“They had my back and I need to check that I fix that.”

Jo Koysays he did not intend to throw his writers under the bus during his much-malignedGolden Globes2024 monologue.

“I love all three of them and I shouted them out.

Jo Koy speaks onstage at the 81st Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.

Jo Koy hosts the 2024 Golden Globes.Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images

And I told them, like, that was a moment right there where Im just grasping.

I love them and I cant stop talking about them in every interview.

They busted their ass, man.”

Those writers are dope, and that was not my intention at all.

“Its so crazy because the day before, we were all sitting right here,” he said.

One time, thats all we had.

It was the most insane thing."

Its honest feedback for us, but I didnt get to run it on stage anywhere.

After the jokes fell flat, the comedian defended himself on stage.

“Yo, I got the gig 10 days ago,” he said.

“You want a perfect monologue?

Yo, shut up.

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.'”