the audience was a bit thin-skinned....
There were two pointed references to how there was no substitute for "seeing a movie in a theater with a bunch of strangers", obviously to combat the drop in box office. There were also the usual suspects claiming Hollywood was a brave and noble enterprise that just happened to make money accidentally.
I thought Stewart was pretty good. It wasn't all his stuff anyway. Oh...and the wife made me watch, she invited a couple of friends over for lasagna..
"Then he segued into a bit about how nice it was seeing so many stars in one place "without having to donate any money to the Democratic Party." But his next line, about how the event was also exciting for the stars because it was the first time many of them had ever voted for a winner, fell a bit flat. The veteran stand-up comedian actually showed a bit of mock nervousness.