The comedian, who returned to host the annual awards show for the second year, also aimed jokes at George Clooney, Michael B. Jordan and Timothée Chalamet, among others in the room, during her opening monologue.

Historically, one of the best ways to generate interest in what someone has to say is to not allow them to say it. Trump and his handpicked chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may not have set out to create a built-in, eager audience for ...