Sandra OhandAndy Sambergare in the building.
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Samberg went on to quip that his least favorite race of people is “the Hollywood half-marathon.”
They also offered upthe Oscarshosting gig in the wake of Kevin Hart stepping down following backlash over old homophobic tweets.
“We are gonna have some fun, give out some awards and one lucky audience will hostthe Oscars!” Samberg, 40, said.
Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh.Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty
“More like Michael B. Buff AF,” Samberg said. “You a snack, Michael!”
The success of Jordan’s hit filmBlack Panther, “just goes to show that people want more movies where people ride around on rhinoceroses like they’re horses,” Oh quipped. “I’ve been saying this for years.”
Samberg, who is a two-time Golden Globe Award winner, and Oh, who won a Globe in 2006 for her role onGrey’s Anatomy, are the first duo to co-host the Globes sinceTina FeyandAmy Poehler, who hosted the 2013, 2014 and 2015 editions of the annual telecast.
Jim Carrey and Ginger Gonzaga.Rob Latour/REX/Shutterstock
This year’s hosting pair called out Jim Carrey for sitting up front in the movies section when he received a nomination for his television show,Kidding, and they asked him to move.
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“Should I take my dinner too? I wouldn’t want to leave any of my DNA in the film section,” said Carrey, who made hisred carpet debutwith new girlfriend Ginger Gonzaga earlier in the evening. “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you. I see your lips moving but there’s a delay.”
After the light-hearted jokes, Oh ended the opener on a sentimental note.
“I said yes to the fear of being on this stage tonight because, because I wanted to be here to look out into this audience and witness this moment of change,” she said. “And I’m not fooling myself. I’m not fooling myself. Next year could be different. It probably will be. But right now, this is real. Trust me, it is real. Because I see you and I see you. All of these faces of change and now, so will everyone else.”
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“My reaction [when I found out we would be hosting together] was, ‘Is this a joke?’ And then when it was not a joke, it was just this feeling of terror and thrill,” she said. “There was no way I would do this without Andy. It’s really exciting.”
As for Samberg? He said the twosome had no trouble bonding — quickly.
“We met at the Emmys!” he revealed. “But we’re getting to know each other fast. Turns out we’re very compatible.”
The 76th annual Golden Globes are presented live on NBC at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday.
source: people.com
