Timothée Chalamet’s Diss, Sean Penn Breaks the Rules, Political Pins and More at the Golden Globes

Summary

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
Episode: Timothée Chalamet’s Diss, Sean Penn Breaks the Rules, Political Pins and More at the Golden Globes
Date: January 13, 2026
Guest: Rob Shooter

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Episode Overview

This episode of "The Nerve" dives into the 2026 Golden Globes with signature sharpness, wit, and skepticism. Host Maureen Callahan teams up with gossip columnist Rob Shooter for a deep-dish, no-holds-barred post-mortem: they break down the bad celebrity behavior, award show eye-roll moments, political posturing, infamous snubs, and what they dub the “definitive Golden Globes cultural offender wrap up.” If you missed the ceremony, this is the recap you need.

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Main Themes & Segment Breakdown

1. Celebrity Politics: Pins, Preaching, and Hypocrisy

(Starts ~03:29)

• Mark Ruffalo’s political red carpet speech and “Be Good” pins, calling out American leadership and moral crises.
  • Quote (Mark Ruffalo, 04:11): “We’re in the middle of a war… [the VP] telling the world that international law doesn’t matter… convicted felon or convicted rapist… the worst human being…”
• Maureen Callahan and Rob Shooter criticize the effectiveness (and sincerity) of celebs using awards shows as platforms for politics.
  • Rob Shooter (06:01): “This is not an evening for anything but show business… if you try to make it about something else, you come across as shallow.”
  • Maureen (06:48): “This is an industry that… would really love to see the likes of Harvey Weinstein back again. But they’re going to preach to the rest of us about politics.”
• Comment on Hypocrisy: Silence from Hollywood on Diddy and Harvey Weinstein scandals while loudly preaching elsewhere.

2. Golden Globes Antics: Snubs, Smoking, and Social Sins

(Starts ~08:04)

• Celebrities Leaving Early:
  • Noted stars who lose simply get up and leave; Timothée Chalamet arrives 90 minutes late to the Critics Choice Awards, grabs his trophy, and bails.
• Sean Penn’s Smoking:
  • Penn chain-smokes at the table despite repeated staff warnings, highlighting the “one rule for us, another for them” attitude.
  • Rob Shooter (09:10): “Sean Penn was asked at least two, maybe three times to [stop] smoking… He had a water glass full of stubs.”
  • “Anybody else would be kicked out… [but] Sean broke the rules not once, not twice, at least four or five times.”
  • Maureen (11:12): “That is real addiction. I mean, I’m not giving him a pass like he’s an entitled piece of shit. But… you can’t sit through a two-hour awards ceremony without…”
• Cultural Precedent:
  • Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars and facing no immediate consequences is cited as enabling this celebrity rule-breaking.

3. Award Show Theater: Phony Shock and Bad Acting

(Starts ~13:13)

• Chloe Zhao’s Fake Shock:
  • Director of “Hamnet” acts “stunned” to win, despite campaigning.
  • Maureen (15:10): “Moving them back to her face. We might fall over from shock. Moving along. Oh my God, it was so ridiculous, Rob.”
  • Rob (15:19): “I’m told… they’re actually told a couple of minutes before that they’re going to win… She’s a bad actress, she’s a bad director, and a worse actress. How embarrassing.”
• Rhea Seehorn’s Overwrought Acceptance:
  • Trembling, tearful, “bad acting” acceptance speech draws ire for its lack of authenticity.
  • Maureen (20:39): “She’s literally shaking. Get a prescription for beta blockers… Why is that in your speech? It’s a to-do list. I’m sorry, I’m just… shocked.”
• General Critique:
  • Both hosts bemoan how actors can’t deliver sincere, proportionate reactions and the artifice of staged humility.
  • Rob (21:11): “It’s so humiliating for [them] to give an acting award to a terrible actress… When you get your 2 minutes… sell the movie, not yourself.”

4. Sharpest Moments & Memorable Quotes

Wanda Sykes vs Bill Maher
(Starts ~26:00)

• Wanda Sykes, presenting, delivers a biting barb at Bill Maher.
  • Wanda (27:03): “Bill Maher, you give us so much, but I would love a little less. Just… try less.”
• Rob’s analysis (27:23): “She’s a master… She set him up… before he quite heard what she had said, she flipped the whole switch… It was one of my favorite moments of the night.”

Timothée Chalamet & The Jenner Snub
(Starts ~29:50)

• Actress Odessa Azion snubs Kylie Jenner at Chalamet’s table; Timothée simply lets it happen.
  • Maureen (30:28): “She swoops in and kisses him… Kylie goes in to say, ‘Oh, hi.’ Absolutely snubbed.”
  • Rob (30:38): “I was shocking Timothy didn’t say anything… It was a bad moment. I thought Timothy let her down.”
• Debate over whether Hollywood insiders genuinely don’t recognize Kardashians (Maureen is skeptical).

5. Timothée Chalamet’s Awards Campaign: The Pivot to Humility

(Starts ~32:58)

• Chalamet’s acceptance speech: plays humble, acknowledges co-stars, says “I love you” to his partner.
  • Timothée (33:00): "I'm in a category with many greats... My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude… for my parents, for my partner, I love you."
• Maureen and Rob dissect the speech as a managed pivot from his previous brash persona, a clear Oscar campaign strategy.
  • Rob (34:02): “He’s got a note… The silliness, the weirdness… now has gone. We’re going to see a much more traditional campaign.”
  • Maureen (35:21): “Don’t be fooled. Here we go: ‘This is really some top-level shit’—that’s the real Timothy.”
  • Discussion: Gwyneth Paltrow (co-star) skips event “because all the attention would be on Kylie and Timothy.”

6. Inside Hollywood: Power Plays, Narcissism, and Fact-Check Fails

(Starts ~39:28)

• Color Commentary Fail:
  • Golden Globes introduces “color commentator” voiceovers during award transitions — Maureen and Rob ridicule the inaccuracies and dullness.
  • Maureen (41:46): “Not a holiday, definitely. But it might be Halloween… What the fuck? Hire Rob and me to do the voiceovers at the Globes next year.”
• Julia Roberts’ Narcissistic Award Stunt:
  • Julia presents the last award, makes the moment about herself, and delays revealing the winner.
  • Maureen (44:30): “It’s not about you, Julia, to make me feel better about myself.”
  • Rob (45:20): “Sadistic is the word, Maureen… It’s so wrong. It’s so rude. She made it all about herself.”

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Notable Quotes & Moments with Timestamps

• Maureen Callahan (on celebrity preaching, 06:48):
  “This is an industry that… would really love to see the likes of Harvey Weinstein back again… But they’re going to preach to the rest of us about politics.”
• Rob Shooter (on Sean Penn’s rule-breaking, 09:10):
  “Sean Penn was asked at least two, maybe three times to [stop] smoking… He had a water glass full of stubs.”
• Maureen Callahan (fake humility, 17:32):
  "You're in Hollywood… if you're not good at this… ask your actors, ask your publicist. Brad Pitt hired joke writers. That's how you do it."
• Wanda Sykes (roasting Bill Maher, 27:03):
  "Bill Maher, you give us so much, but I would love a little less. Just… try less."
• Maureen Callahan (on Chalamet, 35:25):
  “That’s the real Timothy. That’s the real Timothy Shyamalama ping pong… he’s a snob. Dating Kylie Jenner, who wants the Oscar so effing badly.”
• Rob Shooter (Julia Roberts, 45:20):
  “Sadistic is the word, Maureen… She made it all about herself. This wasn’t about Kevin [Hart] staying. This was about Julia staying.”

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Additional Insights & Listener Mail

(Starts ~50:49)

• Listener reactions to the ceremony, Sarah Jessica Parker, George Clooney’s insecurities, and Timothée’s Oscar chances (“Prepare for impact. Timothée is going to win the Oscar… it’s going to be a noxious mushroom cloud that will endanger us all,” Maureen’s riff on a listener’s warning).
• Behind-the-scenes insight: George Clooney’s neediness during early film screenings, noted by a listener who worked on "One Fine Day."

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Conclusion & Tone

Throughout, Maureen and Rob maintain their signature caustic humor and no-nonsense skepticism, acidly dissecting Hollywood’s pretense and documenting the real (and petty) drama behind the red carpet. They challenge celebrity sanctimony, cringe at fake humility, and delight in moments when stars show their true colors.

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For those who missed the show:
This episode is your essential “Golden Globes Unfiltered” — exposing both the manufactured and the real drama, with sharp commentary and gossipy glee.

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Standout Segment Timestamps:

• Politics Kickoff: 03:29
• Mark Ruffalo soundbites: 04:11
• Bill Maher’s critique: 05:56
• Sean Penn’s smoking: 09:10
• Chloe Zhao’s “shock”: 14:46
• Rhea Seehorn’s “shaky” win: 20:28
• Wanda Sykes barbs Maher: 26:00
• Odessa Azion snubs Kylie Jenner: 30:28
• Chalamet’s Oscar pivot: 32:58
• Julia Roberts’ narcissism: 44:23

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Signature Quote (Maureen, 48:11):
“We’ve got sharpened knives over here and we’ll see you before the Oscars…”

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End of Summary.

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Hel hello and welcome to your Tuesday edition of the Nerve. I am your host Maureen Callahan and as promised on the back of our live stream, our Golden Globes livestream, the one and only Rob Shooter is joining us to discuss everything that went down at the ceremony before after. We've got celebs behaving badly, which we at the Nerve just call celebs doing their thing. We have snubs, smokes and jokes that did not land. And of course we will get into Timothy Shamalama, Ping Pong, Ding Dong and a whole host of other offenders. Are you ready? Are you ready? Let's go. Are you looking to support more small businesses? Whether it's home decor, clothing or furniture, it's become surprisingly hard to find high quality products that are not mass produced. Small businesses need our support. A 2025 bank of America report found that 77% of small business owners said that their costs have increased over the past year. 88% said that inflation is negatively impacting their business, creating even more financial pressure as we head into 2020 26. And that is where a warehouse comes in. It is your go to marketplace for goods made by small businesses. They're committed to supporting manufacturers by creating high quality ethically made pieces and making the shopping experience easy and enjoyable. I have products that I have found on a warehouse. Beautiful candles, a beautiful blanket. You can trust what you are getting through a warehouse. They believe that True luxury isn't about fancy labels or big brand names. It's about the dedication, creativity, and care that goes into every product. Go check out their website, which now boasts over 2,000 products from over 100 independent vendors. Head to a warehouseshop.com and use code thenerve for 15% off your first order. That's a warehouseshop dot com code. The nerve. Rob, welcome back to the Nerve.

[Rob Shooter]

Did you miss me? It feels like we're living together. I feel like we're getting to a new place in our relationship. Maury.

[Maureen Callahan]

I like to go slow, Rob. I'm already dealing. You know, I got Mark Bowden who wants, you know, we got to move slowly. We're going to go slow. But, you know, slow and steady wins the race, as they say. Now, Mark Ruffalo was on the red carpet and, you know, we at the Nerve are apolitical. Celebrities are not. And Hollywood refuses to take the note that they should just leave their politics back at their house or their five star hotel room and come in and, you know, to paraphrase Ricky Gervais, thank your agent and your God if you have one, and get the fuck off the stage. Here's Mark. Mark, what's the pin for?

[Mark Ruffalo]

Renee Nicole Goode, who is murdered. We have a vice president who's lying about what's happening. We have a. We're in the middle of a war with Venezuela that we illegally invaded. He's telling the world that international law doesn't matter to him. The only thing that matters to him is his own morality. But the guy is a convicted felon or convicted rapist. He's a pedophile. He's the worst human being. If we're relying on this guy's morality for the most powerful country in the world, then we're all in a lot of trouble. So this is for her. This is for the people in the United States who are terrorized and scared today. I know I'm one of them. I love this country. And what I'm seeing here happening is not America.

[Maureen Callahan]

Mark, why do you feel like this platform is still useful?

[Rob Shooter]

To spread a message.

[Maureen Callahan]

We've got it. We've got it. That's now it says a man and an entire Hollywood community that has kept their mouth sealed shut about Diddy all of 2025. We heard nothing. Okay. Oh, the Cassie video that we all watched on a loop. Crickets. Bill Maher was asked about, oh, by the way, these pins say be good. They say be good on them. Bill Maher was asked about what he thinks of Celebrities such as Mark Ruffalo wearing these little badges and speechifying on the red carpet. Here we go. Mark Ruffalo and some Wanda Sykes.

[Rob Shooter]

Also wearing a be good pin for Renee Goode, obviously. And trying to use this platform for activism.

[Maureen Callahan]

Do you feel that's effective or no? Come on, we're just here for show business today. You know, it was a terrible thing that happened and it shouldn't have happened.

[Mark Ruffalo]

And if they didn't act like such thugs, it wouldn't have had to happen. But I don't need to wear a pin about it.

[Maureen Callahan]

So, Bill Maher. Mark. Sorry, Rob. What is your reaction to that?

[Rob Shooter]

Yeah, I think Bill is exactly right. This is not an evening for anything but show business. And I think if you do try to make it about something else, it never works. You come across as shallow. You come across really as the opposite of what you're trying to do. So my advice to celebrities is if you want to get involved, if you want to get political, find the right moment to do it. That is not it. It is a big, glamorous event. They're wearing thousands of dollars of jewels and suits and designer, designer goods. You mentioned they're staying at five star hotels. He had a limo drive him to that. That show. Just the optic of optics of it might make no sense at all. So anything that Mark was trying to do ultimately backfired and did the opposite.

[Maureen Callahan]

So, you know, Rob, to your point, you know, again, this is an industry that per your reporting, would really love to see the likes of Harvey Weinstein back again. Because you know who could market the shit out of a movie about underground ping pong? Harvey fucking Weinstein. They'd love him back. But they're going to preach to the rest of us about politics.

[Rob Shooter]

Yeah, that's the thing that they never seem to hear. Although I do think, Maureen, that might be changing a little bit. Historically, this award show has been really political, particularly in the acceptance speeches. Single political acceptance speech this year? Maybe one or two. But you didn't leave this show thinking about that. I think Hollywood's getting really smart after people like Taylor Swift and Beyonce. If they can't mobilize their massive fan base to vote to do what they want, then what chance does a sound bite from Mark Ruffalo to Entertainment Tonight do nothing. Nothing at all. I'm sure he thinks it makes him look like a really, really strong person. It does actually the opposite. If you want to do something, do the work, Roll up your sleeves, go to work talking about it on literally a red carpet Tone deaf.

[Maureen Callahan]

By the way, I've heard Mark Ruffalo interviewed. Like, I think he's done Bill Maher's show and I think for a while one of his causes was like water purification in upstate New York. I don't know. The guys. The guys are dope. He's a moron. He's not very bright. You get some of these celebrities off script, as it were, and it's rough going. Okay. The Daily Mail is exclusively reporting arrogant Golden Globes stars caught leaving early. Several celebrities who lost in their categories just got up and left. Shades of Timothee chalamet rolling in 90 minutes late to the Critics Choice Awards. Just in time for him to pick up his little trophy and go home. Smoking inside. You cannot smoke inside. I think this was at the Beverly Hilton. And Sean Penn was just chain smoking Rules for thee, not for Me and mocking fellow nominees in what is called the cattiest awards yet. Did you catch any of this? I mean, I know we were doing our livestream in the run up, but tell me what you. What your thoughts are.

[Rob Shooter]

Yeah, I love doing it. I spoke to sources inside the room and they tell me exclusively that Sean Penn was asked at least two, maybe three times to smoke.

[Maureen Callahan]

Really?

[Rob Shooter]

Anybody lit up a cigarette in a ballroom of a hotel anywhere in America, certainly in la, which is very, very anti smoking here in New York too. You'd be kicked out. You and me, Maureen, would be kicked out with you.

[Maureen Callahan]

Oh, no question if you lit up.

[Rob Shooter]

He. He had in front of him a water glass full of stubs. So he was chain smoking. He didn't have a little puff and then hide it, which is bad enough. He sat there and had to My eyewitnesses account 4, 5, 6 cigarettes. If you look closely on the photographs of him at the table, you can see a water glass and it's full of cigarette stubs. He was told at least two, potentially three times to stop and he didn't. But this is what's interesting. The people that told him were the staff at the hotel, probably not earning the money that Julia Roberts is earning. George Clooney's earning. George Clooney's aunt, Rosemary Clooney died of lung cancer and he didn't say anything. Julia Roberts has talked about smoking and smoking in movies and what she feels about that. Didn't say a word. Leonardo DiCaprio sitting next to him has given up smoking now, vapes, but doesn't smoke anymore.

[Maureen Callahan]

Oh, I didn't know that. I didn't know that he quit. Good for him.

[Rob Shooter]

Now he's vaping, but he sits next to a man blowing smoke in his face. It's rude. It's one rule for them and another for us. It's damn right. Arrogance. That's what it is. It really bugged me about this. Nobody else could have done this. If one member of the regular people that stayed at that hotel, and they were regular people there, had they been caught smoking in the lobby, in their rooms, even, even in their private rooms, they would have been asked to leave. Sean broke the rules not once, not twice, at least four or five times, repeatedly throughout the night.

[Maureen Callahan]

That is such great reporting, Rob. I have a couple of thoughts about this one. That is real addiction. I mean, I'm not, I'm not giving him a pass like he's an entitled piece of shit. But like, that's real addiction. You can't sit through a two hour awards ceremony without like, how does he fly commercial? Because if so, he flies for at least six hours, Louisiana to New York without being able to smoke a cigarette. Cigarette. So he's doing something to quell that urge. But you know what? Really, really set the precedent for celebrities behaving badly at award shows and zero consequences. Will Smith smacking Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars. And he's not only not escorted out, but he is allowed to accept his award and he is given a standing ovation by his peers.

[Rob Shooter]

I mean, what can we expect when that's the bar, when that, when you can get away with that much, why not get naked, have. Do whatever you want, do crack, do heroin. It's just. It's so outrageous to me. But it's our own fault for allowing this to happen. We gotta push back. Like in your regular life, people that push, you need boundaries and you need.

[Maureen Callahan]

To tell them no.

[Rob Shooter]

The only word that Sean Penn knows is yes. And potentially no. He doesn't know. Shades of gray in the middle. He should have. People should have gone up to him. Powerful people. Leo sitting at his table should have said, go outside. And let me tell you this, because been in that ballroom. I've been to the Golden Globes. If you walk maybe 100ft, there's a smoking area.

[Maureen Callahan]

Of course there is. They all smoke. That's how so many of them stay so skinny. They all smoke.

[Rob Shooter]

There's a bar on the same level as the ballroom. The bar is in the middle of the hotel lobby. If you walk into that bar, if you go through some double doors, you are on a balcony that just for the Globes, not normally at the hotel, just for The Globes becomes a smoking area. He was that arrogant. He was that lazy. He was that above the rules for all of us. He couldn't be bothered to stand up and walk and have a cigarette.

[Maureen Callahan]

Well, you know, Rob, maybe he felt he deserved it because he is the preeminent actor of his generation. And as we saw on the Nerve last night, in one battle after another, he got a gun shoved up his ass in a sex scene. So, hey, maybe he deserved a few puffs. I don't know. Okay, we're gonna go now to Chloe Zhao, the director of hamnet, which like 12 people have seen. Okay. And, you know, it's a. It's. It's. It's a. It's a. It's a movie about the death of Shakespeare's child when he was like, 11. And again, Hollywood is pushing this as like, you know, one of the art house movies of the year. Nobody wants to see it. The actress in it won best actress. Chloe Zhao, a director whose work is spotty. Sorry, it is. Wins. They win the award, I believe, for best best drama, I think. I don't know. Whatever it is. But watch how Chloe Zhao is, like, exaggerated. So in such an exaggeration. She's stunned at this win and Spielberg is the producer of this movie. And watch Spielberg in this clip, you know, wait a beat, but then literally say to her, hey, we gotta get up there. It's an award show and there's a clock on it, and you gotta get up there and accept the award that you fucking campaigned for. But you're shocked. You won. Here we go. And the Golden Globe goes to.

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[Mark Ruffalo]

Yeah, yeah. Hamnet.

[Rob Shooter]

By this.

[Mark Ruffalo]

Then there they go, Steven Spielberg, the producer on the film.

[Maureen Callahan]

Moving them back to her face. We might fall over from shock. Moving along. Move. Oh, my God. It was so ridiculous, Rob.

[Rob Shooter]

Yeah, ridiculous. Taylor Swift does this. Taylor Swift.

[Maureen Callahan]

Oh, yes, yes.

[Rob Shooter]

Who?

[Maureen Callahan]

Me? What?

[Rob Shooter]

All the time. You know, by the position of their seat in the ballroom, they were on the first tier level. They were sitting with Steven Spielberg. They. They knew. I'm told. I'm told by an insider, somebody who has worked on a campaign that has won a Golden Globe, that they're actually told a couple of minutes before that.

[Maureen Callahan]

They'Re going to win.

[Rob Shooter]

They're going to win. So they don't.

[Maureen Callahan]

That they can actually figure out, they can gather themselves for. For the camera being on them for the react. So she's full of. She's a bad actress. She's a bad director and a worse actress. How Embarrassing. And then, you know, Spielberg knows that she knows, and she's like, you know, she. Actually. That's a response. And if you're listening, I would encourage you to go look at this part of the show. That's a response. When a doctor comes in the room and says, I'm sorry, you've got cancer. That's what, that's what you're like.

[Rob Shooter]

That's the response you would have fake trophy. It's interesting, in my former life as a publicist, publicists have this conversation with their clients. How are you going to react? Because you know, anyone is going to win of the five, and so how are you react if you're going to lose? That's a conversation that a lot of publicists have. The really good publicists, Maureen, they ask, what are you going to do if you win? What? When you don't want to be too excited because there are four other people who have just lost. But then again, you do want to look like you're into this. You don't want to be bored by it. But you should get up to the stage now. Another reason is that people like Chloe took their time is she's a terrible public speaker. And so the longer she was at the table, the less she had to say when she got to the stage. And she could blame it on, ah, you, you're playing me off. I. I can't say what I want. They don't like talking publicly. A lot of actors in that room, they make their living saying other people's words. And that's why these speeches are always so. So part of me thinks too. She knows exactly what she's doing. She's a director. She knows where the cameras are. She certainly knows what a time cue is. That's her job. She thought, if I stay at this table an extra 30 seconds, not gonna be on the stage making a fool of myself for that 30 seconds.

[Maureen Callahan]

Such a great point, Rob. That's really smart. And, you know, but, but to that, I would say you're in Hollywood, you're in the entertainment industry. You know, you, you're going to go through awards season if you're lucky. If you're lucky. And if you win these awards, you, you're going to get like your, your choice of projects and your quotes probably going to go up. You're going to get more money for this. So why not? If you're not good at this and you're surrounded by actors, say to one of your actors, hey, could you help me out? Like, I have a problem with public Speaking. Can you give me a few hacks how to do this? And then why don't you go to one of your smart members of your team and Asia publicist and say, hey, I, I need help crafting a speech. You know, Brad Pitt reportedly allegedly hired speechwriters when he was doing on the award circuit. And he really wanted the award for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. And he had joke writers and he was deprecating and like, that's how you do it.

[Rob Shooter]

That's right. Find out who Nikki Laser's hiring and use her people. What I find particularly funny about this, though is after all those shenanigans, she didn't speak. Steven Spielberg took the mic. He's the one that accepted the award. That's why he was pushing her up there, because he had a speech in his pocket that he wanted to give. So her shenanigans, her nonsense, actually costs Spielberg 45 seconds.

[Maureen Callahan]

How amazing to see a strong, powerful female director and there are all too few of them in Hollywood as it is. Act like a dumb mute when she gets on stage. It's a great look for women in your industry, you idiot. Chloe Zhao to this trend. Rhea Seehorn. Who? Or Rhea Seehorn, if I'm pronouncing her name correctly. She was amazing in Better Call Saul and it was the first time most people ever saw her. She's one of those actresses who found fame and she's incredible. She's very good later in life. And typically when that happens, I think when it comes to people later in life, they have some perspective. You know, it's kind like you kind of put it in the place it deserves, but like, you've. You've lived a little. You've seen some stuff, you know, it really matters. Now, again, Rhea Seehorn has been on the awards circuit for her new film, sorry, her Apple TV series Pluribus. And at the top of the podcast, we played Vince Gilligan's alleged reported meltdown on the set of Pluribus. Anyway, Raya wins again. We're campaigning, we're doing any number of media hits and interviews to, to get to the front of the line and win these awards. And she's awarded. And let's look at her look just astonished. We are shaking life like a leaf and we are stammering and stuttering. If Tim the makeup artist were here, he would say Jennifer Aniston did it first and did it better, sister. Here we go. Table one.

[Rob Shooter]

Oh, my gosh. Queen Latifah, I met you about 20.

[Maureen Callahan]

Years ago between jobs at A cuckoo.

[Rob Shooter]

And you were so nice, so thanks.

[Maureen Callahan]

Sorry. She's literally shaking. Get a prescription for beta blockers. But I did not. Sorry. Why is that in your speech? It's a to do list. I'm sorry, I'm just, I'm a little shocked. My. I think my stomach is still over there. Getting your name read with Bella Ramsey and Brit Lauer and Helen Mirren. Okay, I can't. I can't look at any more of this. I truly cannot. This is such horseshit. It's bad acting, Rob. Why are they so bad at this? This is wild.

[Rob Shooter]

I don't know. It's so humiliating for the Golden Globe, for the Hollywood Foreign Press, to give an acting award to a terrible actress. Like, I hope you were better in your movie, in your TV show than you are right now. They are actresses, they are actors. It always makes me scratch my head. I think it's because they, they believe they make the award more important if they are that, that shocked to get it. It's an award. It was an award show that was made up by publicists, by studio executives. It wasn't made up by Moses or God or whoever else you respect. It was a complete stunt. And it's good to remember that this was generated, created by publicists, by agents, by managers, by studio executives to sell more tickets to your movie. Remember that. And when you get your two minutes up there, your 30 seconds, sell the movie. That's the only reason that you are there. Sell the movie, not yourself. Sell the movie. The movie.

[Maureen Callahan]

Yeah. And just have a sense of proportion about it. It's nice, it's fun, it's entertainment. But that's it. You're not changing lives now.

[Rob Shooter]

Can I just quickly say too, oh, yes, please. You do have 20% of winning. There's only five people in the category. And so if I made it to the final, to the final five of anything, I would be like, I got a chance. Have a little bit more self respect. Believe in yourself a little bit more. You're in the top five. You've got a chance of winning it. Maureen, if I was in Miss America and made it into the top five, I would believe that I've got a chance of that crown and I would be prepared.

[Maureen Callahan]

You do. You know, and again, it's just, it's an insult to the intelligence of the audience at home that people who have spent their entire lives scrapping around, she said to Queen Latifah, I met you years ago at a job Latifah clearly didn't even recall this. So she's been scrapping for fame and success for the bulk of her adult life and she's gotten it now. And she acts like that when she wins an award. A globe, right?

[Rob Shooter]

Wouldn't it be refreshing, though, if she said, For 20 years I've scrapped around, I've slept on couches and now I've got this. And I am thrilled and I am excited and I am happy. I've dreamed of this day. I've practiced this speech. I've sat with my managers and explored this. I am thrilled. Thank you very much. Tell the truth.

[Maureen Callahan]

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[Maureen Callahan]

Now, Wanda Sykes came on stage, she was presenting something and she had some comments for one Bill Maher. Perhaps Wanda's a troublemaker. Perhaps Wanda watches the nerve and understands that Bill was our winner for sex Crimes against the Culture 2025. Wanda's got some words for Bill. And if you're. If you're. Again, if you're listening, you really got to watch this part of the show because Bill looks most displeased. Here we go. Hey. First, let's give it up for Nikki Glaser right now, huh?

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[Mark Ruffalo]

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[Maureen Callahan]

So. And shout out to the Golden Globes for having me because, you know, there's some people pissed off that a queer black woman is up here doing the job of two mediocre white guys. Nobody's pissed off. People love Wanda Sykes. I'm presenting the award for stand up comedy on television. But first, I want to give them some love. Bill Maher, you give us so much, but I would love a little less.

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[Maureen Callahan]

Try less. And Bill, like, you see his. His lips, his lips, like, close and purse and like, go inward, like, almost as if to stop himself from, like, saying what he wants to say, which is like, fuck off. You know, it.

[Rob Shooter]

Somebody wants to say, it's so good here. She's. She's a master at this. She set him up with a compliment. Film gives us so much. And he thought, yes, I do. This is gonna be a really lovely moment. And then before he quite heard what she had said, she flipped the whole switch. It was one of my favorite moments of the night. It takes a master of comedy, that is somebody Wanda cites at the top of their game to pull that off, to lull him in. And remember he was on camera. So there's a camera literally here, like, just in his. You can see the camera. I've been at these award show. They kneel on the floor in front of you shooting you. There's a big bright light shining in your face. He's been on television for decades. He knows when he's on camera. So he sat there, he did his, like, pose so that his chin looked good. And he thought he was going to get a really lovely compliment. And what he got was the truth. We could love him a little bit less.

[Maureen Callahan]

It's so. You're so. You're so right about everything. And she. The way she slid that dagger in, it, like, took him a minute. Because celebrity on celebrity Violence is very rare. So when it occurs, you kind of want to watch and rewatch. And, you know, it's like Bill sort of taking in the realization that somebody doesn't think he's like, the greatest fucking thing on the planet, the smartest guy going. And you see, like, also behind him, his much younger date, who he's clearly like, ignore. It's like, the camera's on me now. And she's like. And he's got to be thinking, like, oh, my God, she's going to. Will she wear red lingerie in the boudoir later? Against all of my admonitions? Perhaps. Perhaps. Okay, now. Okay, we've got to talk about Timothy and Kylie at the awards. You know, we were spared having to watch in real time. Timothy did win. I. I really had to check my phone a couple of times when I was like, am I reading this right? But he won. Okay, so first we're going to look at this video that I believe was taken by Paris Match or purchased by Paris Match from inside the ballroom. And it's during one of those breaks when all the celebrities get up and sort of hobnob with each other. And during a break, Timmy's co star, the actress Odessa Azion, walked over to say hello to Timothy and. And she absolutely, absolutely snubs Kylie Jenner. And Timothy allows it to happen. Here we go. Let's take a look, and we will talk about it on the back end. Rob. So we see her going over. Timmy and Kylie are seated extremely close together. And so she swoops in and kisses him on the cheek and is giving him, you know, all of her praise, whatever. And Kylie sort of, you know, goes in to say, oh, hi.

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[Maureen Callahan]

Oh, hi. Absolutely. It's like, it's as bad, if not worse, than what Dame Kristin Scott Thomas did to Meghan Markle at the Balenciaga show.

[Rob Shooter]

She did, too. It makes me chuckle whenever this happens. I've watched that video 20 times myself. She went over. I was shocking that Timothy didn't say it anything like, this is it, though.

[Maureen Callahan]

Is it?

[Rob Shooter]

Maybe. It probably isn't shocking. I also thought, too, it's really interesting that Ms. Gwenna, who's in that movie, wasn't even there.

[Maureen Callahan]

Oh, yes.

[Rob Shooter]

When I put that table. I asked a few people in the room about Kylie Jenner's presence, and they told me a lot of people in that room, particularly on. On the Timothy film, are not that aware of the Kardashians. It would likely putting Bethany Frank.

[Maureen Callahan]

I don't believe that. I don't believe. I think there's. I think they're snobs and they're preten. They don't know. Everybody knows who the Kardashians are. I just don't buy that.

[Rob Shooter]

I don't. I mean, I. I know Kim, and because I do this for a living, I. I'm aware of it. But my friends would know Kim, that they wouldn't really know that this one's a Jenna. So maybe, Maybe he shouldn't recognize her. But. But. But the end result here is whatever we think of Timothy or Kylie, this actress that went over just looked rude. Like if you come over and say hello to somebody, say hello. Don't just say hello to the powerful person, to the one that's in your movie. I thought it was a bad moment. I thought Timothy let her down. But you've said this many times on the nerve. It's just another humiliation.

[Maureen Callahan]

Yeah, it's another humiliation for her. And he is the more. The more powerful person among all three. He's the center of the white hot spotlight. And, you know, he allows this struggling. This actress is just on the come up. Okay. She's not established yet. And he allows her to snub his girlfriend like that. He's a piece of shit. I can't stand him. I cannot stand him. Now we're gonna watch his acceptance speech. And Timothy has clearly gotten the note from management, et cetera, and probably from Kris Jenner, who, as you have, you have talked about on the nerve. And I absolutely have come around to your way of thinking. Kris Jenner is masterminding this campaign and. And we now have gotten the note to be humble, to pay our respects to our elders. I mean, you know, George Clooney is now an elder and. Take it down a notch, Timothy. Here we go.

[Rob Shooter]

Wow.

[Mark Ruffalo]

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I'm in a category with many greats. This category is stacked. I look up to all of you. Thank you to Josh Safdie. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for this role. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for this portrait, for your mind, for your worldview. To A24, Ronnie Bronstein, who co wrote the script with Josh. The amazing cast of this film. Odessa Zion, Gwyneth Paltrow. Tyler, the creator, Fran Drescher, Kevin o'. Leary. If you would have told me when I was 19 years old, I'd be thanking Mr. Wonderful from Shark Tank. All right, you're laughing, so I got away with that. Thank you, Kevin. I would have been Stunned. But I've been very grateful. My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude growing up. Always be grateful for what you have. It's allowed me to leave this ceremony in the past empty handed, my head held high, grateful just to be here. But I'd be lying if I didn't say those moments didn't make this moment that much sweeter for my parents, for my partner. I love you. Thank you so much.

[Maureen Callahan]

What do you make of it, Rob?

[Rob Shooter]

I think he's got a note and I think this is the pivot now for the Oscars. He desperately wants that Oscar. And notice the orange suits have disappeared.

[Maureen Callahan]

Yes.

[Rob Shooter]

The silliness, the weirdness that he initially launched this campaign with the zoom calls. All that now has gone. And we're going to see a much more traditional campaign. What I think about Timothy is that this is a guy who has chosen to date a Kardashian Jenner. So I'm not sure I buy this humble, small, very sort of dignified world. He loves this. He's dating a Kardashian. If he didn't love it, he wouldn't have signed up to this life. And so I think Timothy's playing us all here and playing us very well. I said on your live show just a few days ago that he's brilliant, or maybe Kris Jenner is at marketing because he just won and in a couple of months, he's gonna win the Oscar. It's his to lose.

[Maureen Callahan]

I cannot tell you how insufferable I find this notion. I cannot tell you. Can we just play for one second? Marlena, can we play Timothy like a month ago? So anybody who's buying this humble act, you know, don't be fooled. Here we go.

[Mark Ruffalo]

This is really some top level shit.

[Maureen Callahan]

Okay, that's the real Timothy. That's the real Timothy. Shyamalama ping pong. And by the way, a couple of things. He insulted Kevin o' Leary during that speech. I caught it. I thought that was an insult before he admitted it was an insult. He goes, oh, you told me when I was a kid I'd be thinking Mr. Wonderful from Shark Tank, who, by the way, is getting glowing reviews. His film debut. Glowing reviews. And, and, And Kevin o' Leary laughs. And Timmy goes, oh, you're laughing. So I guess I got away with that. Like, he tells on himself. He's a fucking snob. He's a snob. Dating Kylie Jenner, who wants the Oscar so effing badly. He thanks Josh Safdie. He goes on for your mind and Your worldview. If somebody ever said thank you for your, I'd be like, go get an mri. Like that is too much. I don't like it. And finally, Winth is a creature of show business. She was born into it. She knows exactly what it means when she doesn't show up to one of these events. She didn't want to. She's over it. She's probably sick of Timothy. I mean, what do you think?

[Rob Shooter]

Yeah, but I was told I've covered Gwenna for many years. I have a really good dial inside, inside her world. And my sources told me there was just no way Gwyneth was gonna sit at a table and let all the attention be about Kylie and Timothy. And so she'd rather just not be there. I think Gwyneth is positively annoyed, really bothered that she's not the center of attention here. Timothy, because of Kylie is now on all the covers, is on all the blogs. It's going to be the lead story tonight. He knows what he's doing. Don't be fooled. I actually have to tip my hat a little bit in respect of how he is playing us here because once again, I hate to make you cringe, Maureen, but I think he's going to win and I think all that he's doing over the next three or four weeks is a pivot to get that Oscar he's gonna get.

[Maureen Callahan]

You know, I think you're totally right, Rob. And to your reporting on Gwyneth and why she wasn't there. That actually makes complete sense because I listened to some of her on Amy Poehler's podcast, which Amy Poehler won best podcast. Riddle me that. I mean she's just talking to other famous people. It's not the roundtable, it's not Dorothy Parker, you know, but you know, the role that Gwyneth is playing is a very self referential meta one in which she plays an older actress who is trying to make her comeback. And it was sort of a melding of Gwyneth the person, Gwyneth the star and this character. And I think she maybe thought that that was going to make her the subject to of awards season, you know, a sort of renaissance for Gwyneth and it's not happening.

[Rob Shooter]

It didn't happen. And everything on paper, everything you've just said is why she took the role. This could be her big comeback. She's not used to not getting awards. She is a creature of Hollywood. She expects awards. This role was evident, everything the voters love on paper and it didn't happen. She not only did not win. She's not nominated.

[Maureen Callahan]

Rob, what's your sense of how truly well liked she is within the community? Because, you know, that's the. That's been the line on JLO Low these many years. Like, they'll never give her a morsel because they just don't like her as a person.

[Rob Shooter]

My inside beat on that is that they have tremendous respect for her father, for the legacy of the Paltrows, and they find her ridiculous. But I do think there is a. There's not a hate of Gwyneth in Hollywood. She's annoying, and she makes them giggle and they roll your eyes. Like, I can imagine being at dinner parties when Gwyneth's names come up and they roll their eyes. But it's not. They don't hate her. She's not somebody that they just despise. She's not somebody that they look down their nose on. Like, they would look down their nose on a JLo. They'd look down their nose on a Kardashian. Gwyneth. Gwyneth has had a career where she's made quality projects, she's made a lot of money, and she's ridiculous, but they don't hate her.

[Maureen Callahan]

Okay, good to know. Now the Pit one. We just have two more to get to the Pit one for best drama or something. It's the buzzy HBO show. I'm into it. But I wanted to talk to you about this, because the Globes has instituted this new thing where in the gap between an award being announced and then the recipients making their way to the stage, they had. I don't know who these voiceover artists were or if they're actors, but they had these two men, and they're sort of treating the Globes. It feels like color commentary during, like, a sporting event. And I don't understand why the Globes need color commentary. And then they were playing all of this, like, I guess what they feel is, like, pop music, dance music, disco. Like, in the interim, it feels very weird. And I wanted to play this dialogue, this inanity, this inane dialogue between the Pit being announced and then these two voiceover guys talking about their insider knowledge about what season three of the Pit is going to be about, and they actually contradict themselves. And it's such a stupid, stupid factoid that they just can't get right. And I'll give the troublemakers a hint. What do you describe as a holiday? Okay. What do you consider a holiday? Here we go. And the Golden Globe goes to the Pit.

[Mark Ruffalo]

The Pit just premiered its Second season.

[Maureen Callahan]

They're just finishing up their second season.

[Mark Ruffalo]

I am told they had a rap party just two nights ago.

[Rob Shooter]

Well, the first episode just hit on Thursday, so lots of folks just sinking into this season. Of course, Noah Wylie already a winner tonight, but this show has been a frontrunner from the day. Now the question is, for season three.

[Maureen Callahan]

What are they gonna do?

[Mark Ruffalo]

Season two takes place during July 4th weekend. But season three, I spoke to Noah.

[Maureen Callahan]

About it, and Noah told me probably not a.

[Rob Shooter]

Not a.

[Mark Ruffalo]

Not a holiday, but creator Scott Grimo.

[Maureen Callahan]

Comey me.

[Mark Ruffalo]

Maybe Halloween.

[Maureen Callahan]

Okay, so not a holiday, definitely. They know that. But it might be Halloween.

[Rob Shooter]

Halloween.

[Maureen Callahan]

And the other one didn't go, yeah, that's a fucking holiday. What the fuck? Hire. Hire Rob and me to do the voiceovers at the Globes next year, okay? We could knock it out of the park.

[Rob Shooter]

I should point out, just in full disclosure here, Martin Melkin is a work friend of mine.

[Maureen Callahan]

Oh, is that who that was? Okay, okay, fair enough.

[Rob Shooter]

Start at Russia Malloy, the gossip column goes their assistant. Now he works for Variety, which is owned by Penske Media, who own the Globes. So this was sort of a synergy, I think, of getting his own reporters involved. Kevin Frazier's the host of Entertainment Tonight, cbs. So they try to put it at.

[Maureen Callahan]

Least dull as butter knives. Rob Dull. Jay Penske. Great drama. Needs friction. You want eyeballs throughout the night? You got to get a little friction in there.

[Rob Shooter]

There. I do, like, predicted each other, though. They literally talked cotton candy. They got everything wrong about it. They. They have just finished season two. They've wrapped season two. They've tried. They've had a party, but they still worked. Everything. Everything was upside down. I thought it was delicious.

[Maureen Callahan]

It was incredible. It was incredible. And, like, I wish we could have had visuals of them, you know, like, how many notes do they have? Like, do they have people rushing in with factoids? Like, who prepped for this show? Are you kidd. Okay, Julia Roberts. We're going to end with Julia, who is awarding the last trophy of the night. I don't even know what for. And she's presenting it. And let's take a look as she. This, I think, is sadistic. It's both extremely narcissistic and sadistic. She opens the envelope, and then she starts talking about herself with the envelope open and the winner just peeking out of there. But she's gotta make the room stop. So let's watch it. Let's watch it. Oh, my God.

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[Maureen Callahan]

Okay. Wait.

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[Maureen Callahan]

Thank you for staying, because he was gonna Leave Julia Roberts playfully calling out Kevin Hart for trying to exit the Golden Globes early. He was going to leave the ET Report. Can you stay? So because I lost a minute ago, it's a big deal. You know, it's a good thing just to be, of course, mentioned in the conversation. Julia on stage to present best motion picture, musical or comedy. But before she could reveal the winner, Kevin shouted her out.

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[Maureen Callahan]

Because he was gonna leave. And I said, can you stay? So because I lost a minute ago, it's not about you, Julia, to make me feel better about myself. The comedian taking on and laughing from this and okay, we can end it there. But like, I wanted to include the ET Clip because, like, that's the way ET reports on this. Like, it's just this cute little moment between a lister buddies, like having a little back and forth on the stage at the Globes when really Julia who got it, she got. Julia Roberts got a standing ovation just for presenting an award. Okay. She can't make this about the winners. She's got to make them all wait in agony for. For minutes while she goes on about herself and her bond with Kevin Hart. She knew she was gonna lose that night. She was not dressed like a winner as discussed on the live stream. Rob, your thoughts?

[Rob Shooter]

Yeah, it's just an awful insight into Hollywood here. Let me tell you, Julia, who's had to stay all night, those five people nominated the award. They've sat there all night and they've not sat there having a really good night. They've been nervous, they've been worried, they've been anxious all night. And for you to do that. Sadistic is the word, Maureen. They just. It's so wrong. It's so rude. She made it all about herself. This wasn't about Kevin staying. This was about Julia staying. And she needed moral support because she was that brave Maureen that she lost an award. And you know what Julia did? She stayed to present an award. That's what she wanted flowers for. That's what she wanted us to be talking about. And Entertainment Tonight gave her that. She won in the mainstream press. I think in reality here, it was just a narcissistic, cruel, cruel moment. Julia had a great time. Ask all those other ladies how they felt.

[Maureen Callahan]

I know, it's so true. And you know, I caught a really interesting little exchange during one of those, like, kind of before they went to commercial break or came back, where Julia, Steven Spielberg comes over to kiss her ring. And by the way, Spielberg famously has said the Reports are that after Julia's antics On Hook, he would never, ever work with Julia Roberts again. And he never has. She apparently back then, at the height of her fame, the rumors have always been that she had a very, very, very serious drug problem. And that was why she stepped away from Hollywood for a couple of years. And it was really at its height at On Hook, which also his, his goddaughter Gwyneth, a very young Gwyneth was in. And so anyway, Spielberg comes over to kiss the ring and Julia goes, oh, meet my husband Danny. Like she's been married to him for 20, 25 years now. So that's how, like, you see, like the real behind the scenes. Like they have nothing to do with each other unless it has to do with an industry event. Spielberg has never had occasion to meet her husband. Right?

[Rob Shooter]

Yes. Yeah, it was a great moment. Maureen, only you would spot that. It's absolutely true. All these fake Hollywood friendships are just that they're not friends. They're actually pretty competitive with one another. In fact, it's one of the most bitchy little cliques I've ever been in, in, involved in, around, and so not friends. They, it's showbiz. If cameras weren't there. They're also too aware that during those commercial breaks, we're still watching them. From the minute they get up to the minute they get home, they're on show.

[Maureen Callahan]

Yes. Such a great point, Rob. You have made this year's Globes just the most fun. The most fun. And thank God we've got sharpened knives over here and we'll see you. Well, we'll see you before the Oscars, but thank you. Thank you for your contributions to the culture and the nerve this week.

[Rob Shooter]

I accept this and will cut me off. Thank you, Greg. Take care.

[Maureen Callahan]

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[Maureen Callahan]

We are back. First, we want to show you some new troublemaker art. Troublemaker Brian submitted this. He called his version of a mini nerve. It's me as a mini Lego figure which I just died over. It's so cute. And then troublemaker Kevin off of my comments on the Golden Globes livestream that Sarah Jessica Parker is always going on about her publishing imprint that publishes bombs like really like specific precious DEI books that nobody ever reads. And she's always over at the Today show talking to Jenna Bush Hager. Like, I found this author. I found this amazing author who's inexpressibly articulate. I found her in a cave in Afghanistan. And so Kevin came up with SJP and this meme, I found this author in a cave in Afghanistan. We love it. Okay, this is from troublemaker Josh. Thank you for your commentary on Sarah Jessica Parker's acceptance speech for her undeserved Carol Burnett Award. You can see she was speaking and projecting her voice as though she were still on stage in the Broadway production of Annie when she was a teenager. Was she a teenager? I think she might have been 11, Brian, but I'm not sure. Anyway, to your point, she's not a kid, nor is she likable or admirable or a national treasure. I just want to scream at her to talk like a grown woman with some maturity and self awareness. I could not agree more. As discussed, the voice tends to deepen and lower its register as you age. Doesn't tend to get higher and more airy. Okay. So Sarah, please. Hi Maureen, this is from troublemaker Candy. I have to tell you of my immediate reaction when I read about SJP's Carol Burnett Award. Could it possibly be that they gave her the award because the nerve has been coming at her so hard that somebody in quotes. I love it. Candy felt like they needed to launch a rescue and resurrection mission for SJP's career. I think it is entirely possible that is a first name only, so you'll be unidentifiable. Trust me. Dear Maureen, I'm watching your live Golden Globes award show with Rob and Tim. Love them both, by the way. You and me both, Sharon. But I just wanted to say I love Teddy. And you know, it's funny Sharon did this and a lot of people do this when they talk about Teddy in writing, they cap his entire name. Like his name is always in all caps. This dog is so darn cute and adorable. He cracks me up looking up at you and smiling in his little tux. And I heard the troublemakers who were like, hey, like your dog is uncomfortable. Like he doesn't like it. Listen, I am very dialed into Teddy. He was. He was in my arms for like maybe 5, 10 minutes and then I let him go. He roamed around, he noshed in the green room, he took a nap. He checked in from time to time. He was a happy little guy. A lot of people had eyes on him. Okay? Don't worry. Hi Maureen. Team Nerve. Rob and Tim. We've gotten two great emails about George Clooney. The first, George Clooney plays too many pranks on his co stars to be taken seriously. Agreed. He can dish it out, but he can't take it. Agreed. His wife can be taken seriously because she is a lawyer and does serious work and is gorgeous as well. If you have to panhandle and kiss ass. The award is not worth it. We were all discussing this on the live stream vis a vis Ethan Hawke who does not play the game and so is not awarded criminally. I believe you should be awarded this troublemaker says, and I agree for the quality of your work. This is troublemaker Kirsten, who writes a lot. So I think she's cool with us using her first name. Tim is correct. A lot of Timothy's. Timothy's. I love how she spelled it. Roles are the same performances as for the podcast. The podcast category. I would have been more offended if Meghan Markle, Chelsea Clinton and Michelle Obama had been nominated. They were probably scraping the bottom of the barrel to nominate Mel Robbins. As for Timothy, I think the two hacks actors who wore the orange replica suits with the ping pong paddle crossbody bag wore it better. It will be hysterical if Timmy wins all these awards but then doesn't win the Oscar. That is going on my vision board. I think it's too late. I think it's too late. It's like that movie that isn't getting any real recognition. The Catherine Bigelow movie about like a nuclear. A nuclear weapon being launched in America and they try to intercept it. A house full of dynamite. They try to intercept it and they miss. And so like the only thing they can do is prepare for impact. We all need to prepare for impact. Timothy is going to win the Oscar. Okay. And it's going to be. It's going to be a noxious mushroom cloud that will endanger us all. Final email. Hi Maureen, Golden Globes livestream. Loved it. Thank you very much. George Clooney tidbits that demonstrate his deep insecurity. We love these emails from troublemakers who are in the room when it happens. Now, again, just this troublemakers self report, but it sounds legit to me. I worked on post production on One Fine Day, Clooney's first feature film after his character generated a huge audience on daytime soap for ER as Doug Ross. So he took the leap. In those days this did not always work as some actors made bad decisions. Very true. Now there was a small cast and crew only dinner and screening to show the complete film in a small auditorium. I guess this was before release. I remember one of the main producers spoke and then George sat in front of me in a flannel shirt. It's these details that make me think it's real. I remember being struck with how much more delicate he appeared in person than on screen. Beautiful though it's true, some actors read as more masculine or rugged on camera than they do in real life. And sometimes the opposite is true. And I've heard that one of those actors where the opposite reads really handsome on screen and in real life is actually a bit is not nearly as handsome. Tom Hardy. Okay. Anyway, back to this email. George, however, was very nervous and insecure. So once the movie started, he began a non stop spiel in a booming voice to explain to the entire audience. Imagine you worked on this movie and you're getting to see the finished product. You're in an episode of Mystery Science 3000, but George Clooney is the narrator, the humorless one about what was going on during the filming of various shots, stuff like, quote Michelle kept dropping. Michelle Pfeiffer kept dropping the apple before she put it on the coffee table. So we had to do so many takes, blah blah blah. I have never seen an actor do this and I have been to so many cast and crew screenings. George would not shut up. And it goes to show you. It goes to show you. No matter what they look, sound like present, the way they comport themselves deep inside most of them, the insecurity. It is real and it lives. Keep your feedback coming. Email me at maureenvilmaycare media.com or DM me on Instagram at Maureen Callahan, Writer or at the Nerve Show. And remember to subscribe to the nerves substack. That is our weekly email. Just go over to thenerveshow.com you'll see the prompt. Sign up and you get additional Nerve content every Friday. More exciting news. The Nerve is not only looking for an internal we also have an opening. Excuse me. We're so excited about this. For a coordinating producer, all of the relevant info and how to apply is on the Nerves Instagram page at the Nerve Show. If you have the nerve to join our team, get in touch and that does it. That does it for our Tuesday edition of the Nerve and your definitive Golden Globes cultural offender. Wrap up. Come back and see us tomorrow for the Nerve at night. 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