Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large When Jo Koy was announced as Golden Globes host on Dec. 21, it was just a little over two weeks to air. “When they asked me, it was an immediate yes, I couldn’t believe this was happening,” Koy tells Variety. “And then I woke up and went, ‘wait a minute.
I have two weeks to write jokes! “Actually, I think I had less than two weeks because I didn’t get my writers until five days later,” he adds. “When Tiny [Fey] and all those other hosts got the gig, they had months to prepare.
I’m literally looking at just days! It’s been a crash course in hosting.” But Koy is relishing this moment. The comedian, who recently sealed a deal to bring his next two stand-up comedy specials to Netflix (his fifth and sixth for the streamer), says he’s aware of the symbolism behind hosting a major awards show ceremony. “This is everything.
It’s different for me. You hear that a lot right now, but it means a lot for someone that looks like me,” says Koy, who is half-Filipino. “There’s a kid that’s Asian out there, or that’s half white/half Asian, any ethnicity.
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