Golden Globe Awards: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Make Sony Hack, Bill Cosby Jokes (Updating Live)

The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards started out with cohosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler riffing on the Sony cyberattack that rocked the company late last year, dropping a number of punchlines about the embarrassing emails that were leaked and “The Interview,” the movie that reportedly sparked the cyberattack.

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They also took aim at the other headline-dominating topic at the moment, the sexual assault scandal that has plagued Bill Cosby in recent months.

“Welcome, you bunch of despicable, spoiled, minimally talented brats,” the monologue began, a nod to an email that found its way to the internet as the result of the leak.

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With regard to the James Franco-Seth Rogen comedy that reportedly sparked the cyberattack, the pair joked, “North Korea referred to ‘The Interview’ as absolutely intolerable and a wanton act of terror … even more amazing, not the worst review the movie got.”

The pair also took aim at Cosby’s woes, with the pair offering dueling Cosby impressions as they spoofed what the comic’s response to the allegations against him might sound like.

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J.K. Simmons took the first trophy for his supporting role in “Whiplash.” “Downton Abbey” actress Joanne Froggatt was next to win an award.

The maiden run of the FX Anthology series “Fargo” also made a strong showing in the opening minutes of the ceremony, with the show winning Best Miniseries and Billy Bob Thornton scoring a trophy for his portrayal of Lorne Malvo.

Thornton kept his acceptance speech extraordinarily short, saying that one can get in trouble for saying anything these days, “So I’m just going to say thank you.”

The specter of the Sony hack attack was raised once again during a skit in which Margaret Cho portrayed a North Korean general/head of Movies Wow magazine. Cho stood silent and stonefaced as her picture was taken with Helen Mirren, purportedly as an effort to appease North Korea and prevent another leak.Cho later appeared on stage as the general, expressing her displeasure with the show so far in a heavy accent and declaring, “Also, I think that ‘Orange Is the New Black’ should be in the drama category — it’s funny, but not ha-ha funny” before marching off the stage.

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