Simpson: American Crime Story, which not only made me squirm but got me thinking that Chris Rock would have been an infinitely more interesting host for this show. He dug his hole deeper with a risky impression of Chris Rock doing a riff on The People vs. He vamped poorly during his monologue when the teleprompter broke – a shocking fail given his profession. But Fallon wasn’t just unfunny, he was bad at being Jimmy Fallon. Both aspire to unpretentious, good-time entertainment. The Golden Globes and Fallon are made for each other, on a spiritual level, at least. I was rooting for Fallon to succeed and thought he could. Future generations will remember this Golden Globes the way Carell remembers his “ Fantasia Day,” if they remember it at all. The funniest bit of the night ironically summed up the downbeat tenor of the evening: Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell exchanging mock-tragic recollections of seeing their first animated films. (The story would have been better if it was actually about another show, ideally one in his category.) Jake Gyllenhaal, tasked with introducing Deadpool, a nominee for best picture, musical or comedy, couldn’t muster an iota of enthusiasm for it. His costar, Tom Hiddleston, who also picked up some hardware, tried to use his moment in the limelight by turning our attention to suffering in the Sudan, but his I’d-like-to-get-serious-for-a-sec anecdote of humanitarian workers binging The Night Manager backfired on him, an attempt to highlight the value of Hollywood entertainment in general that ended up sounding ridiculously self-serving. (The hottest fashion look for men? Revenant grief beards.) Hugh Laurie was feeling apocalyptic, accepting his trophy for The Night Manager with a joke about this being the last Golden Globes. The worries of the world – and specifically, worry over President-elect Donald Trump – weighed heavily on their smoothed brows and fuzzy faces. The presenters were mostly all business and seemingly sober, the winners were mostly thoughtful and serious, acting the part of gracious if abashed.
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