'I aged 15 years during that monologue.' Best reactions to Jo Koy at the Golden Globes
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The 81st Golden Globe Awards kicked off with an awkward start Sunday night during host Jo Koy's monologue.
The stand-up comedian, who told the audience he only got the hosting role 10 days earlier, started the 2024 ceremony by poking fun at nominated films.
Koy joked that "Oppenheimer" needed to be "another hour" and called "Barbie" a movie about "a plastic doll with big boobies," the latter of which was met with awkward stares from Margot Robbie and the film's director Greta Gerwig.
Viewers react to Jo Koy's Golden Globes monologue on social media
During and after the awards ceremony, viewers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their thoughts on Koy's monologue:
jesus i aged 15 years during that monologue i’ve never been so happy to see jared leto #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/kfmpluYV1j
— chelsea marie (@peachcorl) January 8, 2024
the audience after hearing Jo Koy's jokes at the Golden Globe Awards: pic.twitter.com/KRBaKixw7h
— Coffee (@Singkolitis) January 8, 2024
It’s like @Jokoy ran face first into the point of barbie and then kept on running… #GoldenGlobes #Barbie
— Tinne Peeters (@Tinne_Peeters) January 8, 2024
Taylor Swift reacts to Jo Koy's NFL joke
Koy even apologized to the audience following a joke about the NFL and Taylor Swift, who was in the audience and nominated for her fifth Golden Globe.
"As you know, we came on after a football double header," he said. "The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL (is) on the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift."
The big difference between Jo Koy and Taylor Swift is:
Everyone knows Taylor pic.twitter.com/A7UHpAU48y— TheRandomAdam(Taylor’s Version) 🇵🇸 (@The_Random_Adam) January 8, 2024
The camera cut to an unamused Swift taking a sip of her cocktail.
"I swear... Sorry about that," Koy offered.
if THE taylor swift ever reacted like this to one of my jokes i would throw my self off a very tall something
pic.twitter.com/vPmLsHFoUl— laura (@ishinesobrights) January 8, 2024
I would be TERRIFIED if taylor swift glared at me this way pic.twitter.com/enlglGQBmw
— The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) January 8, 2024
I’ve literally only watched the Jo Koy joke about Taylor from last night’s GGs, but are people not realizing he was making fun of the NFL and not Taylor?
— KJ (@jhfnyybsball) January 8, 2024
More social media reactions
X continued to flood with memes and posts about the monologue. Here are some of the best ones:
jo koy's publicist this morning pic.twitter.com/7TImyU7xDO
— anne t donahue (@annetdonahue) January 8, 2024
I didn’t watch the Golden Globes but I feel bad for Jo Koy. He’s done some funny stand up specials. But it sounds like his monologue was a train wreck.
— Gabe Minus One 🦖 (@GabeMNakamura) January 8, 2024
me when jo koy
pic.twitter.com/VL5xwhCeLO— iris ౨ৎ || saw mads (@sxspirium) January 8, 2024
how is jen saying this one thing funnier than anything jo koy said
pic.twitter.com/hYAhcJYgVg— nads 🇵🇸 (@nadiawarner_) January 8, 2024
Everyone at Jo Koy rn pic.twitter.com/K5mIhc396B
— 𝔻𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕪𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕𝕤™ 🏳️🌈 (@Shinikage221) January 8, 2024
Who the hell told Jo Koy he was funny? https://t.co/mbDTmSv5V6 pic.twitter.com/vb77xlxlmV
— Mike (@TheAdamsMD) January 8, 2024
Me, watching the Golden Globes monologue pic.twitter.com/2w0gOqr9id
— Justin Kirkland (@justinkirkland4) January 8, 2024
Never send a man to do a woman’s job #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/5L691ve4SF
— Twink Rights Advocate (@themitchcase) January 8, 2024
i sucks to be me but it sucks a lot more to be jo koy the morning after the golden globes
— c’arol | elo’s wife ⚾️ (@ohmissgill) January 8, 2024
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Best reactions to Jo Koy's Golden Globes monologue
