Amid backlash, Jo Koy has opened up about his recent gig at the Golden Globe Awards 2024.
The 51 year-old comedian’s take comes after he drew flak for his “sexist” jokes on Taylor Swift and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.
During his Barbenheimer monologue, Jo remarked: “Oppenheimer is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project, and Barbie is on a plastic doll with big b******.”
Later, he took a dig at Taylor Swift and said: “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL – on the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift. I swear, there’s just more to go to.”
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In a recent interview with Los Angeles Times, Jo revealed that he’d gave himself “an A plus” for his hosting skills.
“I think I did well given the circumstances,” he said and added that his writers weren’t chosen eight days before the show and the monologue was done just a day before.
“We were still writing up until they said we’re live. Absolute cold reads, never got a chance to work out anything. And this is not an excuse, I’m just trying to paint the picture because I don’t think people understand,” he continued.
Jo concluded: “I’m gonna give myself an A-plus just based on the courage [to host the show]. I’m going to hit it over the head a million times, whoever you can think of in your head that could have done it, I’m telling you right now they said no and I didn’t.”