Saturday night live Comedian Michael Che had some harsh words for celebrities following Jo Koy’s monologue fiasco at the 2024 Golden Globes.
The ceremony, hosted by comedian Jo Koy, went viral multiple times, not for the star-studded audience or the award-nominated projects, but for Koy’s awkward opening monologue.
As the comedian recited a series of jokes that Koy himself now admitted were “flat,” the audience simply stared. As the monologue progressed, social media began to flood with criticism of the comedian, with some claiming that he was the worst opening monologue they had ever seen.
In defense of Jo Koy and her awkward speech, SNL comedian Michael Che took to Instagram to share his thoughts.
“Comedians should boycott presenting awards shows,” Che wrote in a now-deleted post, according to New York Post. “On the one hand, it’s very difficult to make movie stars laugh. “They are too self-conscious to have a good time.”
“Two, they don’t even WANT to laugh,” he continued. “They are too busy thinking about their careers, their speeches and their ’cause.’ THEY THINK they want to be made fun of, but they really don’t. In reality, they just want their trophy. And a nice photo.”
Michael Che, who hosted the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2018 with his SNL Weekend Update co-host Colin Jost then claimed that all comedians hate hosting award shows.
“Imagine right before Game 7 of the NBA Finals, you had to go into the locker room and make LeBron laugh,” he wrote. “What I want to say is: it’s not fun for anyone. Trust me. I know everyone. “We all hate him.”
Michael Che blames viewers for Jo Koy’s awkward monologue
After criticizing celebrities for their lack of humor, Michael Che turned his attention to viewers at home.
“Look, fans want a comedian to come up and shit on all these celebrities, make the room tense and weird, so they can enjoy it from the safety of their couch,” he wrote in the comments of the post. “I get it. It’s funny. But that’s not hosting. I feel like if you despise Hollywood so much that you want to insult everyone, why say yes?”
While one could argue that a comedian hosting an awards show is doomed from the start, Michael Che’s stance doesn’t exactly jibe with the online reaction to Jo Koy’s monologue.
Viewers at home were not happy to see a delightfully tense room in Beverly Hills. Instead, they were brutally burning the comedian for his unfunny jokes about Taylor Swift and Barbie. So much so that Jo Koy has since admitted that the online reaction to his monologue “hurt.”
With such strong opinions on awards shows, will Michael Che host one again? Only if they ask, he said.
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