Golden Globes 2024: Host Jo Koy defends opening monologue after jokes fall flat

Golden Globes host Jo Koy has spoken out in regards to the second he introduced up Taylor Swift throughout his opening monologue on the the awards ceremony this week.

Koy, 52, admitted on GMA3: What You Have to Know his joke about famous person fell “slightly flat”. 

“I believe it was when the Taylor [Swift] one was just a bit flat… It was a bizarre joke, I assume,” he mentioned.

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His joke centred round Swift’s romance with NFL star Travis Kelce, and mentioned on stage, “The large distinction between the Golden Globes and the NFL? On the Golden Globes, now we have fewer digicam pictures of Taylor Swift… I swear, there’s simply extra to go to.”

Instantly, the digicam zoomed in on the singer, who appeared unimpressed and sipped her drink.

Koy has now defended the joke, saying it was aimed “extra on the NFL”.

“I used to be making an attempt to make enjoyable of the NFL utilizing cutaways and the way the Globes did not have to do this. So it was extra of a jab towards the NFL. But it surely simply did not come out that method.”

“It is a powerful room. It was a tough job, I am not going to lie… I would be mendacity if [I said] it would not damage.”

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After a TikTok person shared a clip from the Taylor Swift second, followers had blended reactions.

“This dude wasn’t humorous, however jokes like this are par for the course on the Golden Globes. She ought to have the ability to take a joke at this level,” one person wrote.

One other added: “Guess she by no means goes again to the Golden Globes after that and I do not blame her.”

Koy beforehand defended his opening monologue after quite a few his jokes fell flat.

The Barbie film solid seemed lower than impressed by the humorist’s jokes at their expense, some which did not get the snigger he was after.

Their reactions lit up social media in the course of the awards present.

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Earlier than Koy started his Barbie chat he touched on the “Barbenheimer” craze that performed out final yr when Oppenheimer and Barbie opened on the identical weekend and competed for field workplace glory.

“Oppenheimer is predicated on the 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning guide in regards to the Manhattan Undertaking — and Barbie is a couple of plastic doll with large boobies.”

He then went on to say he did not wish to sound creepy earlier than telling the viewers “it was sort of bizarre being drawn to a plastic doll” earlier than flipping the script to say he was speaking about Ryan Gosling, who performed Ken within the film, not Margot Robbie.

“Simply one thing about your eyes, Ryan … it isn’t all about you Margot!” he mentioned about Gosling.

He continued saying: “The important thing second in Barbie is when she goes from good magnificence to dangerous breath, cellulite and flat toes – or what casting administrators name character performing.”

That individual joke drew groans and prompted Koy to defend his humour, telling the viewers: “Some I wrote, another folks wrote” about his jokes.

“Yo, I obtained the gig 10 days in the past, you need an ideal monologue? Yo, shut up. You are kidding me, proper? Decelerate, I wrote a few of these and so they’re those you are laughing at.”

Appearing legends together with Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, who have been seated entrance of stage additionally appeared appalled on the host’s jokes, with folks watching on at house sharing clips of their reactions.

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Koy additionally took purpose at Robert De Niro having a toddler on the age of 80.

After declaring himself a giant fan of the long-lasting actor, Koy requested how he managed to get his girlfriend Tiffany Chen pregnant, suggesting it was CGI.

The couple took the jibe in good humour with them each seen on digicam laughing.

The host went on to single out actor Barry Keoghan, referring to his nude scene in Saltburn.

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“The place is your penis seated? Down entrance? That was the true star of the present,” he instructed the actor who lowered his head as quickly as his title was talked about.

Koy tried to then hyperlink it again to Barbie, saying appendages on show was what was lacking from their film.

Some followers on social media joked about bringing again earlier hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.

“Lacking them proper about now,” one viewer wrote in regards to the feminine comedy duo, who’ve hosted the awards present 4 instances collectively.

Watch the 81st Annual Golden Globes, reside and on demand January 8 from 11am AEDT, completely on Stan.