Judd Apatow Slams Trump, Musk and Bezos in DGA Awards Monologue
Judd Apatow focused on President Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, the “IT Ends with Us” Litigation Spree and himself in his opening monologue on Saturday during the 77th annual DGA Awards.
Apatow has of course rifled about how the country has taken a sharp turn to the right since the last DGA Awards, and he gently enjoyed his enthusiastic embrace of diversity and border coils that are now in sight of the president’s Donald Trump and his extreme right Brigade of reformers.
“My new pronouns are” we are fucked, “said Apatow from the podium of the Beverly Hilton. The multihyphenate filmmaker and TV producer organized the DGA Awards for the third year in a row and the sixth time since 2018.
Apatow has commented on how many rich and powerful figures have worked to allow the favor of Trump to favor, “I feel that I am one compliment from the interior secretary.”
Apatow speculated that he might have to change the tone of his film and TV efforts to match the cultural moment. “Maybe I should make TV that Maga people would like:” The real housewives of January 6, “he said. After having received a big reaction, he leaned in the microphone and deadpanned:” Note for himself: really make that show . “
Apatow spoke about the success of the Kassa of ‘Wicked’, the universal musical that became a Juggernaut during the holidays and has been an Awards treasure. “Usually to earn so much money, you have to sue Blake Lively,” said Apatow, a nod to the fierce battle for behavior on the set of the movie “It Ends With Us” of 2024 that broke out in December between Star Blake Lively and director – Star Justin Baldoni.
Apatow did not spare herself from barbs. “I am what Mel Brooks would look like if he would take ‘the substance’,” in a nod to the psychological horror photo of Demi Moore about an aging star who takes a form of youth serum.
On billionaire Elon Musk, Apatow noted his surprise when the owner of X placed a meme of a photo of Apatow’s comedy by Apatow ‘Stepbrothers’ with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Musk’s Post stated: “This is me and Jeff Bezos”, to which Apatow stuck: “He does not understand the starting point of that film. It is about two damn idiots.”
Apatow pointed to one of the red threads between Musk and Amazon founder and chairman Bezos – an interest in space. ‘In one day [Musk’s] Dream will come true. He goes to Mars. “Apatow outlined a scenario in which other Trump-related figures join him on a space flight:” RFK, Jeff Bezos, Brett Kavanaugh, Peter Thiel. ”
Over time: “We realize that we will not miss them. We didn’t need a crypto currency. We don’t need AI. One day we look at heaven and we can see the sky, “he said. Apatow continued to paint a picture of a world that returned to life as it was before the 2000s. “MTV starts playing music videos. Everyone has Flip telephones. Young men leave their cellars and start flirting with girls. ‘
Among other changes, ‘Britney [Spears] Turn off a new record and places her father in a conservatory. Pandas start to fuck like crazy and create millions of pandas. We all get a panda. “
After a few more fantastic ideas (“Kid Rock becomes a Democrat”), Apatow comes to the result: “By leaving the earth, they made America big again,” he said.
Later in the show, while he helped to herald presenters and winners on and next to the stage, Apatow added a post -cripple grit that was directly focused on Musk, which is also the CEO of the manufacturer of electric cars Tesla. As if he makes an announcement of the public service from the stage, Apatow told the public: “If you are the owner of the Tesla Cybertruck in the parking lot – please go yourself.”
Apatow is a productive producer who has advanced films (“The 40-year-old Virgin”, “Knock-up”, “Anchorman”), TV series (“The Larry Sanders Show”, “Freaks and Geeks” and the last Time has transferred his lens to documentaries about influential pop culture figures, including Garry Shandling, George Carlin and Country-Pop stars The Avett Brothers.
Apatow is currently working on a two-part documentary about the life and career of Mel Brooks for HBO, producing and co-director with Michael Bonfiglio. He produced the 2024 function Docu “Stormy” about Stormy Daniels and the payment arrangement that led to the criminal conviction of President Donald Trump. Apatow also achieved the unusual Buddy Comedy function “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain” for Peacock last year. He worked with Billy Eichner on the Pathbreaking ROM-Com “Bros”, released by Universal in 2022.
