Nikki Glaser returned as host and killed, while Teyana Taylor delivered the speech of the night. Then there were those awful production choices.

And with that, she took jabs at the Warner Bros deal, the Justice Department and CBS News before pivoting to the Globes monologue traditional turf: gently snarking about the A-listers in attendance.

"Yes, the Golden Globes — without a doubt the most important thing that's happening in the world right now," the comedian said during her opening monologue. "I'm Nikki Glaser, and just like Wicked, I'm back for a sequel." She later called out the big-budget sequel for being Wicked: For Money.

Jean Smart had a vaguely political message upon arriving at the Golden Globes in a Grecian-inspired Tony Ward gown, Tyler Ellis clutch, and Rahaminov Diamonds, telling Entertainment Tonight that her Globe-nominated work on Hacks is “a little bit overshadowed with what’s going on in our country.”