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Local and foreign celebrities defend Jo Koy’s hosting stint

Jo Koy receives support from different celebrities.

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<div><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Various celebrities from all over the world came to the defense of Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy after his controversial hosting stint at the recently held Golden Globe Awards on January 7 (US time). The stand-up comedian notably drew flak for his remarks about Taylor Swift during the program.</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C10c7aJrP1w/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline"></span></a></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C10c7aJrP1w/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=432&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A760337.3999999762%2C%22ls%22%3A759926.6999999881%2C%22le%22%3A760330.1999999881%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="844" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">“As you know, we came on after a football doubleheader. The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift, I swear,” he quipped.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/12/26/jo-koy-to-host-the-golden-globes-i-get-to-make-my-filipino-family-proud-726" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/12/26/jo-koy-to-host-the-golden-globes-i-get-to-make-my-filipino-family-proud-726" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Jo Koy to host the Golden Globes: ‘I get to make my Filipino family proud’</strong></a></span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">His joke about Taylor made the rounds on social media immediately after he dropped it––gaining various reactions from celebrities and netizens.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Despite the backlash to his hosting stint, Jo Koy received support from various celebrities, both local and international.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Veteran comedian-actor Steve Martin––who hosted the Oscars thrice–– knew exactly what Jo Koy was feeling the moment his joke dropped. He shared on Threads how he still throws up from his last hosting stint which was a decade ago.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">“Congratulations to Jo Koy, who took on the toughest gig in show business, hit, missed, was light on his feet, and now has twenty minutes of new material for his stand-up,” he wrote.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Meanwhile, EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) winner Whoopi Goldberg shared on her show, <em>The View</em>, that hosting isn’t an easy gig.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">“These hosting gigs are brutal. They are just brutal. If you don’t know the room, if you’ve not been in these rooms before and you’re sort of thrust out there, it’s hit or miss,” she shared.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Her co-host, Sara Haines, agreed with the veteran actress’s sentiments and added that people should find their sense of humor as what the stand-up comedian did at the awards night was just for laughs.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">“Get a sense of humor because we need to protect these national treasures called our comedians, because life needs them. We need to stop binding them in, and fencing them in. And in that room, Jo Koy is punching up. No one feels sorry. Just smile,” she shared. </span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Meanwhile, Howard Stern added his opinion about the issue on his own show. He claimed that hosts should have a minimum of six months to prepare––Jo Koy only had 10 days before the actual awards night.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">“10 days? You’re doomed! Telling those jokes to a bunch of people who don’t wanna be laughed at is the biggest bummer in the world. Hollywood has no sense of humor about itself. Comedians are supposed to be funny. And the only way to be funny is to be cynical. So why would you want to go to an event where you can’t be cynical?” he shared.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Comedian-actor Kevin Hart––who had to step down as host of the 2020 Oscars–– shared the same sentiments with the rest as he knew that Jo Koy is a good host who had a tough time. </span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/1/6/jo-koy-considers-hosting-golden-globes-as-championing-representation-in-hollywood-1330" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/1/6/jo-koy-considers-hosting-golden-globes-as-championing-representation-in-hollywood-1330" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/1/6/jo-koy-considers-hosting-golden-globes-as-championing-representation-in-hollywood-1330" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Jo Koy considers hosting Golden Globes as championing representation in Hollywood</strong></a><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">“People want to highlight the bad but there is a world of good behind it. He is good and always has been., I love Jo. I&#x27;m fine with Jo. He’s made it this far, he&#x27;ll make it after,” he added.</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0WFs9WcUTJcqfXFkuWD5k7QgzGvF2supod5E7s7mCPJ7kyZTfvxe9dQBd878hRddPl&amp;id=100044468528174" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline"></span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjames.deakin%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02ZdML8dq5LBJQCSsKsRqb1Yv6VFPX2jMy7rLWfV1fPiAjGusCsEXRLggaQ44axCXGl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="240" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Meanwhile, local social media influencer James Deakin shared that Jo Koy had a bad night but it doesn’t mean people should hate him already. He added how difficult hosting could be and the stand-up comedian will only learn from this event.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">“Because our sole goal is to entertain, we assume the whole world hates us when we fail. So rubbing it in is not only pointless, it’s just downright nasty, petty and cruel, and says much more about you than it does about the one you’re crucifying,” he shared.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Previously, Jo Koy shared with ABS-CBN News how he hoped his hosting stint at the Golden Globes would help other Asian Americans be represented at such a prestigious event.</span><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none">“This is that moment where I get to make my Filipino family proud,” he previously shared.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38"><span style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none"></span></div><div><br/></div>

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