All the jokes on award shows like the Oscars telecast are written by a room full of comedy writers.
That opening joke was actually "Tonight we celebrate Hollywood's best and whitest OOPS I MEAN brightest". Actually kind of a funny and relevant joke given the current state of race in Hollywood. Chris Rock's recent interview is a good read along those lines:
That opening joke was actually "Tonight we celebrate Hollywood's best and whitest OOPS I MEAN brightest". Actually kind of a funny and relevant joke given the current state of race in Hollywood. Chris Rock's recent interview is a good read along those lines:
http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/chris-rock-frank-rich-in-conv...