Jimmy Kimmel took some light-hearted pictures throughout his opening Oscars monologue — however the spotlight was most likely his reflection on the strikes final 12 months … for quite a lot of causes.

The recurring host — who was again for one more gig this 12 months — kicked issues off Sunday by really working somewhat bit late … however as soon as he received going, he was able to make some jabs and crack some jokes … most of which landed pretty effectively with the star-studded crowd.

Jimmy talked about the truth that Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig had been snubbed this 12 months — chiding the viewers who appeared to agree, since a number of them are voters — and he even poked enjoyable at Robert Downey Jr. at one level … referencing his earlier drug use.

Jimmy referenced an previous dog-themed film RDJ was in — and mentioned if he was ever to remake it … he know the right candidate … highlighting the canine from ‘Anatomy of a Fall.’

The man hopscotched round in his monologue, however finally landed on the SAG and WGA strikes — which consumed a lot of leisure in 2023 … and which created a prolonged work stoppage in Hollywood as labor union honchos and studio execs negotiated new offers.

Jimmy sounded honest in shouting out everybody who remained on picket traces by way of that troublesome interval — however, in fact, he finally gave kudos in a humorous, backhanded method.

Test it out … Jimmy says the strikes taught everybody a superb lesson about what they had been made from — specifically, a number of guts … though he mentioned nobody would ever be capable of decide up a shovel. Jimmy additionally used a number of colourful descriptors in patting everybody on the again.

You gotta see it to grasp what we imply … it was each swish, and fairly insulting.

Jimmy ended on a excessive notice, although, when he introduced out a bunch of crew members who work behind the scenes … saying he appreciated their assist by way of the strikes. Seems like everybody else felt the identical method — ‘trigger all of the manufacturing individuals received a standing O.

Fairly strong monologue all in all, and nothing too controversial both. We’re off and runnin’!