Not only did many of the presenter’s jokes not land but his opening monologue has caused controversy.
The Golden Globes took place last night and while there has been a rapturous response to Cillian Murphy taking home a Best Actor prize for Oppenheimer, there was much less enthusiasm for the awards show’s host Jo Koy.
Known for his several Netflix specials, Koy’s opening monologue at the ceremony saw him joke about Oppenheimer being too long, Barbie being based around a doll, Robert De Niro recently having a baby and the drug Ozempic.
The presenter also compared the dysfunctional, wealthy characters of hit TV drama Succession to the Royal Family.
Many of Koy’s remarks were met with a muted response to near silence while there has even been reports of booing.
In response, the presenter mid-monologue shifted the blame for this to his joke writers and to him only being hired to host the Golden Globes “10 days ago”.
Speaking about Barbie, Koy said: “The key moment in Barbie is when she goes from perfect beauty to bad breath, cellulite and flat feet. Or what casting directors call: character actor.”
Not earning the response he wanted, the host then added: “Some I wrote, some other people wrote.
“Yo, I got the gig 10 days ago! You want a perfect monologue? Yo, shut up. You’re kidding me right?
“Slow down, I wrote some of these and they are the ones you are laughing at.”
Jo Koy slated for opening remarks at Golden Globes, which included rude Barry Keoghan joke
These comments about his joke writers have been met with controversy, particularly following the Hollywood writers’ strike last year.
One of Koy’s few quips that landed on the night, meanwhile, was a particularly rude one revolving around Barry Keoghan in Saltburn.
“Is Barry Keoghan here? Where’s Barry Keoghan seated? Oh right there. Where is your penis seated? Down front? That was the real star of the show,” sending the Irish actor into fits of laughter.
The comedian added: “If you haven’t seen Saltburn, you probably have no idea what I’m talking about so watch it. Then you’ll understand what I was talking about.
“And then right after that watch Barbie and then you’re going to be like: ‘Something’s missing.’
“And then watch Maestro and you’ll be like: ‘Oh, there it is, it’s on Bradley Cooper’s face.'”
Understandably some people found Koy’s joke pretty immature.
We’re rightfully talking about Jo Koy’s awful monologue and that Barbie joke being misogynistic, but so was that crack about Barry Keoghan! There are soooo many actually funny jokes you can make about Saltburn and his performance…that one was not one of them! #GoldenGlobes
— Dr. Brandy MP (@brandybeephd) January 8, 2024
Jo Koy’s monologue was so awful that I muted the TV through most of it. As soon as her said “barry keoghan” I hit the button again because I knew there was no way he was going to say anything mature.
— MeLiz (@olderwoman18) January 8, 2024
No Jo Koy did not just ask where Barry Keoghan’s penis is seated… at the Golden Globes. I need to go lay down now.
— Christine Cupo (@CCupo) January 8, 2024
You can see some more responses to Koy’s monologue below:
Imagine all the Barbie jokes one could make as the first host of an awards show for 2023 movies and then going with “big boobies”
— Richard Lawson (@rilaws) January 8, 2024
sorry guys the writers wrote that one too
— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 8, 2024
i’m talking about that monologue in therapy on tuesday btw
— hunter harris (@hunteryharris) January 8, 2024
HARRISON FORD AFTER ONE OF JO KOY’S JOKES PLEASE ??? #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/Z9d72rK94S
— maddie (@maddiecar_) January 8, 2024
the audience after hearing Jo Koy’s jokes at the Golden Globe Awards: pic.twitter.com/KRBaKixw7h
— Coffee (@Singkolitis) January 8, 2024
Jo Koy at the Golden Globes pic.twitter.com/Y65cnisOiX
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod ?? (@big_business_) January 8, 2024
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