Just when you thought they couldn’t get any better (who are we kidding, of course we did), Amy Poehler and Tina Fey nailed their Golden Globes opening monologue for the third year in a row.
The flawless execution of their dialogue has rendered it impossible for impending hosts to ever top these ladies (they began by calling their audience spoilt brats).
I mean, c’mon.
1. On how lucky George Clooney is.
“George Clooney married Amal Alamuddin this year. Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case with Kofi Annan regarding Syria and was selected for a three-person commission investigating rules of war violations in the Gaza strip … so tonight her husband is getting the lifetime achievement award.”
2. On Russell Crowe’s recent ‘ageist’ comments.
“Patricia Arquette is here, so wonderful in the film, Boyhood. Boyhood proves that there are still great roles for women over 40, as long as you get hired when you’re under 40.”
3. They took a timely jab at Bill Cosby …
“In Into the Woods, Cinderella runs from her prince, Rapunzel is thrown from a tower for her prince and Sleeping Beauty… just thought she was getting coffee with Bill Cosby.”
4. But, as always, they also poked fun of themselves …
“Steve Carrell’s Foxcatcher look took two hours to put on, including his hairstyling and makeup. Just for comparison, it took me three hours today to prepare for my role as human woman.”
Yes Tina, just yes.
Bow down because #Queens.
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Top Comments
I'm very surprised that this website was ok with Tina and Amy joking about drugging and raping women. Don't get me wrong, I live them and have loved every year they have hosted, but I smell hypocrisy - if a male had made the same joke I think you'd be writing a very different article.
They are not joking about drugging and raping women. Cosby has been maintaining silence and having his real wife and former on screen wife speak up to defend him. They are calling him out on his stance and attitude. If a male comedian made the same joke, it would have been the same result, because Cosby is the joke, not his (alleged) victims..
I knew there would be a comment about this. Fey was one of the first people to mention the Cosby allegations - on SNL about 8 years ago.
They are drawing it to attention again, and making people feel uncomfortable until they pay proper attention to it. Using Cosby's character's voice to mock him about it associates the beloved character with the reality of what he did.
Re your last line - if it was someone like Seth Macfarlane making the joke then sure, people would be offended, because he's not exactly a feminist leader. But if someone like Aziz Ansari made it then people would better understand the point he was making and support it. It's the comedian, not the gender.
I. LOVE. THEM.