Nonhosts Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph rock Oscars opening

They may not have been the hosts, but we’re ready to declare Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph as the champions of the 91st annual Academy Awards. The dynamic trio were the first faces the audience saw following a command performance by Queen, fronted by American Idol vet Adam Lambert. “We are not your hosts, but we’re going to stand here a little too long so people who get USA Today tomorrow will think we hosted,” joked Fey, before she and her Saturday Night Live pals launched into a series of zingers that were better than the opening monologues from the past five Oscar ceremonies combined. We’ll just let Olivia Munn speak for us:

Until the Oscars started, no one was sure how things were going to go down. Would Whoopi Goldberg storm the stage as the surprise host? Would Dwayne Johnson escort his Instagram pal Kevin Hart onstage for another public apology? Would Rami Malek grab the mic from Lambert and sing for his Best Actor Oscar?

Try none of the above. Instead, the opening 10 minutes went off … pretty well, actually! Although the snark was heavy on social media, the folks in the Dolby Theatre seemed to enjoy their mini-Queen concert, which kicked off with “We Will Rock You” before segueing into “We Are the Champions.” Javier Bardem was particularly into it:

However, Twitter noted that Christian Bale didn’t seem all that rocked.

It goes without saying that the Bohemian Rhapsody gang had serious flashbacks going on.

The reviews for Queen’s short set were overall positive, but Fey, Poehler and Rudolph brought down the house. During their round of monologue-ready jokes, Rudolph jokingly propositioned Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman by asking, “Wakanda plans you got later?” and Fey had this killer line about Roma: “Roma’s on Netflix. What’s next, my microwave makes a movie?” Our only complaint? They exited the stage too soon.

Congrats, Oscars! For all the backstage drama, you finally got everyone rooting for the opening to go on longer.

Read more from Yahoo Entertainment:

• Oscars 2019: Get the complete list of winners

• Oscars 2019: Here’s a look at the most extravagant gifts the presenters and winners will receive

• Oscar 2019 streaming guide: Where to watch every nominated movie

• Diversity in Hollywood 2019: Crossroads at the Oscars