Jo Koy Started The Golden Globes With A Monologue, And The Internet Is Roasting It

Last year, the 2023 Golden Globes opened with a blunt and honest monologue from Jerrod Carmichael, who began the award show by openly discussing the controversy surrounding the organization that had hired him and his decision to host the show. It was an impressive and bold moment from the comedian that was presented as live television. Tonight, approximately one year later, comedian Jo Koy decided to open the 2024 Golden Globes with a totally different tactic, and it did not work out for him at all.

Instead of doing something new and different like his predecessor, Koy opted to begin his Golden Globes hosting duties this evening with plastic enthusiasm and traditional jokes, and the response was rough. As he made bad jokes about Oppenheimer‘s runtime, “plastic boobies” in Barbie, and Barry Keoghan’s penis in Saltburn, the audience at the Beverly Hilton provided him with only courteous laughs, leading Koy to make excuses and discuss his lack of preparation time in advance of the event. It was a cringe-y thing to witness, and as you would expect, the internet was not forgiving of his performance. The comedian is getting a through dunking on social media, and it does not take a lot of searching to find responses.