Saturday Night Live‘s Michael Che and Colin Jost took no prisoners when they touched on the #MeToo movement, slavery and neo-Nazis during their controversial monologue at the 70th annual Emmy Awards.
The anchors of SNL‘s Weekend Update segment took aim at some of the most topical stories in recent memory through the lens of this year’s Emmy nominees, including The Handmaid’s Tale, Roseanne and Atlanta.
Below, Digital Spy rounds up some of the most controversial jokes from this year’s Emmy Awards monologue:
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On CBS president Les Moonves’s resignation amid scandal:
“It’s an honour to be here, sharing this night with the many, many talented and creative people in Hollywood who haven’t been caught yet!” (Che)
On plans by this year’s most-nominated outlet, Netflix, planning to invest more in original shows:
“If you’re a network executive, that’s the scariest thing you could possibly hear, other than ‘Sir, Ronan Farrow is on Line 1’.” (Jost)
On Roseanne star Laurie Metcalf earning a nomination in spite of the backlash against the show:
“You know how great of an actress you have to be to get nominated for Roseanne, now? That’s like a cop being nominated for a BET Award. It doesn’t happen!” (Che)
On more diversity in TV:
“It’s gonna get balanced out by an all-white reboot of Atlanta called 15 Miles Outside of Atlanta. And it focuses on white women who call the police on the cast of Atlanta.” (Jost)
On The Handmaid’s Tale:
“I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but The Handmaid’s Tale takes place in a future where an entire group of people are forced to work and make babies against their will. It’s what black people call ‘history’.” (Che)
On the rise of streaming:
“NBC has the most nominations of any broadcast network — which is kind of like being the sexiest person on life support.” (Che)
The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards was hosted by Saturday Night Live‘s Michael Che and Colin Jost from the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, airing live in the US on NBC.
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