The Golden Globes were on January 11th, and Stephen Graham already lost the one he won for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television.
How did the Adolescence star do that? The actor told the hosts on Capital Breakfast that he needed to catch a flight to Madrid the next day. However, after he landed in Atlanta, he only had 35 minutes to catch his connecting flight.
So a kind airport employee met him at the stairs and drove him across the runway to catch his flight. There was only one problem: she didn’t take his luggage with her.
She assured him that they would take care of his suitcase. But when he landed, it was not there.
Why was he so worried about it? In it, he said it had, “My socks, my pants, my toothbrush… and a Golden Globe.” The latter being the most important item.
Does this story have a happy ending? Yes, it does! When you are famous enough, and your cargo holds something even more famous, they make sure to get it back to you within two days and not let it go to the place where our missing baggage goes to.
In 1989, we fell in love with Bill & Ted, and we still love them! Case in point, later this year, they will be sharing the stage in Waiting for Godot on Broadway, and it is the most anticipated show of the Fall.
Well, a lightbulb went off in someone’s head when they realized that the actors are coming to the Great White Way, so they said that we should get Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves to present at this year’s Tony Awards. Therefore,, they put out the offer, and they said, “Excellent,” and did an air guitar strum.
I have a most excellent idea. They should start off the show with them dressed as Bill & Ted. Then we hear someone say that they need to do a paper on Hamilton. So, they run to their phone booth on stage left, go into it, and the lights go dark. Then, when they turn on, we see the cast of Hamilton ready to perform. Since Lin-Manuel Miranda and the OG cast are reuniting to celebrate the musical’s 10th anniversary.
Then, when they are done, the lights go dark. When they come back on, Ted says, “What year is it? 1776? 2016? Or 2025?” And Bill says, “Woah, dude!” Then, they go to commercial.
When I told my friend that idea, he told me his idea. He said that Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald should come out holding hands! Maybe they can do that too for the first award.
Here are the other presenters: Aaron Tveit, Adam Lambert, Allison Janney, Ariana DeBose, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Carrie Preston, Charli D’Amelio, Danielle Brooks, Jean Smart, Jesse Eisenberg, Katie Holmes, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Lea Michele, Lea Salonga, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michelle Williams, Oprah, Rachel Bay Jones, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Samuel L. Jackson, Sara Bareilles and Sarah Paulson.
My only complaint is that they didn’t ask Little Shop of Horrors’ Milo Manheim and Elizabeth Gillies to be part of the show. They are being hailed as the best Seymour and Audrey of this run. So, it would have been nice if they were able to be part of the broadcast. Who is with me?
It is not even Labor Day, and we haven’t started to talk about the movies and TV shows that will be dominating awards season. But that hasn’t stopped CBS from announcing today that Nikki Glaser will be hosting the Golden Globes.
“I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Golden Globes. It’s one of my favorite nights of television and now I get a front-row seat (actually, I think I have to host from the stage),” said Glaser. “The Golden Globes is not only a huge night for TV and film, but also for comedy. It’s one of the few times that show business not only allows, but encourages itself to be lovingly mocked (at least I hope so). (God, I hope so). It’s an exciting, yet challenging gig because it’s live, unpredictable and in front of Hollywood’s biggest stars (who also might be getting wasted while seated next to their recent exes).”
Glaser continued, “Some of my favorite jokes of all time have come from past Golden Globes opening monologues when Tina, Amy or Ricky have said exactly what we all didn’t know we desperately needed to hear. I just hope to continue in that time-honored tradition (that might also get me canceled). This is truly a dream job. Plus, I no longer have to feel guilty for every TV show and movie I’ve binged over the past year. It was all worth it. (“Below Deck: Sailing Yacht” season four will be nominated, right?).”
Hopefully, she will be better than Jo Koy was last year. But he is not a high bar to jump over—not even close. Plus, her comedy style is a lot riskier than his and Jerrod Carmichael’s, who have hosted the last two years.
If you actually care about this award show, then you would like to know that it is airing on January 5th.
NBC parted ways with the Golden Globes because they reportedly had a history of lack of diversity.
It looked like no one wanted to air the award shows that parted ways with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and taken over by Dick Clark Productions.
I guess that sounded good to CBS because they decided to air it this year. Even though it was not a ratings success, the network is happy enough with it to give it five more years.
“We’re so proud to continue to call CBS our home for the Golden Globes,” said Jay Penske, chairman and CEO of Penske Media and Dick Clark Productions. “CBS stepped up for the Globes during a very challenging time, and inherently understood its value, while having the foresight, imagination and conviction to bring this iconic show to its many platforms. We’ve long admired CBS’ commitment to some of the greatest cultural live events and partnering for the long term further cements this show’s legacy and incredible place in history.”
The Globes must be cheap because why else would they keep them going in a television world with way too many awards shows?
