was ever in love with any of his last three girlfriends. They kind of came and went pretty uneventfully.
Exactly! He has been married before so who the f*ck is he kidding? I guess he means “I’m not getting any younger so I finally decided to commit.”
He’s entitled to be happy that he found someone to love, enough with the sour grapes, you’re tasting their bitterness, not him!
I usually think both of these women dress well, but last night, not so much. Both black & white dresses I saw on Tina were super ugly – the one pictured above looks like it was made of scraps and is so unflattering in cut and color. I hate Amy’s dress pictured above – it looks like a fancy Snuggy to me. She wore a better one in a similar color with a great cut later in the evening.
Sorry to say, but I thought their North Korea bit was totally un-funny. Is that Margaret Cho? Whoever, whatever – no their best stuff.
I didn’t Like the outfits so much, except for the Jolie inspired tux, but did love their hair and makeup.
I thought I recognized the tux look! Jolie’s but with sequins and ill fitting.
They did fantastic. Right from the “minimally talented brats” line to the Cosby digs. Idont know what some of you are talking about. That joke was a CLEAR statement of support to the victims. It said 1) we believe you 2) it mocked Cosbys harmless buffoon act
Special mention goes to the Selma joke, because there are alot of fools out here who genuinely think that racism “ended” and everyone still raising it is drawing a “race card”
Hmm, interesting #2 point that i did not consider before…
I’m on the fence, to be honest, leaning towards “ugh.” This makes me seem so wishy-washy, i know, but i’ve just been reading so much from so many different people about their take on the Cosby jokes that i’m still trying to sort it all out, although as i said earlier, i did initially take it as a statement of support for the victims.
I kind of want more people to weigh in on this because i’m interested in hearing what others have to say.
I’m on the fence, too, tifzlan. I think the intention was completely and unquestionably to support the victims and put down Cosby. And I like that. But some things just aren’t funny. They’re joking about numerous sexual assaults. It made me cringe a little, and it made me feel a sort of vindictive satisfaction. Neither is a great feeling.
I think it was an incredibly powerful statement for them to make. Up there on that stage Amy and Tina represented the pinnacle of The Establishment, and they chose to make a statement that in just a few short sentences said “we know who you really are and we’re not afraid of you”. They validated, in public, in front of millions, what those women said. For goodness sake, just last week Cosby himself made that joke that “didn’t you know you’re not supposed to drink in front of me?”. Silence is Cosby’s greatest ally. And don’t forget, the fire was truly reignited with just one joke from Hannibal Burress.
I like that, Bridget. It made me feel much better about the whole thing. Good thinking.
What GNAT said, but also, several people have pointed out that Woody Allen was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award last year so there’s still a layer of white privilege present in these jokes, tbh so i’m still kind of in the middle, in between.
Btw, thank you for all your thoughts and opinions, it’s one of the many reasons i love being a part of the CB community 🙂
Yeah, the Woody Allen award will always make my blood boil.
I’m with you on the ambivalence. I laughed but I also felt uncomfortable underneath it. And now that you guys remind me about that Woody Allen award I’m even more uncomfortable. Then I remember that Cosby himself made jokes about the allegations and now I don’t know how to feel.
Re: Poehler amd Fey and the Allen thing: they’re adults with common sense. They know that if you bring up murky allegations about a guy on the night that he’s being honored with a Lifetime achievement award (and who also wrote and directed a movie up for other awards that night) that they were going to be booed off the stage and fired. And that’s if it wasn’t already declared a no-go by the HFPA. The blame for that is squarely on the HFPA for giving him on the award, not on Poehler and Fey for being the hosts that year. Whereas Bill Cosby actively used his fan to victimize and intimidate vulnerable women.
It would not surprise me at all if in a year or two, Cosby is tapped for the lifetime award. Since Allen received one, and GC gets one the year after being mocked for his love life, anything is possible.
Yes Danielle! That was my take too! That joke was totally supporting the victims and saying “we believe you, he’s an ass for trying (and faling) to be funny about it” I think they were on poin with it. That monologue was pure gold!
I thought Tina & Amy were great, even if the Cosby bit was a little cringeworthy, but where were they during the middle of the show? They disappeared for almost an hour. I thought maybe they were prepping for some fantastic mid-show set piece but…..nope. I was actually a little disappointed. Not by their performance, but the lack of it. The show needed *more* of them, not less. But, all in all, still a good show.
Oh, and I’m I the only who loved Jeremy Renner’s “globes” zinger to JLo? The way her jaw dropped was hilarious. But, c’mon, that dress was begging for it. 😉
That was my thought too- they were really good but then hardly in the show after the opening. The only thing I can think of is because it was running long they cut out some other things to keep it moving?
I nearly choked on my wine.
OK, what crimes did Clooney and Streep commit? Oddly, I’m not doubting they committed crimes, I just don’t know what they are.
It was a joke.
I laughed so hard at the Amal and Clooney joke. So true.
I love them.
Same here! So. Freakin. True. ugh/hahaha
I thought the duo were great! The Sony/North Korea hack should have been acknowledged and Margaret Cho had the balls and uniform to clearly point the finger at leadership, not the citizens. I was more uncomfortable with Laura Durham bouncing, smiling gleefully in her chair after Tina and Amy’s point taken Cosby jokes then the jokes themself.
This awards show was a blast! The hostests were hilarious, there was some amazing fashion, ricky Gervais was hilarious in his little bit (the adele denzeem mentions was just killing me), none of the wins upset me. It was an entertaining night.
Yeah Lena was particularly rich since she has been accused of sexual abuse herself, based on her own book. But the old white privilege protects her. Tina and Amy pretend to be edgy, but poking at Cosby was pretty darn safe to do in that room. Ricky would have had something to say about Lena, I’m sure, which would have been MUCH more controversial, and of course, uncomfortable to the group at large. I love watching them squirm when Ricky is up there!
They did AMAZING. (I thought it was Gervais who was cringe-worthy and try-hard.)
LOL @ “all you minimally talented people”! Just watched them, fabulous job done by these two.
Love them as always but I don’t think anything will ever top last year’s Clooney/gravity joke and the bust on DiCaprio and supermodels as they introduced him. He was actually totally blushing when he came out.
Ricky Gervais was awesome, I would love it if he came back.
Tina and Amy were actually kind of a letdown. The jokes were kinda foreseeable and the dig at Emma Stone was random and unnecessary. Make fun of someone’s clothes, orange skin, botoxed face, fried hair, that’s okay because those are choices but mocking the size of someone’s eyes? Not so much. I’m on the fence about the Cosby joke. Mostly, I think the joke went on too long and it just didn’t land right to me. But he deserves every bit of harsh he gets. It’s just a tough line between mocking the rapist and mocking rape. Maybe they should have joked about Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski having the same drug dealer. Also, hated their dresses and Amy obviously OD’d on the spray tanner.
JK Simmons’s takedown of Miles Teller Everything!
I didn’t get that as a takedown. The comment about hitting him in the face and yelling at him was about the movie, and it’s been a runing joke in their press.
It *was* a sly put down. In one interview, when the movie was coming out, Teller referenced JK as “the guy who does the insurance commercials”. Teller was NOT being facetious; he was told by the interviewer about JK’s body of work, and Teller didn’t even have the good grace to look even the littlest bit abashed. He’s just a disrespectful twerp! LOVE JK! SO glad he won!
I love Amy and Tina….but this was probably the worst show they’ve hosted. There was a couple jokes in the beginning that made me laugh. But I thought the North Korea jokes with Margaret Cho went on a little bit too much. And besides the beginning monologue, they basically disappeared.
Yes, that was so weird, they disappeared for a looong time and then only came back to present Oprah.
Tina and Amy were awesome! So funny and on point. Love them! Also liked Ricky’s few minutes on stage – he was good. Also loved the Cumberbomb! As for Aniston, she seemed tipsy on the red carpet too. So odd. And Common’s speech was great!
The North Korea jokes: so uncomfortable, kinda ruined the show for me at some point, only the acceptance speeches saved it all.
I definitely thought Amy & Tina’s Cosby jokes were intended to support and elevate the women he victimized. There are still many people who are convinced that all 25-plus women are lying because rape culture. And since Cosby himself has now added a joke about it to his own act, game on, b*tch.
Sad though that even a throng of women with similar stories isn’t believed. And people wonder why victims don’t come forward.
I wish Amy and Tina could be my friends.
Tina and Amy were AWESOME.
I like them a lot but i thought Ricky Gervais made for a more compelling watch.
It’s my understanding that some security firms are now saying the Sony hack was probably an inside job, and not NK. Disguntled ex-emplyees makes more sense to me, but i guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Glad they made Cosby jokes, but they weren’t great jokes.
Would have liked to have seen Stephen Colbert there, because he’s great.
Am re-watching all the episodes of 30 Rock, sometimes i think Tina Fey can do no wrong. And such a beauty!
More Ricky G. indeed please.
Having said that, really can’t comment much because i didn’t watch most of it.
Didn’t the original statement from the government say there was inside help from Sony? I’m sure that’s something Sony would love everyone to forget. It’s not poor little Sony (pfft) against big bad North Korea — there’s more going on.
For someone who had a “humbling” experience, Clooney sure doesn’t *seem* humble.