Dynamic duo! Hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks brought the laughs — and made the crowd blush — during their 2023 ACM Awards opening monologue.Brooks, 61, kicked off the awards show on Thursday, May 11, in Frisco, Texas, by paying homage to some of the greatest country music stars of all time, or the G.O.A.T.s of the industry.He called George Strait “your hero and my hero” and highlighted the musical contributions of Johnny Cash, George Jones and Randy Travis before pointing out that the “king of country music” might actually be a female based on longevity and superstar status.“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.” Parton’s jokes quickly turned more sexual when the “Love Is Like a Butterfly” singer claimed that before Brooks became a star, “People were saying little old me were two of the biggest stars in country music.” She gestured to her chest, adding, “I’m milking it.”The “Wildflowers” musician continued to put her cohost on the hot seat, telling the audience, “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” actually stood for, “Garth Organize A Threesome!”A speechless Brooks eventually took over the microphone, telling the Run Rose Run coauthor: “I thought I couldn’t love you anymore!
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