Seth Meyers doesn’t hold back in 2018 Golden Globes monologue
He covered sexual misconduct in Hollywood, Donald Trump, and more.
Seth Meyers kicked off the 2018 Golden Globes Sunday night with a topical monologue, covering sexual misconduct in Hollywood and getting in digs at Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, and Woody Allen.
“Good evening, ladies and remaining gentlemen,” Meyers began. “It’s 2018: Marijuana is finally allowed, and sexual harassment finally isn’t. It’s going to be a good year!”
Here are some more of the timely jokes Meyers served up during the opening:
— “This was the year of ‘big little lies’ and ‘get out’ — and also the television series ‘Big Little Lies’ and the movie ‘Get Out.’”
— “There’s a new era underway. And I can tell because it’s been years since a white man was this nervous in Hollywood.”
— “For the male nominees in the room tonight, this is the first time in three months it won’t be terrifying to hear your name read out loud.”
— “Considering what has been going on this year with powerful men and their terrible behavior in Hollywood, a lot of people thought it would be more appropriate for a woman to host these awards, and they may be right. But if it’s any consolation, I’m a man with absolutely no power in Hollywood.”
— “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.”
— “Harvey Weinstein isn’t here tonight because, well, I’ve heard rumors that he’s crazy and difficult to work with. But don’t worry, he’ll be back in 20 years when, he becomes the first person ever booed during the In Memoriam.”
— “Well despite everything that happened this year, the show goes on. For example, I was happy to hear they’re going to do another season of ‘House of Cards.’ Is Christopher Plummer available for that too? I hope he can do a Southern accent because Kevin Spacey sure couldn’t.”
— “‘The Shape of Water’ received the most nominations of any film this year. … When I first 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. It’s like ‘Manhattan’ in water.”
