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Aubrey Plaza hosted the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday and, of course, her opening was full of jokes that poked fun at not only attendees but bigger issues plaguing the world.<\/p>\n
Plaza started her hosting gig with a skit that showed her in the dressing room, having a meltdown before the start of the awards show. Judy Garland (also played by Plaza) suddenly appeared, giving her advice in typical Garland fashion.<\/p>\n
\u201cScorsese is doing films for Netflix, Sandler is doing dramas!\u201d Plaza\u2019s Garland said, poking fun at the state of independent film.<\/p>\n
Also Read:<\/strong> Independent Spirit Awards 2020: Willem Dafoe Wins Best Supporting Male<\/p>\n Then, after a brief make-out session with Garland, Plaza went on stage to sing a rendition of Garland\u2019s \u201cGet Happy,\u201d before she called out individual attendees like Jennifer Lopez, Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel and Ren\u00e9e Zellweger.<\/p>\n Later, Plaza and Michael Shannon parodied \u201cThe Lighthouse,\u201d which starred Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. In the skit, the duo played lighthouse keepers who just don\u2019t get along, and when Plaza sees Shannon writing something in his log and asks him what he\u2019s writing, Shannon tells her, \u201cNautical things.\u201d She grabs the log and sees that he clearly didn\u2019t like her opening monologue \u2014 and he especially didn\u2019t like that she called out Shia LaBeouf and his career in her opening. Seagull and farting jokes were aplenty.<\/p>\n See Plaza\u2019s best jokes below.<\/p>\n 1. Garland told Plaza before she went on stage: \u201cDo something they\u2019ll enjoy, not your spooky \u2018Sabrina the Teenage B\u2014-\u2018 thing!\u201d<\/p>\n 2. \u201cWhat do we have to be happy about? Look at all the disasters we have to deal with: pollution, trash in the ocean, \u2018Cats\u2019 in theaters! Meow!\u201d<\/p>\n 3. \u201cSome of you came from other neighborhoods in Los Angeles for this!\u201d<\/p>\n 4. \u201cWillem Dafoe, I love you and I\u2019m so glad that after years of looking like a 19th-century lighthouse keeper, you finally got to play one!\u201d<\/p>\n Also Read:<\/strong> Aubrey Plaza to Return as Host of 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards<\/p>\n 5. \u201cThe guy who runs Netflix is here, Ted Sarandos! Sorry, Ted, but I am going to scroll right past you and find more interesting people to talk about. No offense, but you started it!\u201d<\/p>\n 6. \u201cJennifer Lopez is here. You just performed at the Super Bowl last weekend. What did you do, Mary Kay Place? You lazy sack of s\u2014! Just kidding, you\u2019re a national treasure. Nicolas Cage, you are a national treasure, too! Sorry, I said that wrong \u2014 you were in<\/em> \u2018National Treasure 2.’\u201d<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m hosting the second most important show of the weekend. The Independent Spirit Awards are so much cooler than the Oscars: it\u2019s the daytime when we\u2019re at the beach, we recognize female directors \u2014 all two of them! I am so proud of how diverse this show is. JLo and I are super hot Puerto Ricans! I mention that because Puerto Rico is kind of like an independent film: beautiful, not enough people have seen it and its financing is always falling through.\u201d<\/p>\n 8. \u201cToday isn\u2019t about Scarlett Johansson being with men who don\u2019t deserve her. It\u2019s about independent film!\u201d<\/p>\n 9. \u201cI won\u2019t sing again. I might pole dance only to show JLo how it\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n 10. \u201cNext, we celebrate the success of \u2018Honeyland,\u2019 by releasing 100,000 bees into the tent! NO!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n 11. \u201cOur next presenter is Hollywood royalty and a legend in independent film \u2014 I wanna scream like an unhinged maniac but that\u2019s more his thing \u2014 Nicolas Cage, everyone!\u201d<\/p>\n 12. \u201cAnd here to present the Best Feature\u2026 ugh. It\u2019s always weird to see your ex in public. The producer and star of \u2018The Irishman,\u2019 Robert De Niro!\u201d<\/p>\n Read original story Independent Spirit Awards 2020: Aubrey Plaza\u2019s Best Jokes At TheWrap<\/p>\n<\/div>\n