22 of the Funniest Tweets from Friday, March 8, 2024

If you assumed that Charles Melton and Da’Vine Joy Randolph were the breakout stars of awards season, you’d be very wrong. That distinguished honor belongs to Messi, the scene-stealing Border Collie from Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall. The Palme d’Or-winning pup made an appearance at this year’s Oscar Nominees Luncheon, where he wagged tails with the likes of Ryan Gosling and Billie Eilish, but that face time was seemingly one-and-done. Messi will not be making an appearance at this Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, as The Hollywood Reporter shared that multiple nominated production companies filed grievances with the Academy, citing that allowing the dog (who is technically not a nominee) to the event gave Triet’s legal thriller four legs up on the competition. All dogs may go to heaven, but they don’t all get to attend the Oscars.

While funnyman Jimmy Kimmel continues his prep for hosting the big night, a film about a historic night for other famous funny people added a few more faces to its cast. Jason Reitman’s SNL 1975, which will bring audiences into the studio for the chaotic events that led to the very first episode of Saturday Night Live, found its Jim Henson, Michael O’Donoghue and Billy Crystal. The trio will be played by Nicholas Braun, Tommy Dewey and Nicholas Podany respectively, and they join a cast stocked with rising stars like Dylan O’Brien (as Dan Aykroyd) and Rachel Sennott (as Rosie Shuster). Sony Pictures has yet to set a release date for the film, so word is still out on when audiences will hear that now iconic phrase “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!” on the big screen — as opposed to just the little screen. 

Until then, it’s Friday afternoon on the timeline, and we’ve got a whole new batch of hilarious tweets. Today’s funniest ones include those about the tiny beauty of role-playing as ants, Albania’s best-known exports and the cost of living with your parents.