Dynamic duo! Hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks introduced the laughs — and made the gang blush — throughout their 2023 ACM Awards opening monologue.
Brooks, 61, kicked off the awards present on Thursday, May 11, in Frisco, Texas, by paying homage to a number of the biggest nation music stars of all time, or the G.O.A.T.s of the trade.
He known as George Strait “your hero and my hero” and highlighted the musical contributions of Johnny Cash, George Jones and Randy Travis earlier than declaring that the “king of country music” would possibly really be a feminine based mostly on longevity and celebrity standing.
“That female is in the house tonight! Dolly Parton,” the “That Summer” crooner yelled as his cohost hilariously walked out on stage with a literal goat in a wagon.
The “Two Doors Down” songstress quipped: “Did I hear you say you were looking for a goat?” She then made an animal pun, saying, “I think someone needs to come take her baaack! That was such a baaad joke.”
Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton. Academy of Country Music Awards/Dick Clark Productions, lIc.
Parton’s jokes rapidly turned extra sexual when the “Love Is Like a Butterfly” singer claimed that earlier than Brooks turned a star, “People were saying little old me were two of the biggest stars in country music.” She gestured to her chest, including, “I’m milking it.”
The “Wildflowers” musician continued to place her cohost on the recent seat, telling the viewers, “I saw you online telling all those nice people out there that I’m your hall pass. And that I’m Trisha [Yearwood]’s hall pass too!”
Parton then had a realization, joking that Brooks use of the “GOAT” really stood for, “Garth Organize A Threesome!”
A speechless Brooks ultimately took over the microphone, telling the Run Rose Run coauthor: “I thought I couldn’t love you anymore! I’m blushing to be working with Dolly.”
The twosome beforehand gave followers a glimpse at their playful dynamic one month earlier than the awards present, sharing a teaser clip for the occasion through social media.
“There’s a first time for everything @GarthBrooks 💛,” Parton captioned a Twitter video on April 18 of her and her cohost hanging out in a dressing room. “We’re hosting the @ACMawards — May 11 on @PrimeVideo! #ACMawards.”
In the promo, the Steel Magnolias star puffed up her stage associate who had a little bit of the jitters forward of the present. “Woo-hoo, don’t you look handsome! Are you ready for our big night?” the “Jolene” songstress requested Brooks, to which he replied, “Yeah, I’m a little nervous to be honest.”
While the “Dance” crooner admitted it was his “first time,” Parton teased that she had been across the block a time or two. (She has hosted the ACMs two further occasions in 2000 and 2022, respectively.)
“I personally, am going to make this, the best night of your life,” she quipped, which prompted the “Friends in Low Places” singer to ask in the event that they have been speaking about “hosting” the awards present and never one thing extra sexual.
The Dollywood founder assured him she was being strictly skilled, earlier than telling Brooks to “look at me … up here” if he had any issues.
“Up here, yes ma’am,” the Oklahoma native stated with fun, ensuring to look Parton within the eye and never her chest.
Earlier this month, the 9 to five alum and her cohost chatted with Prime Video to promote the event — and confirmed simply how a lot they love the music style.
“I am so country, I can’t do nothing but be country,” Parton, who was not too long ago inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, instructed the outlet on May 4.
Brooks agreed, saying, “I don’t think there’s anything that kinda feels like breathing in and breathing out, than listening to or playing country music.”
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The “Thunder Rolls” crooner then gushed about his cohost, calling Parton “greatest of all time” for nation music. “She’s timeless. She’s ageless,” Brooks revealed. “And her talent just gets bigger and bigger and bigger.”
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