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Grammys 2021: Trevor Noah’s opening monologue took no prisoners…

Sjoe, our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this difficult time: Trevor Noah delivered a spicy opening monologue at the Grammys on Sunday…

by Tom Head

15-03-2021 06:13

in Entertainment

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Insurrectionists, cocaine users… and even Boris Johnson: No-one was safe when Trevor Noah delivered his opening monologue at the Grammys on Sunday evening. The event, which took place overnight, was hosted in a huge open-air tent in Los Angeles – and was punctuated by a set of coronavirus restrictions.

Trevor Noah kills it as Grammys 2021 host

In true Trevor Noah style, he made light work of the Royal Family, a year of being stuck on Zoom, and even the host city itself. The Soweto-born superstar took no prisoners in a speedy opening monologue, which has already drawn praise and laughter from the critics.

We’ve clubbed together the five stand-out quotes from the iconic, curtain-raising speech. Look, we knew our boy was going to come through in style, but his side-splitting quips caught everyone by surprise:

Grammy’s 2021: The best of Trevor Noah’s opening monologue

Naked uncles and Zoom chaos…

“This is not a Zoom background, right, this is real. My uncle isn’t gonna walk behind me naked, even though I told him I was having an important meeting. That’s not gonna happen tonight.”

Trump supporters skewered

“As you can see here, we are outside. We get to enjoy the great Los Angeles air, which I know maybe as dangerous as COVID, but we’re willing to take the risk. Tonight is going to be the biggest outdoor event this year – besides the storming of the Capitol.”

Trevor Noah takes a swipe at the Royals

“Nominees [will be seated at tables in the same area] during their categories, noting that there will be more tension in that tent than at a family reunion at Buckingham Palace.”