Despite not having an official host, the 92nd Oscars still featured a mini-monologue from previous hosts Chris Rock and Steve Martin.
Following the show’s opening music number from Janelle Monae, Rock and Martin, after some self-deprecating, had some fun at the expense of some of the night’s attendees, including Martin Scorsese and Mahershala Ali.
“I loved the first season of ‘The Irishman,” Rock joked, in reference to the Netflix drama’s 3 hour and 30 minute run time.
“Mahershala Ali is a two-time Oscar-winner,” Rock said. “Do you know what that means if he is pulled over by cops in LA? Nothing.”
But it was Amazon’s Jeff Bezos who got the night’s biggest roasting.
“Jeff Bezos is here,” Rock announced. “He’s got cash, when he writes the cash, the bank bounces.”
(Excerpt) Read more in: Variety