Jo Koy Concedes “Weird” Taylor Swift Joke Fell “A Little Flat”
deadline.comJo Koy, reflecting on negative reviews of his debut hosting gig at the 2024 Golden Globes, tells GMA3 that the criticism stings, and that he understands the backlash over the now-infamous Taylor Swift joke.
While insisting he had fun last night, a candid Koy conceded that it was “a tough room,” a “hard job” and a “hard, hard gig.” “I’d be lying if [I said] it doesn’t hurt,” Koy said. “I hit a little moment there where I was like, ‘Ahh.’ Hosting is just a tough gig.
Yes, I am a stand-up comic but that hosting position is a different style. I kind of went in and did the whole writer’s thing…We just had 10 days to write this monologue.
It was a crash course. I feel bad, but hey, I gotta still say I loved what I did.” “I had fun. You know, it was a moment that I’ll always remember,” a seemingly deflated Koy said the day after the Globes.
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