When did awards show host monologues become roasts?

[dogmatic001]

Have they always been this way?
Admittedly I very rarely watch any kind of award show. Maybe they've always included a roast.

I don't particularly care for that kind of humor, so it stands out to me, but I don't remember having always seen it in those situations.
But then again, I just haven't watched many of those situations.

Maybe because people seem more sensitive and fragile in society generally, it makes the roasts that have always been seem more significant.

When I think about such a host, I picture Billy Crystal interjecting something mundane. Maybe it wasn't supposed to have been mundane.

 

[anon1758050382]

For those who didn't see Shane Gillis at the ESPYS:

 

[johnson86-1]

Have they always been this way?
Admittedly I very rarely watch any kind of award show. Maybe they've always included a roast.

I don't particularly care for that kind of humor, so it stands out to me, but I don't remember having always seen it in those situations.
But then again, I just haven't watched many of those situations.

Maybe because people seem more sensitive and fragile in society generally, it makes the roasts that have always been seem more significant.

When I think about such a host, I picture Billy Crystal interjecting something mundane. Maybe it wasn't supposed to have been mundane.

I haven't watched many awards shows in a long time, but there used to always be some very light roasts sprinkled in. But they also were practically never funny, with a lot of cheesy jokes that got polite laughs. It was basically the same quality of writing as america's funniest videos for those old enough to remember them.

The espy's had probably more roasts than other shows as they started off a lot less seriously with lots of kind of gimmicky, one off awards. I've seen clips from Shane Gillis at the recent ESPYs and based on the clips I've seen, he basically had a full stand up set of roasts in there, and ones much harsher ones than I remember, but he was also funny, which most awards show hosts are not.

 

[DawgInThe256]

Seems like Ricky Gervais really started it at the Golden Globes, which is a totally different vibe since the celebrities are all sitting around tables and drinking. It's kind of expected now at the Golden Globes, which is probably why they picked Nikki Glaser for the most recent one.

 

[8dog]

How many people would have even known the espys were going on but for Gillis?

 

[POTUS]

“The Little Engine that Could but Needs a Pill First” is an all timer.

 

[anon1758050382]

Seems like Ricky Gervais really started it at the Golden Globes, which is a totally different vibe since the celebrities are all sitting around tables and drinking. It's kind of expected now at the Golden Globes, which is probably why they picked Nikki Glaser for the most recent one.

For those who didn't see Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes:

 

[dorndawg]

How many people would have even known the espys were going on but for Gillis?

I wasn't planning on watching anyhow, but gillis being the host would've sealed it for me - the couple times I've watched him, the funny part never happened. To be clear, he's doing fine without me.

 

[aTotal360]

For those who didn't see Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes:

greatest thing ever put on network television.

 

[SteelCurtain74]

The ESPY hosts over the years have routinely roasted athletes. Peyton roasting Kevin Durant was pretty good. Norm Mcdonald was probably my favorite ESPY host but sometimes roasts can go to far (see below)

 

[RopeDawg]

Shane Gillis is one of a kind and absolutely hilarious

 

[onewoof]

Gillis was good but he was nervous and his delivery was off. But the content of his stuff was great, it could just have been delivered about 10X better.

 

[onewoof]

For those who didn't see Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes:

 

[DerHntr]

For those who didn't see Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes:

Tom Hanks clutching his pearls over and over was fantastic. He’s a great actor but smug as hell when it comes to his opinions about the world. My favorite joke was the one about DiCaprio. Perfectly timed and so funny.

 

[anon1758050382]

sometimes roasts can go to far (see below)

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Bad take. The joke didn't go too far. The guy who assaulted a comedian over a joke went too far.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I wasn't planning on watching anyhow, but gillis being the host would've sealed it for me - the couple times I've watched him, the funny part never happened. To be clear, he's doing fine without me.

His impression of Trump is spot on. Those times he’s on Kill Tony as Trump are gold.

 

[dogmatic001]

I guess the Ricky Gervais performance was the first time I was aware of one being a scathing roast, and then only after the fact, since I wasn't watching it live.

I grew up in the late '70s and the '80s without cable tv and without an ABC station, so we watched whatever was on NBC, CBS or PBS. Those days would have been the last time I'd watched an awards show - the Oscars or whatnot.

 

[aTotal360]

It's obvious some of yall have never heard Lisa Lamponelli.

 

[onewoof]

 

[dogmatic001]

It's obvious some of yall have never heard Lisa Lamponelli.

I certainly have, and she's emblematic of my perfect idea of who I don't want to watch.

For me, she's the opposite of funny or enjoyable to watch.

 

[aTotal360]

I certainly have, and she's emblematic of my perfect idea of who I don't want to watch.

For me, she's the opposite of funny or enjoyable to watch.

We can never be friends.

 

[Podgy]

His Caitlin Clark Waffle House joke was pretty funny for going there considering the makeup of the audience.

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

I liked it altho I only watched his act afterwards. I dont watch those stupid award shows. Ricky monologue was absolutely awesome. I have an inappropriate sense of humor, especially to people who have a stick up their a$$. I like all that edgie humor twisted jokes and what not.