One joke from Jo Koy’s monologue that earned particular attention online was geared toward Taylor Swift. And if you come for Swift and her legions of fans, you best come prepared, which Koy … did not. The joke in question focused on Swift popping up at NFL games to support her beau, Travis Kelce. “As you know, we came on after a football doubleheader. The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? On the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift, I swear.” Of course, the actual punchline came from Taylor Swift’s reaction to the cringey monologue; she looked like she’d rather be anywhere else in the world as she took a sip from her glass.
On “Good Morning America,” Koy explained how it was simply a clunky joke, “It was a weird joke, I guess. But it was more on the NFL … I was trying to make fun of the NFL using cutaways and how the Globes didn’t have to do that. So, it was more of a jab toward the NFL. But it just didn’t come out that way.” Koy didn’t earn himself favors from pretty much any women in the audience, as another joke that fell flat was one geared toward “Barbie,” where he derided the movie as being based on “a plastic doll with big boobies.” Seeing how the film dealt directly with how women have to deal with sexism and comments on their bodies regularly, it came across as tone-deaf.
But Koy remains optimistic. He told PEOPLE he’d want to host the Golden Globes again. But maybe next year, the Globes should try calling Amy Poehler and Tina Fey first.
