00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for celebrity insults that left our collective jaws on the floor.
00:12Look, children, it's a falling star. Make a wish.
00:15Yeah, yes!
00:24Renowned for her decades-long comedy career and sharp humor, Joan Rivers was no stranger to controversy.
00:29I have not seen something this deadly since Philip Seymour Hoffman's toxicology report. I mean, it's just...
00:35And while her bold celebrity critiques on E!'s Fashion Police often sparked headlines, it was her 2013 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman that stunned audiences.
00:44During a discussion about singer Adele, Rivers referenced her hit song, Rolling in the Deep, and quipped...
00:49You should add fried chicken. It is just...
00:53The jab at Adele's weight, preceded by a not-so-subtle arm gesture, led to plenty of online discourse.
00:58My throat, my throat, I don't know if I can swallow, and I said, oh, yeah, you can swallow.
01:06But, true to her brand of edgy humor, Rivers continued delivering razor-sharp takedowns right up until her passing in 2014.
01:18The internet has birthed countless celebrity burns, but this one might just take the cake.
01:22You see, rapper Snoot Dogg set social media ablaze when he compared singer Iggy Azalea's appearance to the characters from the Wayans Brothers movie, White Chicks.
01:31What a beautiful chocolate man!
01:35The post went viral almost instantly, turning Azalea into the punchline of a massive online joke.
01:41While the two traded jabs online, the White Chicks comparison was undeniably the highlight of this feud.
01:46Your mother's so old that her breast milk is powdered. You breastfeed like this.
01:53To her credit, Azalea eventually embraced the joke, dressing as a White Chicks character for Halloween.
02:04Zach Galifianakis is a master of awkward humor, and while his internet chat show, Between Two Ferns, is all in good fun, the insulting jokes still pack a punch.
02:13Is it frustrating to have people think of you as a complete bozo, when the truth is that you're just a man with below-average intelligence?
02:21Just do one for yes, and then two for no.
02:26During an episode with Justin Bieber, Galifianakis struggled to interview such a young star.
02:31Can I say anything?
02:32Yeah.
02:33I just have never interviewed a seven-year-old before, so...
02:35After some trademark cringe, the host quipped,
02:38You've had three hairstyles. What's next for your career?
02:41The joke was met with faux annoyance by Bieber, which only amplified its biting edge.
02:46It was genuinely unexpected to have Zach reduce Bieber's career to his ever-changing hairstyles, which, to be fair, have always set trends.
03:03I was in the wrong.
03:08The 2015 Golden Globe Awards was set to honor George Clooney, with the actor receiving the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award.
03:15Of course, George Clooney is here to receive the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award.
03:20Or is he?
03:22However, Tina Fey pretty much stole the spotlight with a sharp roast in the show's monologue.
03:27Fey spoke of Clooney's wife, Amal Alamuddin, highlighting her illustrious career as a human rights lawyer and U.N. collaborator.
03:34George Clooney married Amal Alamuddin this year.
03:39Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case, was an advisor to Kofi Annan regarding Syria,
03:45and was selected for a three-person U.N. commission investigating rules of war violations in the Gaza Strip.
03:51She then humorously threw out,
03:53So tonight, her husband is getting a Lifetime Achievement Award.
03:59The witty remark offered a welcome critique of celebrity accolades, while also celebrating Amal's independent success.
04:05Clooney, ever gracious, took the joke well, nodding in agreement next to his wife.
04:14Eddie Murphy left Saturday Night Live in 1984, long before a young David Spade joined the cast of the late-night sketch series.
04:21However, tensions arose when, during a 1995 Hollywood Minute segment, Spade showed a photo of Murphy and quipped,
04:29The shocking insult referenced Murphy's career slump at the time, following several poorly-received films.
04:38Murphy took so much offense to the jab that it led to a years-long fuse that didn't see the funnyman return to the show until 2019.
04:49However, the infamous insult remains one of the most talked about in SNL history.
04:58Netflix's The Roast of Tom Brady was packed with memorable takedowns and biting insults.
05:15However, comedian Nikki Glaser arguably delivered the most biting remark of the night, targeting both Tom Brady and his former teammate, Rob Gronkowski.
05:23Referring to Brady's $30 million crypto loss, Glaser joked,
05:28The line hilariously mocked Brady's investment choices while playing on the stereotype of Gronk as a lovable but not-so-bright athlete.
05:41The audience sure loved it, as did Gronk himself. Here's hoping Glaser and her ultra-cutting humor is a fixture at all future roasts.
05:49Drew bled so Tom could run.
05:58Ricky Gervais hosting an awards show will always equal unpredictable roasting.
06:03So the complete opposite of some famous Scientologist then?
06:10Probably.
06:13My lawyers helped me with the wording of that joke.
06:17The 2010 Golden Globe Awards certainly proved this, as the comedian host took aim at embattled actor Mel Gibson with a scathing introduction.
06:25As he prepared to bring Gibson on stage, Gervais said,
06:28Honestly, I like a drink as much as the next man.
06:32Unless the next man is Mel Gibson.
06:41This remark directly referenced Gibson's well-publicized struggles and his infamous DUI arrest.
06:46The audience's shocked reaction only fueled Gervais' mischievous grin.
06:50It also set the tone for his controversial hosting style in the years to come, putting the celeb-filled audience on edge every time.
06:57Now, the Hollywood foreign press have warned me that if I insult any of you, or any of them, or offend any viewers, or cause any controversy whatsoever,
07:06they'll definitely invite me back next year as well.
07:16By nature, celebrity roasts often push the limits of insult comedy.
07:20And when it came to the Comedy Central roast of Charlie Sheen,
07:23comedian Anthony Jeselnik took things to new extremes.
07:26Known for his dark humor, Jeselnik left audiences speechless with a single brutal one-liner.
07:31The only reason you got on TV in the first place is because God hates Michael J. Fox.
07:39The comment was in reference to Charlie Sheen taking over Michael J. Fox's spot on Spin City after Fox stepped down due to his battle with Parkinson's disease.
07:47Jeselnik's fearless approach to edgy comedy made this moment one of the roast's most talked about highlights.
07:53It also cemented his reputation for pushing comedic boundaries to the very edge.
08:10James Cameron is a groundbreaking director with an award-winning body of work.
08:14He's also known to be a wee bit difficult to work with.
08:23Well, at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, co-host Amy Poehler delivered a surprising insult aimed squarely at Cameron.
08:31While talking about the nominated film Zero Dark Thirty, Poehler praised director Catherine Bigelow by saying,
08:38This unexpected jab, which contrasted Bigelow's resilience with her ex's challenging personality, left the audience in stunned hysterics.
08:45Just look at Jessica Chastain's reaction.
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09:22What can we say? Celebrity insults can happen anywhere and be delivered by anyone.
09:26During the 2015 Republican presidential debate, moderator Megyn Kelly confronted candidate Donald Trump about a history of derogatory remarks toward women.
09:34After listening them off, Trump fired back with a line for the ages.
09:52The remark reignited Trump's long-running feud with the comedian and took the audience down a rollercoaster reaction of shock and laughter.
10:00Replayed and dissected on news networks in the weeks that followed, the insult was immediately destined for the history books.
10:10What celebrity insult took you by surprise? Share the shock and awe in the comments below.
10:14But you're just like Bruce Willis. You know, you were big in the 80s and now your old slot's being filled with Ashton Kutcher.
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