Take that, Ricky Gervais! This year's Golden Globes were a bit more anticipated than usual, mainly due to hosting duties by none other than present-day comedy titans Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. Thankfully, the two nailed the opening monologue.

No surprise that the duo ended up skewering those in attendance -- and the entire room of celebrities at the Beverly Hilton ate it up. This opposed to the last two year's of Gervais' cruel jabbing at Hollywood's finest. However, that's not to say they held back. As Moviefone editor Chris Jancelewicz admitted, the jokes were tasteful yet biting.

Below, check out all the wit and wisdom of the ex-SNL'ers, with the best jokes from Poehler and Fey's monologue. And head here to follow along with all the live updates and winners from tonight's ceremony.

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"You can smell the pills from here" - Amy on the atmosphere of the room

"Only at the Golden Globes do the beautiful people of film rub shoulders with the rat-faced people in television" -- Amy

"Ricky Gervais is not here tonight, because he is no longer in show business" -- Tina

"When it comes to torture, I trust the woman who spent three years married to James Cameron" -- Tina

“As we learned from Ricky Gervais, when you run afoul with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, they ask you to host the Golden Globes two more times” -- Amy

"I used to win prizes for that too" -- Tina on Julianne Moore's Globe-nominated performance as Sarah Palin for "Game Change"

"You're not better than me" -- Amy to Ben Affleck

"I have not seen someone so alone and abandoned like that since you were on stage with James Franco at the Oscars" -- Tina to Anne Hathaway

"Quentin Tarantino is here, the star of all my sexual nightmares" -- Tina

"Meryl Streep is not here tonight. She has the flu, and I hear she's AMAZING in it." -- Amy

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  • Taylor Swift

  • Rachel Weisz

    Actress Rachel Weisz arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Actress/singer Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Daniel Day-Lewis

    Actor Daniel Day-Lewis arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Denzel Washington, Pauletta Pearson Washington

    Actor Denzel Washington, right, and Pauletta Pearson Washington arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Lea Michele

    Actress Lea Michele arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Bryan Cranston, Robin Dearden

    Bryan Cranston, left, and wife Robin Dearden arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Salma Hayek

    Actress Salma Hayek arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Ben Affleck

    Actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman

    Musician Keith Urban, left, and actress Nicole Kidman arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Heidi Klum

    Model and TV personality Heidi Klum arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman

    Musician Keith Urban, left, and actress Nicole Kidman arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Jason Statham

    Actors Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, left, and Jason Statham arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Taylor Swift

    Singer Taylor Swift arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Taylor Swift

    Singer Taylor Swift arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Anne Hathaway

    Actress Anne Hathaway arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Marion Cotillard

    Actress Marion Cotillard arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Julianne Moore

    Actress Julianne Moore arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Jennifer Lopez, Casper Smart

    Actress/singer Jennifer Lopez, right, and Casper Smart arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Rachel Weisz

    Actress Rachel Weisz arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Rosario Dawson

    Actress Rosario Dawson arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman

    Musician Keith Urban, left, and actress Nicole Kidman arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Jon Bon Jovi, Dorothea Hurley

    Musician Jon Bon Jovi, left, and Dorothea Hurley arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Jim Parsons

    Actor Jim Parsons arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Jessica Alba

    Actress Jessica Alba arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Julianna Margulies

    Actress Julianna Margulies arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton

    Actress Helena Bonham Carter, left, and director Tim Burton at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal

    Director Kathryn Bigelow, right, and filmmaker and journalist Mark Boal arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Hugh Jackman

    Actor Hugh Jackman arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Julianne Moore

    Actress Julianne Moore arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Sarah Paulson

    Actress Sarah Paulson arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Eddie Redmayne

    Actor Eddie Redmayne arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Amy Poehler, Tina Fey

    Show hosts Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Amy Poehler

    Show host Amy Poehler arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Leonardo DiCaprio

    Actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Eddie Redmayne

    Actor Eddie Redmayne arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas

    Olympic gymnasts Aly Raisman, left, and Gabby Douglas arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Sarah Hyland

    Actress Sarah Hyland arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Jennifer Lawrence

    Actress Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Sarah Hyland

    Actress Sarah Hyland arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Jesse Tyler Ferguson

    Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Marion Cotillard

    Actress Marion Cotillard arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Jennifer Lawrence

    Actress Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Amanda Seyfried

    Actress Amanda Seyfried arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz

    Actors Daniel Craig, left, and Rachel Weisz arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Glenn Close

    Actress Glenn Close arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Steven Spielberg

    Director Steven Spielberg arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

  • Sienna Miller

    Actress Sienna Miller arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Jessica Chastain

    Actress Jessica Chastain arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Steven Spielberg, Kate Capshaw

    Director Steven Spielberg, right, and Kate Capshaw arrive at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

  • Daniel Craig

    Actor Daniel Craig arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)