MANILA, Philippines — Comedian-actor Steve Martin is the latest high-profile individual to back Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy after the latter was criticized for his underwhelming hosting of the 2024 Golden Globes.
Jo Koy's opening monologue at the Globes received a lukewarm reception from the star-studded crowd, and it only got worse from there after he went off-script to say he didn't write some of the jokes the audience weren't laughing at.
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"Some I wrote, some other people wrote," Jo Koy said during the ceremony. "Yes, I got the gig 10 days ago! You want a perfect monologue? Yo, shut up. You're kidding me, right? Slow down, I wrote some of these and they are the ones you are laughing at."
Despite the ceremony having better views than the year before, many viewers found Jo Koy's hosting to be flat and unfunny at times. Some said they were unconvinced that he was capable of hosting duties despite his stand-up success.
Martin, a three-time Oscars host, took to the social media platform Threads to express his support for his fellow comedian.
"I tip my hat to anyone who steps out on stage to host a live awards show," Martin said. "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."