Jimmy Kimmel Worked With 21 Writers For Oscars Opening Monologue
Jimmy Kimmel prepared really well for this year's Oscars ceremony.
CBS News reported that the TV host-comedian gathered 21 writers from his regular late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to help him write his 10-minute opening monologue for the Oscars. They worked together for four months in writing his piece.
The team included his co-head writer and executive producer Molly McNearney, who was also the EP of the 96th Academy Awards held on Sunday.
Aside from getting input from each other, they reviewed "reams of pages" of the Oscar jokes written so far.
Kimmel told them, "I could read a few jokes if you want 'em. I mean, it's just that we're gonna have disappointed writers, 'cause the jokes I read will not be the ones that are in the show."
With the help of the team, Kimmel brushed up on the latest film releases, with a special highlight on "Barbie," which he said was "one of his favorites," per Esquire.
Aside from the jokes, the nightly show host acknowledged the Hollywood crew members and their accomplishments in his monologue.
During the ceremony, Kimmel opened the show, saying, "Thank you for that partial standing ovation," generating laughter from the audience.
"Welcome to the 96th Oscars, everybody. Look at these beautiful human actors. What an honor it is to be here. Thank you for having me back, and congratulations to each and every one of you for making it to the Academy Awards... and for making it on time," he continued.
Slate listed some of Kimmel's best jokes in his monologue, including the following:
"This night is full of enormous talent and untold potential. But so was 'Madame Web,' so who knows?"
"Emma Stone, you are so unbelievably great in 'Poor Things.' Emma played an adult woman with the brain of a child, like the lady who gave the rebuttal to the State of the Union on Thursday night."
"If a movie premieres at the Grove and there are no actors there to promote it, does Mario Lopez make a sound?"
Meanwhile, netizens commented on Kimmel's opening monologue, which has since been uploaded to the Jimmy Kimmel Live YouTube channel.
"The 'Thank you for that partial standing ovation' made me roll my head back laughing for some reason," commented one netizen.
"Love the 'pause for room sound comment.' The crew, teamsters, locals... we very rarely get noticed. Most of the time, that means we are doing our jobs right! The acknowledgment means a lot," wrote another.
"LMAO. The dig at companies with the 'Look at these beautiful human actors," someone else added.
