At the Time 100 gala — which honored the year’s “most influential people” from Drew Barrymore to British Antarctic Survey researcher Peter Davis — “White Lotus” star Jennifer Coolidge wondered why she was more famous than some of the other, accomplished, honorees.
“I made a fake fart video with JLo and I got two million followers,” Coolidge cracked to the crowd at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Wednesday. “I thought the fart was gonna be too much and guess what? It wasn’t.”
Coolidge went on to highlight some of the people around the room, including climate scientists Britney Schmidt and Davis.
“I could barely find you on Google,” she told the pair, suggesting every actor in the room pair up with a “nerd buddy” to help promote them.
“With our powers combined, we can reach more people than ever, even more than [a] fake fart,” Coolidge joked. “I don’t want to devalue farts or anything. They get a lot of followers.”
Kim Kardashian swanned into the influential event right before it started, surrounded by a flurry of photogs, and was spotted briefly chatting with Salma Hayek before being whisked to her table.
Angela Bassett and Amy Poehler gave speeches, and Natasha Lyonne read a stilted opener written by ChatGPT before talking about the dangers of AI.
Tiffany Haddish was seen taking selfies with guests all night, whooping loudly for honorees, and grooving to a performance of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” by “Funny Girl” star Lea Michele.
“That’s my jam,” Haddish was overheard saying.
Pvnew saw the comic actress maneuvering to see Doja Cat perform, but she was moved by production people after she was almost hit by the swinging camera. The show will air on ABC on Sunday.
By the time the song finished, Haddish had made her way to the front, rocking out directly in front of the pop star.
Also in the crowd were author Judy Blume, Ali Wong, Ke Huy Quan, Steven Spielberg, CEO of CVS Health Karen Lynch and environmentalist Wanjira Mathai.
Don Lemon, who was unceremoniously ousted from CNN this week, was also in attendance, telling Pvnew, “I’m a very resilient person.”
“I’ve had a very full life with lots of twists and turns,” Lemon said. “I come from strong, sturdy stock in Louisiana, and I am lucky enough to be in a position where I don’t have to worry about, you know, not having a place to live or a home or whatever.”
