[ZOOKER]

He appeared to be reading a teleprompter when he paused and questioned going ahead with the joke about the woman in Cats licking her own crotch.

You're right - it was a setup.

Ricky was scripted to do a job, which was to spank the crowd, humble them, to rehabilitate them Hollywood style. Isn't that the way it's done, a short stint in a pricey clinic, a little discomfort, a public display of obeisance, then it's back to business as usual?

Forget about that Weinberg/Spacey business - one night of ridicule served to restore the moral high ground - now suitably chastened and "woke", they can get back to work - being the world's moral compass. Besides, it's great theatre - call it "50 Shades of Gervais".

Next time, they can get back to telling us what to believe.

[a fool in paradise]

If they really were upset and wanted to pull the plug something like this would’ve happened:

Beatles Reunion at the 1975 Grammys (4 minutes watch the whole things)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUlR8jWUKd8

[a fool in paradise]

GAH, the version I’d previous found has Paul, Ringo, and George all approach the stage and then it cuts to a breaking news item with some local anchors fiddling around at the desk and when the program returns all of them are leaving the stage.