American TV personalities, actors and comedians have defended Jo Koy amid the backlash surrounding his 81st Golden Globe Awards hosting gig.
Koy’s controversial jokes: The opening monologue of Koy, whose real name is Joseph Glenn Herbert Sr., drew a divided response from the star-studded audience with failed attempts at humor, leading to negative reactions online. His jokes included remarks about the length of the film “Oppenheimer” and a satirical remark about the film “Barbie” being “based on a plastic doll with big boobs.” Koy also made a joke about Taylor Swift, saying that there were fewer camera shots of her on the Golden Globes compared to the NFL’s broadcasted game. The joke was deemed awkward and controversial as Swift did not appear amused and chose to take a sip of her drink instead.
Howard Stern criticizes Hollywood: Following Sunday night’s ceremony, broadcaster and media personality Howard Stern defended the Filipino American comedian on his Sirius XM show, criticizing Hollywood for lacking humor and calling the hosting gig “stupid.” Stern also noted that other high-profile comedians, including Chris Rock, had turned down the gig and highlighted how Koy only had 10 days to prepare for the event.
“Nobody wanted to host this thing. Those shows are f*cking hard to do,” Stern said. “Hollywood has no sense of humor about itself. Those people in that audience do not want to be made fun of. They’re very concerned about their image and their publicists… So to go up there and be the host of the Golden Globes is a ridiculous gig. You gotta goof on people, but goof on them in such a pleasant way that they’re like smiling afterwards? It’s the stupidest f*cking gig. Comedians are supposed to be funny. And the only way to be funny is to be cynical. So why would you want to go to an event where they don’t let you be cynical because they’ll boo you?”
“The View” hosts defend Koy: On Monday’s episode of the talk show…
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