Steve Martin and Chris Rock Roast Iowa Caucus Debacle in Opening Monologue at the Oscars
For the second time in a row, the Oscars did not have a host to run the awards show, but Chris Rock and Steve Martin delivered an opening monologue that addressed the lack of a host. “They don’t really have hosts…
For the second time in a row, the Oscars did not have a host to run the awards show, but Chris Rock and Steve Martin delivered an opening monologue that addressed the lack of a host.
“They don’t really have hosts anymore, why is that?” Martin asked.
“Twitter,” Rock responded. “Everybody’s got an embarrassing tweet somewhere. I know I do.”
That comment was a reference to tweets from Kevin Hart, who stepped down from his hosting position last year after insensitive tweets from his past resurfaced.
“Now, a couple of years ago, there was a big disaster here at the Oscars when they accidentally read out the wrong name. And it was nobody’s fault, but they have guaranteed that this will not happen this year because the Academy has switched to the new Iowa Caucus app,” Martin said.
His comments poked fun at the chaos that followed the Iowa Caucus after the app used to tabulate results encountered an error that led to a days-long delay in reporting the results.
Watch the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsvfOAd8ohU
Additionally, the duo managed to mention the ongoing homeless problem that has plagued the streets of Los Angeles, California.