This is a re-post from six years ago. After this past surreal week I just wanted to post something funny. No redeemable content whatsoever. So I dug up one of my favorite humor pieces from the past -- my review of the 2010 AVN Awards Show. These are the porn industry's equivalent of the Oscars. And believe it or not, they were aired on SHOWTIME.
WARNING and SPOILER ALERT: What follows contains graphic language, sexual content, and winners of many major categories like “Best Anal." In other words, I'm not taking the high road today. I'm just doing whatever it takes to get some laughs. I can't speak for you, but I NEED them today. So journey back to 2010. And by the way, everything I report here -- every quote, every movie title, every award category is transcribed verbatim. And THAT'S what makes it funny.
Is
there anything more deliciously absurd than the AVN awards Juxtapose
class and elegance with the porn industry and you have the most
hilarious television event of the year!
The
evening started gloriously with the red carpet show. Co-hosted by
porn queens selected more for the way they hold the microphone versus
what they say into it, Jessica Drake and Jesse Jane got the stars to
really open up (as it were). We learned that Bree Olson got her
screaming green gown at a wedding store in Indianapolis for two hundred
bucks (Sarah Jessica Parker -- take note for next year's Oscars). We
learned that female porn stars prefer working with Evan Stone because
“He likes to have sex with women.”
Another popular male star among his thesps was Eric Everhard. Do you think Eric is his real name?
Also co-hosting
was Dave Navarro, a guy who looked shockingly like the devil and left
visible slime trails when he walked on the red carpet . In
interviewing the “Burning Angel Crew”—four hard-looking tatted trollops
in Army Surplus prom dresses – Davie paid them the ultimate compliment,
“Damaged little tattoo girls are the hottest thing”.
One
starlet was asked “Who are you wearing” and she said Ron Jeremy. I had
to hit "pause", run upstairs and take a 90 minute shower.
Kristin Price was asked about her gown and said, “I got this at ‘I can’t pronounce it’.”
Sasha
Grey, who also doubled as the “fashion expert” (an honor bestowed upon
her because her gown didn’t look slept in) asked Tori Black what she was
wearing and Tori answered, “A dress”. I guess when you wear one so rarely it’s a big deal. I guess when you wear anything so rarely it’s a big deal.
Pictured right are "fashion expert" Sasha Grey and Lucifer.
Dave
Attel hosted the show, which is a desperate career call for help. And
worse, Margaret Cho was a presenter. Not even a co-host; it was her, a
male star, and a transsexual giving out some group sex award. And I
thought it was sad when Margaret had that bad sitcom on ABC.
Kagney
Linn Karter won Best New Starlet. Considering the lifespan of a porn
career she could also win a Lifetime Achievement award at the same
ceremony.
Sasha Grey was the big winner of the evening. "Best
Anal" AND "Best Oral", thus displaying her versatility as an artist.
Sasha had won Best Oral once before and in her acceptance speech
admitted that, “I must be really talented in this.”
Porn princess
McKenzie Lee handled backstage interviews. SHOWTIME went to no expense
to produce this extravaganza. Sasha said to her, “I just won Best Oral
Sex Scene and I can’t remember who the guy was.”
I'm not making any of this up. Honest.
Later, when Sasha won for "Best Anal" she proudly announced she never uses Vicodin.
Performing
anal is not easy we learned from one of the presenters. It “requires
the ability to abstain from food 24 hours before the scene.” Maybe
that’s why anal isn’t for everybody.
There’s a Best Make-Up category. Why??
I
did pretty well in the office pool this year. ASS WORSHIP 11 was money
for me! I shouldn’t have bet on JON & KATE FUCK 8 but I did win
with ANAL CAVITY 6. By the way, what didn’t they find in ANAL CAVITY
1-5??
Sunny
Leone (pictured right) was the best dressed. Is there such a thing as a
mini-formal? Her gown was so short you would know whether she had a
Brazilian. That said, it was very tasteful. And it fit her great,
although she did admit she had to double-tape her tits. Sam Rubin never
gets that kind of great information out of the stars.
I love who
gets thanked during AVN acceptance speeches. One platinum bimbo said,
“Thanks to all the guys who DP’d me.” A male star saluted the fans.
“You watch my movies. You jerk off…” A girl-on-girl winner, Tori
Black to her co-star Lexi Belle: “Thank you for licking my box so
nicely.” Tori went on to win another award and said, “I’d like to
thank everybody who let me fuck them over the last couple of years.”
When has Meryl Streep ever delivered an acceptance speech that poignant?
Several
awards were not shown on television. So just to get you up to speed…
“Best Specialty Release, Other Genre” – ASSES OF FACE DESTRUCTION 5,
“Best Squirting Release” – SQUIRT GANGBANG 4, and “Clever Title of the
Year” – WHO’S NAILIN’ PAYLIN’?,
One of the categories was “Best Anal Release”. Isn’t that maybe the worst name for an award ever??
But
my favorite moment of the night came during the “Best Actor” award.
One of the presenters said this (word for word): “There’s a thing
called acting chops, which is different from fucking. True acting is
when a man can blow his entire load all over a woman’s face and still
remember his lines.”
Poetry. Sheer poetry.
17 comments :
Mission accomplished. Thank you, Ken.
Best Anal. Probably the only category where that perennial of Oscar acceptance speeches, "what an incredible journey this has been", would be appropriate.
In contrast to the grace and wisdom we see at a respectable awards show, like the People's Choice Awards?
Note to readers. I'm deleting any comments today referring to the election. Not that they're inappropriate or not funny, it's just that -- I'm so fucking sick of the election and just don't want this comment thread to get into the same election debate I've had for four days. So it's nothing personal but the point of this post is to escape the horror of the last week.
Thanks for understanding.
...I had no idea Ron Jeremy was a dress designer.
Dave Navarro's current girlfriend is Andrea Tantaros. She's an ex-Fox News Conservative commentator who is one of the women accusing Roger Aisles for sexual harassment and suing Fox News. For some reason this seems important, I don't know why.....
Ken, if you want some escapism from recent events, go and see Doctor Strange. It's got great action and special effects but more than that it's also very, very funny. Benedict Cumberbatch is terrific and has wonderful chemistry with Rachel McAdams.
I believe Mr. Jeremy has designed for Pearl Jam and the Lovin' Spoonful.
I've worked with Dave Navarro and he's actually a very nice guy.
Attel is a real porn lover and has hosted his own cable show about it...
I can't wait to see Melania tRump hand out the "Governor's Award" at next year's ceremony. I'm sure she remembers her roots.
To be fair to the porn actress, there have been many times when I've seen an actress (or actor) win some award and thought, "They must be really talented at oral sex."
The AVN's are the only awards show where it's not possible to thank the little people.
And also 10cc.
Sketch idea: Actress goes to porn producer's office for an audition. He offers her the lead role in "Finding Nympho VIII" ... IF she read scenes from real movies for him -- you know, act. She finds this perverse and degrading. He convinces her all the great porn stars did some acting to get ahead. Some plausible dialogue here, a punchline there. A hint of a character, even. She reluctantly buttons up her blouse and takes the script he offers her.
"One more thing, baby. I like it ... subtle, with an emphasis on vocal nuance."
'I'd like to thank my Mom and Dad...... Weren't they great in that scene?'
I am not a professional comedy writer so all can do is surmise that there must be a joke somewhere in the fact that this event was held at The Palms.
There's a bus stop sign out now about dream therapy, and its two-line message includes a reference to "analyze" your dream...yet the word is broken down into "anal-" and "yze," even though there's plenty of room on the bottom deck to run the word in full. Wonder why...
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