Colin Jost & Michael Che"s Emmys Monologue Was Long, Topical, Awkward

The 2018 Emmys kicked off with an overly long and overly topical monologue from hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che that tried hard to be funny … but ended up being cringeworthy.  The ‘SNL’ vets came out standing shoulder-to-shoulder Monday…

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Jimmy Kimmel Tears Into Weinstein, Mike Pence in Oscars Opening Monologue

Jimmy Kimmel came out with his gloves on to open the 90th Academy Awards …  beating on Harvey Weinstein and Vice President Mike Pence. Kimmel — who’s hosting the Oscars again this year — dove straight into the #TimesUp and #MeToo…

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Stormy Daniels Fires Back at Wendy Williams for Vagina Monologue

Stormy Daniels is going to war — a vagina war — with Wendy Williams, and she’s willing to put it ALL on the line … TMZ has learned. Stormy caught wind of Wendy’s show Wednesday when the host called her washed up, messy — and the coup de grace…

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Tiffany Haddish Slays on SNL: Watch Her Monologue!

Tiffany Haddish made history this weekend.

As hard as it may be to believe, the actress became the first stand-up comedian to host Saturday Night Live.

Yes, the show has been on for 43 years and this has never happened before.

But Haddish made sure it will definitely happen again, delivering a hilarious and blistering monologue that proved how adept she is with a microphone in her hands and a studio audience sitting just a few feet away.

She also proved that she"s downright hilarious.

Referencing her hit comedy Girls Trip, Haddish said the following early on:

“I googled myself – it said I’m worth $ 2 million! What do I need to do to get this money? Fake my own death? Tupac this sh*t and move to Tyler Perry Island?”

She then provided viewers with some background information, filling them on some shocking blanks from her past.

“I grew up in foster care,” she said. “So I want to thank anyone who paid taxes between 1990 and 1999.”

She added:

"Living in group homes with mostly black and Hispanic children wasn’t an easy thing come 11:30 on Saturday nights…

"Trying to convince them that Dana Carvey was just as funny as Damon Wayans was a problem. I got stabbed twice, in a bunk bud.”

Haddish also tackled a few current events.

First, there was a quip about Donald Trump"s hair.

But she really hit her stride when citing the ongoing sexual harassment accusations flying around Hollywood these days.

“If you got your thing-thing out and she got all her clothes on YOU’RE WRONG," she said very simply.

You"d think this would be an obvious point, but try telling that to Louis C.K. and others.

Toward the end of her terrific monologue, Haddish broke out into a praise and worship dance.

Meaning what, exactly?

Click PLAY to find out!

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Chris Rock Oscars Monologue: The Best Jokes!

So… how did he do?

Chris Rock didn"t just host the 2016 Academy Awards. He hosted the 2016 Academy Awards under the umbrella of controversy over no African-Americans receiving any acting nominations.

Clearly, the beloved comic was going to comment on this issue during his monologue.

And comment he did! Here"s a look at Rock"s most pointed digs and jokes from the 88th annual Oscars:

1. Starting Out Slow:

You realize, if they nominated hosts, I wouldn’t even get this job!

2. On Why He Didn’t Quit as Host:

The last thing I need is to lose another job to Kevin Hart!

3. On Why Blacks Didn’t Care When They Weren’t Nominated in the 1960s:

They were too busy being raped and lynched to care about who won Best Cinematographer. When your grandmother’s swinging from a tree, it’s really hard to care about Best Documentary Foreign – Short.

4. On Jada Pinkett-Smith Boycotting the Ceremony:

Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties — I wasn’t invited!

5. On Why Only Women Get Asked What They’re Wearing:

Because men all dress the same. Rock quipped: “If George Clooney showed up with a lime green tux on and a swan coming out his ass, somebody would ask, ‘What’re you wearing, George?”

6. On Real Problem Facing African-Americans:

This year on the In Memoriam package, it’s just gonna be black people shot by the cops on their way to the movies.

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Ricky Gervais Monologue: Did He Go Too Far?

You know what you get when you hire Ricky Gervais as an awards show host.

And the Golden Globes especially knows what it is going to get, considering it has hired Ricky Gervais as host four times now.

You"re going to get a host who has no problem taking aim at pretty much anyone at Hollywood, along with someone who sometimes focuses on very easy targets with supposedly "edgy" shots and insults.

And that"s exactly what he did to open the 2016 Golden Globe Awards.

"It"s only right that NBC hosts this awards show," Gervais said early on in his monologue.

"They’re the only network that’s truly fair and impartial, and that’s because they’re the only network with zero nominations. So … nothing in it for "em tonight. They don’t care, obviously."

That was pretty funny.

But Gervais later made multiple jokes at the expense of women in Hollywood and how they are paid less than their male counterparts.

Most controversially of all, he used a woman"s death as a source of humor.

"I"ve changed," he says in the following video.

"Not as much as Bruce Jenner, obviously. Now Caitlyn Jenner, of course. What a year she"s had. She became a role model for trans people everywhere, showing great bravery in breaking down barriers and destroying stereotypes.

"She didn"t do a lot for women drivers, but you can"t have everything, can ya?"

That final quip is a reference to a fatal car accident that took place in February, when Bruce was behind the wheel in a crash that actually took a woman"s life.

Did Gervais go too far by making light of this tragedy? Or is anything fair game when you"re a comedian?

Watch the monologue below and give Gervais an overall grade now:

Donald Trump Hosts SNL: Watch His Monologue!

A horde of people protested NBC for its decision to have Donald Trump host Saturday Night Live.

This is the same network, after all, who essentially fired the Presidential hopeful from The Apprentice after inflammatory comments he made about Mexicans.

(Which preceded inflammatory comments he made about women…. and then Muslims…)\

Politics, sexism and racism aside, however, one crucial question remained heading into this weekend: Could Donald Trump actually be funny?

He began his attempt via a monologue, one in which he continually mixed up Aidy Bryant for long-time nemesis Rosie O"Donnell.

He was also flanked at one point by Taran Killam, who parodies him now on the sketch comedy series; and by Darrell Hammond, who portrayed him in the past on SNL.

At one point, a heckler screamed “You’re a racist!” at Trump, only for the cameras to cut away backstage, where Larry Davis (who resurrected his amazing impression of Bernie Sanders on the episode) admitted he just made $ 5,000 for that accusation.

So, how did Trump do overall?

He didn"t strike out during the monologue, but he didn"t really try to hit a home run, either, which is a it surprising knowing the (awful) man.

Check out the video below and sound off on Trump as Saturday Night Live host yourself.

Did NBC make a mistake in bringing him on board? Is all controversy good controversy? Is it SNL"s job to serve as Ethics Police? Or merely to aim for the highest-rated episodes it can?

A debate over such issues would likely be more entertaining than this Donald Trump monlogue. Watch it and grade it now:

Carrie Underwood-Brad Paisley Monologue Rips Blake, Duggars & More

Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley opened up the 2015 CMA Awards with another humorous monologue at their fellow stars" expense.

They began by musicially riffing on everything that"s "Cray Cray" in Hollywood, including Caitlyn Jenner and Josh Duggar (seriously).

"Things are cray crazy, this world has gone bat poop cray cray," Paisley sang. "McDonald"s breakfasts all day now, Bruce Jenner"s a babe now."

And, bat poop cray cray-est of all, "Trump"s leading in the polls."

"You know what else is cray cray," Paisley then continued.

"How many famous couples have broken up this year! From Ben Affleck to Jennifer Garner, to Halle Berry and what"s his name."

"Of course, we can"t ignore the breakup that really rocked our world, the one that"s on everybody"s mind, two people in this very room."

The camera panned to Kermit and Miss Piggy in the crowd.

"We love you both and just want you to be happy," Carrie Underwood interjected. "On a completely unrelated topic: Howdy Blake!"

Blake Shelton then waved, laughed and grinned.

"Have you heard that duet that Blake did with Ashley Madison," he then joked, confusing the cheating site with singer Ashley Monroe.

Monroe is a longtime friend of Miranda Lambert, Blake"s ex-wife, and a singer-songwriter in her own right who has worked with both.

Carrie and Brad then sang a song about Ashley Madison, ending the tune with the lyrics, "Your cheatin" site will tell on you, Josh Duggar!"

LOL. Any Duggar family-related humor making its way into a national television awards show is an instant winner in our book.

Notably, during the monologue, cameras never panned to Lambert, who went on to win Female Vocalist of the Year as usual.

​The View Co-Hosts Apologize For Mocking Miss America Nurse Monologue — See The Backlash & Their Apology HERE!

Well that took no time at all!

It’s been just about a week since The View returned to TV with a mostly new panel of co-hosts including Michelle Collins, Joy Behar, Raven Symoné, Whoopi Goldberg, and Paula Faris.

In that week they’ve already managed to offend people with some of their commentary about one of the contestants in the Miss America pageant being a nurse — to which they’ve already apologized (below)!

Video: Donald Trump Faces Off Against Whoopi Goldberg On The View!

During the talent the portion of the contest, Miss Colorado, Kelley Johnson, performed a monologue which talked quite a bit about her profession as a nurse.

Yesterday Collins apparently felt the need to express her opinion about the monologue as well as question why she was wearing a stethoscope during the segment. She shared:

“The talent, though, I have to say, the woman who won sang opera, and she was incredible. Really good. But then there was a girl who wrote her own monologue and I was like ‘Turn the volume up, this is going be amazing, let’s listen’. She came out in a nurse’s uniform and basically read her emails out loud and shockingly did not win.”

Behar chimed with disbelief as Collins replied:

“I swear to God it was hilarious.”

Behar then inquired as to why Johnson was even wearing a stethoscope as a nurse to which Collins said:

“She helps patients with Alzheimer’s, which I know is not funny, but I swear you had to see it.”

Quite a few people were offended by her comments and took to Twitter (below) to point out that stethoscopes aren’t just for doctors — nurses quite often have to use them too!

A lot of the backlash came from women who were nurses:

@TheView I use my stethoscope every day. I’m #notjustanurse – Im the nurse trying to save your life- YOUR nurse. #nursesunite #NursesMatter
— Julianne van kalken (@JKalken) September 15, 2015

So glad doctor used stethoscope 30sec this am so I don’t need to use mine rest of this 12hr shift said NO NURSE EVER #TheView #JoyBehar
— Ellie (@SimonSaidSo06) September 15, 2015

I wonder how quick @TheView would be to mock nursing if their lives were in a nurse’s hands.
— Spoiled Little Brat (@spoiledbratprbz) September 15, 2015

It’s very obvious the ladies on The View do NOT have the compassion, wisdom or respect for human dignity to be “just a nurse.” #nursesunite
— Priscilla (@Pris635) September 15, 2015

@TheView Today Joy Behar & crew mocked Miss Colo Nurse Kelly Johnson. Your comments were totally unacceptable. You owe Nurses an apology.
— Jo (@Just_JoBayes) September 15, 2015

To the ignorant hosts, I may be “just a nurse” to you, but I could be the one saving your life tomorrow. Educate yourselves. #TheView
— KB (@kimberlybryanna) September 15, 2015

Well today, the ladies took a moment out of their show to apologize for their previous statements and express how much they love nurses (below):

What do you think? Did the ladies on The View deserve the backlash — and do you accept their apology??

[Image via ABC/Judy Eddy/Joseph Marzullo/WENN.]

The View Co-Hosts Mock Miss America Nurse Monologue

Multiple co-hosts on The View showed their ignorance and their idiocy on Tuesday by making fun of Kelly Johnson during a particularly unfunny segment.

Johnson represented Colorado at this year’s Miss America Pageant.

Kelly Johnson Monologue

Instead of showing off a talent such as singing, dancing or juggling, however, Johnson appeared on stage in her nurse’s uniform and talked about the challenges and the rewards of her profession.

You can watch her speech above.

Pretty cool, right? Nice and different and inspiring?

Not according to The View.

“There was a girl who wrote her own monologue and I was like ‘Turn the volume up, this is going be amazing, let’s listen,’” said Michelle Collins.

“She came out in a nurse’s uniform and basically read her emails out loud and shockingly did not win.”

Collins went on to say it was “hilarious.”

Joy Behar then inquired as to why Johnson had a “doctor’s stethoscope on,” a remark that drew ire and consternation on Twitter.

For the record, nurses around the world nearly all wear and use stethoscopes on a daily basis. They always have.

In the end, Betty Cantrell was crowned Miss America 2016, partly due to her opera singing.

She gave an impressive performance and all… but why The View panelists chose to focus on a nurse’s inspiring speech, as opposed to the mere fact that beauty pageants (with evening gown and swimsuit competitions) still exist is rather depressing.

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