Oscars 2017: 8 Ups And 6 Downs

Downs...

6. The Kimmel Jokes That Fell Flat

Oscars 2017 Jimmy Kimmel
ABC

Not all of Kimmel's routine was a success, unfortunately. Some of it just felt plain ol' lazy: the dropping of candy from the ceiling was very reminiscent of Ellen bringing in pizza when she hosted a few years ago, while a joke about actors losing weight was very similar to one previously told by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler at the Golden Globes. He also made a slightly uncomfortable joke about O.J. Simpson getting extra bologna tonight, after Made In America picked up Best Documentary.

Minor transgressions, although his bit about not being able to pronounce people's names wasn't so much. Firstly he joked about Mahershala Ali's surname, before mocking the name of one of the tourists he'd brought it (it was Yulerie). It stood out as being particularly weird and more than a little harsh, and didn't hit the right tone at all. Kimmel mostly hit the mark, but he really missed here.

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