“Saturday Night Live” comedian Michael Che said this week that Hollywood awards shows and the celebrity guest list will be on fire after Golden Globes host Jo Koy came under fire for a joke he told at the event. I got into it.
Choi, who hosts the NBC sketch series “Weekend Update,” argued that comedians should “boycott” the awards show because they are being treated harshly for their jokes.
He made the comments in multiple Instagram posts this week, which have since been deleted, after Coy, who hosted an event on Sunday, received a chilling response for his jokes.
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“Saturday Night Live” comedian Michael Che responds to Golden Globes host Jo Koy after critics criticized him for mocking Taylor Swift and “Barbie” during the event. , claimed comedians should “boycott” hosting the awards show. (Dimitrios Cambris/Staff)
In his first post, Choi said, “Comedians should boycott hosting award shows. First of all, it's very difficult to make movie stars laugh. They're too self-conscious to have a good time.” .
the comedian continued. “They don't even want to laugh. They're busy thinking about their careers and their speeches and their 'cause'…They seem like they want to be made fun of, but they don't really want to laugh. That's not the case.'' They actually just want a trophy and a nice photo. ”
Coy's gaffes also included a joke targeting musician Taylor Swift and multiple slurs about the 2023 blockbuster hit Barbie.
When the topic came up on the show, Coy quipped, “What's the big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? There aren't many camera shots of Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes. I swear.” As soon as he told the joke, the camera panned to Swift, who seemed not at all amused by the line.
Coy admitted that he had received a cold reception during his performance, and admitted during his monologue that some of his lines didn't come across well. he told the audience: “I got the gig 10 days ago. You want the perfect monologue? Hey, shut up…I wrote some of these and they're what you're laughing at.”
The host said on ABC's “Good Morning America” Monday that his reception at the awards ceremony was “hurt.” He said, “It was fun. I'll always remember that moment. It's a tough room. It was hard work. I'm not going to lie.”
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A day after receiving huge backlash for his joke at the Golden Globes, host Jo Koy admitted his Taylor Swift joke was “off base.” (Getty Images)
“If you did, you'd be lying. [I said] It doesn’t hurt,” he added.
Choi defended Koy's “Barbie” jokes in other posts that have since been deleted, including one that read, “'Oppenheimer' is based on the 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project. 'is a plastic doll.' With big boobs. ”
Choi wrote, “You know what really annoys me at award shows? Whenever a stand-up host is having a hard time, they always cut to some actor making this face.” [eye roll emoji]. ”
Then he asked, “Really like a guy…? You can't just 'act' like it was funny…?”
Pointing out the hypocrisy and saying that when actors lose that category, “When the camera cuts to them, they're smiling and clapping! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa None…” he added.
The comedian isn't done yet, declaring that “Hollywood has no respect for comedians” and that if he did, “Eddie Murphy and Jim Carrey would end up winning about three Oscars each. …And in their comedy movies! Not the dramas they had to do,'' he added.do [so] They might be taken seriously. ”
A representative for Choi did not respond to a request for comment.
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