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Comic Chelsea Handler has not been shy of late about her want to make a return to internet hosting a late-night present. And through her opening monologue as host of the Critics’ Selection Awards on Sunday, she didn't maintain again when it got here to roasting the competitors.
“I’m simply pleased to be right here tonight supporting the critics’ proper to decide on,” Handler mentioned early on. “A minimum of somebody nonetheless has a alternative. Until they’re a feminine critic after which it depends upon what state they reside in.”
For the following a number of minutes, she evenly roasted nominees like The Lady King’s Viola Davis and Gaslit’s Julia Roberts however arrived at Tár’s Cate Blanchett. “In Tár, Cate portrayed an iconic lesbian whose profession is upended by her poisonous habits,” Handler mentioned. Then, in a nod to Ellen DeGeneres’ scandal, she drew a mix of laughter and groans when she added, “And she or he didn’t even must host her personal daytime speak present.”
Handler acquired applause from comic Billy Eichner for joking that it was a “breakout 12 months for queer cinema, with films like Bros, Fireplace Island, and Prime Gun: Maverick.” And loud cheers for calling out the continued sexism in Hollywood. “I don’t wish to say that studios deal with female and male administrators in another way, however James Cameron was given a funds of $350 million [for Avatar: The Way of Water] and Sarah Polley needed to movie Ladies Speaking in a barn.”
“The solid of The Bear is right here,” she added later. “Superior present. They confirmed us how grueling and hellish and completely depressing working within the restaurant business will be, they usually didn’t have to attend on James Corden.”
And at last, Handler echoed a sentiment she shared in a current interview with The Every day Beast when she addressed all the “nonsense lately about Jews operating Hollywood.”
“I wish to say, as a Jewish lady, so what in the event that they do? Who cares?” she joked. “The French run bakeries, Italians run the mafia and Swedish folks run Ikea. Keep in your lane!”
For extra, hearken to Chelsea Handler on The Final Giggle podcast.