Seth Meyers trapte als host van de avond de Golden Globes af met een bang, door te starten met een monoloog die - traditiegetrouw - de genomineerden lichtelijk roast, voordat hij overging op het grovere werk, het belachelijk maken van President Trump én datgene waarvan je wist dat het zou komen: het op een briljante manier affikken van de machtige mannen in Hollywood die zijn beschuldigd van seksueel misbruik.
De beste one-liners op een rij, gevolgd door de video.
- 'It's 2018: marijuana is finally allowed and sexual harassment finally isn't.'
- 'It's been years since a white man was this nervous in Hollywood.'
- 'A special hello to hosts of other upcoming awards shows who are watching me tonight like the first dog they shot into outer space.'
- 'For the male nominees in the room tonight, this will be the first time in three months it won't be terrifying to hear your name read out loud.'
- 'I'm not even the most powerful Seth in the room tonight. [Camera pans to Seth Rogen.] Hey, remember when he was the guy making trouble with North Korea?'
- 'They tried to get a woman to host this show, they really did, they said, 'Hey, how would you like to be judged by some of the most powerful people in Hollywood?' And women were like, 'Hm, well where is it?' And they said, 'It's at a hotel,' and long story short, I'm your host tonight.'
- 'We're all here tonight courtesy of the Hollywood Foreign Press. A string of three words that could not have been better designed to infuriate our president. Hollywood. Foreign. Press. The only name that would make him angrier would be the Hillary Mexico Salad Association.'
- On Harvey Weinstein: 'Don't worry, he'll be back in 20 years when he becomes the first person ever booed during the 'In Memoriam.'
- 'Despite everything that happened this year, the show goes on, for example, I was happy to hear they're gonna do another season of House of Cards. Is Christopher Plummer available for that too? I hope he can do a southern accent, 'cause Kevin Spacey sure couldn't.'
- 'Get Out was a great film to see in theater but also a great way to find out if your date was a racist.'
- On The Shape of Water: 'I have to admit, when I heard about a film where a naive young woman falls in love with a disgusting sea monster, I thought, Oh man, not another Woody Allen movie.'
- 'The Post is a film about journalistic integrity, directed by Steven Spielberg starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks—" [woman carrying Golden Globes trophies steps onstage] "No, not yet we have to wait.'
- 'Oprah Winfrey is receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award tonight. What a tremendous honor for Cecil B. DeMille.'
- 'Oprah, while I have you, in 2011, I told some jokes our current president at the White House Correspondent Dinner, jokes about how he was unqualified to be president, and some have said that night convinced him to run. So if that's true, I just want to say: OPRAH, YOU WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT. YOU DO NOT HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. And Hanks! You will never be Vice President! You are too mean an un-relatable. And now, we just wait and see.'
Meyers schakelde ook de hulp in van celebrities in de zaal om grappen voor te dragen die hij niet zelf kon vertellen.
Meyers: "The Golden Globes turn 75 this year..."
Jessica Chastain: "But the actress that plays its wife is still only 32."
Meyers: "Call Me By Your Name is nominated for Best Motion Picture. It is a gay, coming of age film.
Billy Eichner: "Said Kevin Spacey: You lost me at 'of age.'"
Meyers: "Insecure creator Issa Rae currently has three projects in development with HBO.
Issa Rae: "Yeah that's right and three project is also where they think I'm from."
Meyers: "According to a recent article, only five percent of speaking roles in Hollywood are played by Asian actors."
Hong Chau: "But those numbers might be off since a white person did the math."
Maar eenmaal aanbeland bij komiek Amy Poehler waren de rollen omgedraaid en roastte zij Seth. "Yeah, I'll do one, but I don't need your help."
Meyers' reactie: "No, but I do the set up and you do the punchline."
Poehler: "Oh is that how it works? You're explaining something I already know. Is this the mansplaining part of the evening?"
Golden Globes, kunnen we Amy volgend jaar weer terugzien als host?
Meyers eindigde met een emotionele noot:
"Everyone in this room worked hard to get here, but it's clearer now than ever before that the women had to work even harder. So thank you for all the amazing work that you've all done and continue to do. I look forward to you leading us into whatever comes next."
Bekijk hier Meyers' opening van de avond in zijn geheel terug:
