MANILA, Philippines — US-based comedian Jo Koy made history as the first Filipino-American to host the Golden Globe Awards earlier today.
In his opening speech, Jo Koy walked down memory lane as he always watch the awards night with his mother.
"I'm looking around, everybody is here. Like this is a good night and I have the best seat in the house," he said.
"When I was a kid growing up I used to watch the show and I would stay up late with my family just trying to guess who would win and every time my mom would say 'it's Meryl Streep, stupid. Who else will win, she wins every time.' And she was right! You do you win all the time.
"That's why when Golden Globes called me and asked me if I wanted to host, I jumped at the chance and said 'yes, yes.' Then they asked me if I saw every movie and every show and then I said 'yes.' I lied."
Jo Koy also zoomed in on both "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," joking about the three-hour running time of the latter, which he said he began watching on New Year's Eve.
"I just got one complaint: It needed another hour," he quipped.
"My New Year's resolution for 2024 is to finish 'Oppenheimer' in 2025."
Jo Koy also made a joke about Taylor Swift.
"The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL -- on the Golden Globes, fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift," he said.
Social media users have mixed reactions on how Jo Koy hosted the show.
Here are some comments about Jo Koy:
Ppl are hating on Jo Koy’s opening monologue at the Golden Globes? Uhmm, anyone who’s ever hosted every single awards show does the same thing— ROAST. Ricky Gervais? Hello. What, suddenly it’s not funny when it’s not a white person delivering the jokes? Hmm.
— Chessica ?irasol (@ChesyMirasol) January 8, 2024
This will be Jo Koy’s last gig https://t.co/DVrpglWd5h
— ???? Ezzah's Year ???? (@ezzahschonxxi) January 8, 2024
Dios ko pohhh, si jo koy nagkalat!!!!
— waleywaling (@waleywaling) January 8, 2024
parang gusto kong itangging pinoy siyaaa!!!
pero di pwidi!
aminin na lang, that's filipino despicable insensitivity and utter ignorance of the sensibilities of others!
magconcentrate knlng sa filipino jokes, kung magkakakacreer ka pa!
Jo Koy is fucking hilarious. It’s not his fault they wrote garbage jokes for him.
— DANGERHAWK (@NotDMorgan) January 8, 2024
Pinoy to Jo Koy: pic.twitter.com/cPFtgR1zf2
— Crow ???? FREE PALESTINE ???????? (@IntroDemigod) January 8, 2024
Hi Jo Koy, there's a thin line between being funny and disgraceful. ????
— ????? (@klairsea) January 8, 2024
The same people who wrote the bit with Jared Leto wrote the jokes Jo Koy claimed he didn’t write that bombed. Something doesn’t make sense.#GoldenGlobes2024 #jokoywho
— Steve O (@SteveO2385) January 8, 2024
jo koy's one bit has failed him https://t.co/5SJpFM7Kgv
— pipis room (@_ginibushi_) January 8, 2024
Jo Koy leaving the Golden Globes tonight pic.twitter.com/0i93QZqWuQ
— ReelTok Podcast (@reeltokpodcast) January 8, 2024
Jo Koy setting Filipinos back multiple decades on the national stage ????????
— _____ (@thoughtsfreeing) January 8, 2024
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