Selena Gomez seemingly introduced boyfriend Benny Blanco to two very important men in her life – Only Murders in the Building costars Martin Short and Steve Martin.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Steve Martin recently took to Threads to defend stand-up comedian Jo Koy, who earned largely negative reviews for his gig hosting the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. Variety’s television critic Alison Herman, for instance, wrote that Koy was “woefully unqualified” to be the host, while outlets such as Vanity Fair delivered even more scathing pans by calling the show a “near-total disaster.” “I tip my hat to anyone who steps out on stage to host a live awards show,” wrote Martin, who is a hosting legend thanks to three stints emceeing the Academy Awards.
“It’s a very difficult job and not for the squeamish. I know because I’m still throwing up from the last time I did it in 2010.” Martin added, “So, congratulations to Jo Koy, who took on the toughest gig in show business, hit, missed, was light on his feet, and now has twenty minutes of new material for his stand up!” Koy also got support from Whoopi Goldberg, although she admitted that she did not watch the 2024 Golden Globes telecast.
Goldberg, no stranger to awards shows as an EGOT winner and a four-time host of the Academy Awards, said on “The View” that “hosting gigs are brutal. If you’ve not been in these rooms before, and you’re sort of thrust out there, it’s hit or miss.” Goldberg added, “I don’t know if it was the room.
I don’t know whether the jokes. I didn’t get to see it.
But I do know that he is as good as it gets when it comes to stand-up.” Koy appeared on “GMA3: What You Need to Know” the morning after the Golden Globes and admitted the hosting gig wasn’t his finest hour. He said he “fell short” as a host and admitted that his Taylor Swift joke, in which he said the Globes would not be cutting to her as much as the NFL does
.Selena Gomez seemingly introduced boyfriend Benny Blanco to two very important men in her life – Only Murders in the Building costars Martin Short and Steve Martin.
Former Community stars Ken Jeong and Joel McHale reunited Monday night at the 75th Emmy Awards to present the Outstanding Reality Competition award, and in the process took a not-so-subtle jab at Jo Koy’s not-well-received monologue at the recent Golden Globes.
Chelsea Handler, hosting the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, had praise for women in film, took broadsides at studio executives, and made some digs at her ex-boyfriend, comedian Jo Koy, who was widely criticized for his hosting the Golden Globes a week earlier.
Golden Globes performance last week (January 7).Koy has faced criticism following his “difficult” hosting performance at the Golden Globes after a number of his jokes fell flat with both the A-list stars at the event and viewers watching at home.Taking to the stage for the first time after his hosting duties, the comedian received a “thunderous applause of support and a standing ovation,” according to Variety.“Holy shit, right?,” Koy reportedly said of the applause. “This big hug that you gave me is all I need, swear to god. Fucking whirlwind, goddamn.”Alluding to his Golden Globes hosting and the subsequent fallout, Koy said (as per Variety): “…I just come from a different time.
Natalie Portman only had eyes for Martin Short when she attended the 81st Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA on Sunday.The May December actress, 42, actress admitted her infatuation with the actor, 73, during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday.“Who is somebody that you met recently that you never met that you were very excited about?” Kimmel, 56, asked.“At the Globes, I met Martin Short. I lost my mind,” the Oscar winner revealed.“My friend Jess and I, she was my date, we were like stalking up behind him.
Golden Globes host Jo Koy has insisted he wasn’t making fun of Taylor Swift during his poorly received opening monologue.In the speech, Koy made light of Swift’s highly publicised displays of support for her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight-end Travis Kelce, noting that the pop singer is often pictured at his games.“The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? On the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift… there’s just more to go to here.”The joke seemingly didn’t go down well with Swift, as she awkwardly pursed her lips and took a sip of her drink. Her icy reaction later went viral on social media, with Koy coming under heavy criticism.“I didn’t understand the Taylor tiff,” the comedian told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday (January 11). “Mind you, that [joke] was just getting rewritten 50 million times, never ran it through, all the way up until we had to walk out.
Count Jo Koy as one person who thinks his Golden Globes hosting wasn’t a complete disaster.
Jo Koy revealed his “rookie mistake” while hosting the Golden Globes 2024. In an interview with the LA Times released Thursday, the 52-year-old comedian, whose Globes performance is being criticized for his ill-received jokes, responded to people who felt he threw the show’s writers under the bus during his monologue. “I love my writers. I love all three of them and I shouted them out,” Koy claimed.
his “difficult” hosting performance at the Golden Globes on Sunday (January 7).Koy has faced criticism for “bombing” at the awards show, as a number of his jokes fell flat with both the A-list stars at the event and viewers watching at home.However, on Tuesday (January 9), Martin wrote on Threads: “I tip my hat to anyone who steps out on stage to host a live awards show. It’s a very difficult job and not for the squeamish.
Steve Martin understands the pressure of hosting an award show and is giving Jo Koy some grace after his stint at the Golden Globes.
Golden Globes ceremony. “I tip my hat to anyone who steps out on stage to host a live awards show,” Martin, 78, posted on Threads. “It’s a very difficult job and not for the squeamish.
Jo Koy’s butchered hosting job at the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.Che, who serves as the co-head writer on “Saturday Night Live,” rushed to social media Monday to defend Koy in the wake of criticism over his monologue.“Comedians should boycott hosting award shows,” Che wrote in a now-deleted post on Instagram. “For one, it’s very difficult to make movie stars laugh.
Jo Koy has been heavily criticized following his turn as host at last night’s Golden Globes. Following Sunday night’s ceremony, The View discussed the show during the “Hot Topics” segment with Whoopi Goldberg and Sara Haines defending the comedian’s talents.
shaken off Golden Globes host Jo Koy’s joke about her on Sunday night. On Sunday night, the mega-popular pop star seemed unimpressed and sipped her alcoholic beverage after the comedian referenced her attendance at boyfriend Travis Kelce’s games.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jo Koy appeared on “GMA3: What You Need to Know” and reacted to the overwhelmingly negative reviews he received as the host of the 2024 Golden Globes. The comedian admitted that backlash to his hosting duties hurts a bit. Variety’s television critic Alison Herman panned Koy as “woefully unqualified” to be an awards show host.
Golden Globe for the most awkward award-show host goes to …A “hurt” Jo Koy appeared to be licking his wounds while appearing on “GMA3” Monday after he hosted the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. “I had fun. You know, it was a moment that I’ll always remember.
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It was Jo Koy‘s first time hosting the Golden Globes on Sunday night, and he used the platform to go IN on Hollywood, the now-extinct Hollywood Foreign Press Association‘s longstanding diversity issues, and more!
Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel.His opening monologue jokingly covered some of the year’s biggest movies, including a comment about the lengthy run-time of Oppenheimer, a mention of Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in Maestro, and a particularly controversial summary of Barbie.Also, Koy took several opportunities to acknowledge the presence of major stars in the room, including Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro and Taylor Swift.However, he was met with cold glances when he joked: “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” referring to the singer’s recent appearances at American football games.Viewers have been reacting to the monologue on X/Twitter, detailing the generally negative reception of Koy’s jokes.One user suggested a response had been made by a “prominent director” posting: “Wowee. Never seen an audience rebel against an emcee so quickly. One prominent director just couldn’t keep his opinion quiet.
Coming off a double strike, Hollywood was ready to party at the Golden Globes, the first major awards show following the lengthy work stoppage, as host Jo Koy reminded everyone from the stage.