19 moments you didn't see on TV during the MTV VMAs

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The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards took place Monday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

INSIDER was at the show Monday night to see all the moments that didn't make it on air. From the audience thinking Cardi B brought her baby to the show to Aretha Franklin's awkward tribute, keep reading to see the moments you didn't see on TV at the VMAs.Before the show began, the stage crew was practicing the setup for Ariana Grande's performance one last time.

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A few items were wheeled on stage for, what appeared to be, an opening number. Instead, it looked like the crew was just practicing the rollout of multiple stage items for Grande's performance of "God Is a Woman" later in the evening.

An offensive stand-up comic kicked off the show.

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Ten minutes before the show started, a comedian from "Comedy Cellar" took the stage and started making uncomfortable jokes about women and the dresses they were wearing and cocaine.

Some of the things said included:

"Oh yeah, she's got a hell of a body.""Look at all those ladies over there — looks like a brothel.""I am getting a small erection from the ladies.""Not sure why they hired me."

As far as I could tell, he never introduced himself and no one else near me seemed to know who he was. MTV shouldn't have even bothered bringing anyone on stage, since we were only a few minutes from the show and most people were still heading to their seats.

The audience was chowing down on free food and drinks courtesy of MTV.

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Everything was complimentary if you were at the VMAs. Food ranged from hot dogs and chicken fingers to waffle fries. If you ordered a drink, you may have gotten a souvenir cup with a VMA logo on it. But unless you got there early, you were waiting in long lines.

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