Throughout awards season, we've seen a plethora of male hosts nervously tiptoe around jokes that address the biggest topic rocking Hollywood right now: Harvey Weinstein and sexual harassment.
Not Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, though. At the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the co-hosts took the "spirited" part to heart in their opening monologue. The pair held absolutely nothing back as they delivered a slew of jokes absolutely nailing the tense climate and the behavior of predatory men in entertainment brought to light by the #MeToo movement.
"Last year, everyone famous died. This year, everyone famous wishes they were dead," Mulaney began, providing an apt TL;DR. Then, the two decided to "name some names," taking aim at each of the biggest names who fell from grace over the past several months.
The two went from imagining Harvey Weinstein's unmarked grave, to asking whether you can separate art from the men when it came to Woody Allen "and his last 20 unwatchable movies." They also personally named Kevin Spacey, producer Brett Ratner, Louis C.K, Mario Batali.
"Now while it has been a difficult year, it has been a a renaissance for men making apologies," Kroll reasoned. "The male apology have become an art form," Mulaney agreed. He mimicked the most ridiculous aspects of the Male Apology trends, saying, "Like many men, I'm only just learning that women don't like it when you run at them fully erect with hate in your eyes. This is new to me. I'm here to listen."
Shots were resoundingly fired. And both the crowd and the internet absolutely loved them for it.
