Jo Koy at the 81st Golden Globes.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/WireImageJo Koyis ready for round two.Even though the comedian, 52, receivedmixed reviewsand delivered some jokes that fell flat when he hosted the 81st Golden Globes on Sunday, he tells PEOPLE he’d “love to” host the awards show again — provided he has more time to prepare.“With five months, not nine days,” says Koy, who told viewers during his opening monologue that he was hired for the gig “ten days ago.” (CBS announced he would be hostingin a Dec. 21 press release.)Koy’s claim came after a few of his jokes elicited frosty responses from the celebrities inside the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.He poked fun at the three-hour running time ofOppenheimer, saying it “needed another hour” and made a quip aboutBarbiebeing “based on a plastic doll with big boobies.”“Some [jokes] I wrote, some other people wrote,” Koy said from the stage. “Yo, I got the gig ten days ago! You want a perfect monologue? Shut up! You’re kidding me, right? I wrote some of these, and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”Koy says the crowd was “great” overall, telling PEOPLE, “We’re back. Hollywood was closed. It’s back open again. Let’s just celebrate. They’re eating, drinking, having a good time. 150 countries were watching. They saw how much fun we had.”Jo Koy at the 81st Golden Globes.Kevin Mazur/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.He says the highlight of his night was “just walking out there [on stage] for the first time. I was like, let’s just do this. Let’s just have fun.”His favorite celebrity interaction was with Hollywood legendMeryl Streep, whom Koy called out from the stage during his monologue.“This woman, there’s nothing she can’t do," he said during his monologue of the Oscar winner. “You know my favorite line from you? Legendary. This one I hold to my heart. I see it all over the… like, every time. The way you said it just stuck with me. The way you said, ‘Wakanda forever,’” he joked, implying Streep starred in theBlack Panthermovies.That moment “was everything to me,” says Koy, “and she was laughing the whole time.”Now that the show is behind him, Koy says he’s looking forward to relaxing: “I get to rest. That’s the most important. I want to sleep, man. I’m so tired.”
Jo Koy at the 81st Golden Globes.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/WireImage
Jon Kopaloff/WireImage
Jo Koyis ready for round two.Even though the comedian, 52, receivedmixed reviewsand delivered some jokes that fell flat when he hosted the 81st Golden Globes on Sunday, he tells PEOPLE he’d “love to” host the awards show again — provided he has more time to prepare.“With five months, not nine days,” says Koy, who told viewers during his opening monologue that he was hired for the gig “ten days ago.” (CBS announced he would be hostingin a Dec. 21 press release.)Koy’s claim came after a few of his jokes elicited frosty responses from the celebrities inside the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.He poked fun at the three-hour running time ofOppenheimer, saying it “needed another hour” and made a quip aboutBarbiebeing “based on a plastic doll with big boobies.”“Some [jokes] I wrote, some other people wrote,” Koy said from the stage. “Yo, I got the gig ten days ago! You want a perfect monologue? Shut up! You’re kidding me, right? I wrote some of these, and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”Koy says the crowd was “great” overall, telling PEOPLE, “We’re back. Hollywood was closed. It’s back open again. Let’s just celebrate. They’re eating, drinking, having a good time. 150 countries were watching. They saw how much fun we had.”Jo Koy at the 81st Golden Globes.Kevin Mazur/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.He says the highlight of his night was “just walking out there [on stage] for the first time. I was like, let’s just do this. Let’s just have fun.”His favorite celebrity interaction was with Hollywood legendMeryl Streep, whom Koy called out from the stage during his monologue.“This woman, there’s nothing she can’t do,” he said during his monologue of the Oscar winner. “You know my favorite line from you? Legendary. This one I hold to my heart. I see it all over the… like, every time. The way you said it just stuck with me. The way you said, ‘Wakanda forever,’” he joked, implying Streep starred in theBlack Panthermovies.That moment “was everything to me,” says Koy, “and she was laughing the whole time.”Now that the show is behind him, Koy says he’s looking forward to relaxing: “I get to rest. That’s the most important. I want to sleep, man. I’m so tired.”
Jo Koyis ready for round two.
Even though the comedian, 52, receivedmixed reviewsand delivered some jokes that fell flat when he hosted the 81st Golden Globes on Sunday, he tells PEOPLE he’d “love to” host the awards show again — provided he has more time to prepare.
“With five months, not nine days,” says Koy, who told viewers during his opening monologue that he was hired for the gig “ten days ago.” (CBS announced he would be hostingin a Dec. 21 press release.)
Koy’s claim came after a few of his jokes elicited frosty responses from the celebrities inside the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
He poked fun at the three-hour running time ofOppenheimer, saying it “needed another hour” and made a quip aboutBarbiebeing “based on a plastic doll with big boobies.”
“Some [jokes] I wrote, some other people wrote,” Koy said from the stage. “Yo, I got the gig ten days ago! You want a perfect monologue? Shut up! You’re kidding me, right? I wrote some of these, and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”
Koy says the crowd was “great” overall, telling PEOPLE, “We’re back. Hollywood was closed. It’s back open again. Let’s just celebrate. They’re eating, drinking, having a good time. 150 countries were watching. They saw how much fun we had.”
Jo Koy at the 81st Golden Globes.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
He says the highlight of his night was “just walking out there [on stage] for the first time. I was like, let’s just do this. Let’s just have fun.”
His favorite celebrity interaction was with Hollywood legendMeryl Streep, whom Koy called out from the stage during his monologue.
“This woman, there’s nothing she can’t do,” he said during his monologue of the Oscar winner. “You know my favorite line from you? Legendary. This one I hold to my heart. I see it all over the… like, every time. The way you said it just stuck with me. The way you said, ‘Wakanda forever,’” he joked, implying Streep starred in theBlack Panthermovies.
That moment “was everything to me,” says Koy, “and she was laughing the whole time.”
Now that the show is behind him, Koy says he’s looking forward to relaxing: “I get to rest. That’s the most important. I want to sleep, man. I’m so tired.”
source: people.com
