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There’s been plenty of critiques directed at Jo Koy’s Golden Globes hosting gig, but some are coming to the comedian’s defense. Koy, who was asked just weeks before host the January 7th Golden Globe Awards, has been criticized for his jokes, particularly those aimed at Taylor Swift and Barbie; some have called Koy’s commentary misogynistic and…

Steve Martin understands the pressure of hosting an award show and is giving Jo Koy some grace after his stint at the Golden Globes.

The Only Murders in the Building star, took to social media to defend Koy amid the backlash over his hosting duties that included a mention of Taylor Swift that didn’t land well.

“I tip my hat to anyone who steps out on stage to host a live awards show. It’s a very difficult job and not for the squeamish,” Martin wrote on Threads. “I know because I’m still throwing up from the last time I did it in 2010.”

Martin has hosted the Oscars three times, two times as the solo host and a third round with Alec Baldwin. After all the criticism, Martin feels that Koy could use this experience for his stand-up.

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Whoopi Goldberg and Steve Martin are both defending Jo Koy after his Golden Globes hosting gig earned him a wave of criticism from viewers, industry members and TV critics.

While hosting The View on Tuesday, Goldberg expressed that in Hollywood, “hosting gigs are just brutal.” “If you’ve not been in these rooms before, and you’re sort of thrust out there, it’s hit or miss,” Goldberg said. “I love Jo Koy. He makes me just crazy because he’s funny. I don’t know whether it was the room. I don’t know whether the jokes. I didn’t get to see it. But I do know that he is as good as it gets when it comes to standup.”

The actress, host and comedian pointed to her own challenges hosting events as an example of the difficulty nailing these…

Jo Koy has heard the critical responses to his Golden Globes monologue.

“I had fun. It was a moment I’ll always remember,” he said of his time hosting the 2024 awards show on GMA3 the morning after. He then paused. “It’s a tough room. It was a hard job. I’m not gonna lie. Getting that gig and then having the amount of time that we had to prepare, that was a crash course.”

When Koy took the stage Sunday night to open the show, he quickly grew defensive in his monologue after he felt some of his jokes falling flat in the Beverly Hilton’s celebrity-filled room.

“I got the gig 10 days ago!” he told the audience. “You want a perfect monologue?”

“Some I wrote, some other people wrote,” said Koy, who was announced as host…