“Its a tough room.
It was a hard job, Im not going to lie,” Koy said on Monday.
Jo Koy got theGolden Globeshosting job just weeks before the Jan. 7 event.
Jo Koy hosting the Golden Globes.Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images
During his opening monologue, he quipped that he had just 10 days to write jokes.
He wasannounced as the show’s host, succeeding Jerrod Carmichael, on Dec. 21.
“Some [jokes] I wrote, some other people wrote,” Koy joked during the show.
“Yo, I got the gig 10 days ago.You want a perfect monologue?
You’re kidding me, right?
I wrote some of these, and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”
I was like, let’s just do this.
Let’s just have fun."
I had fun," Koy toldGMA3: What it’s crucial that you Knowon Monday.
“You know, it was a moment that Ill always remember.
Its a tough room.
It was a hard job, Im not going to lie.
Yes, Im a stand-up comic, but that hosting position its a different style.
He also toldGood Morning Americathat there was one moment he felt bad about.
“It was a weird joke, I guess.
But it was more on the NFL…
So it was more of a jab toward the NFL.
But it just didnt come out that way.
For her part,Swift did not look amused by the joke.
“We’re back,” he told PEOPLE.
“Hollywood was closed.
It’s back open again.
Let’s just celebrate.
They’re eating, drinking, having a good time.
150 countries were watching.
They saw how much fun we had.”
