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Steve Martin Supports Golden Globes Host Jo Koy Amid Bad Reviews: He ‘Hit, Missed, Was Light on His Feet and Now Has 20 Minutes’ of New Stand-Up Material


Steve Martin knows a thing or two about hosting awards shows, and he sent congratulations to Jo Koy after GOlden Globes mixed reviews.

Steve Martinrecently took to Threads to defend stand-up comedian Jo Koy, who earned largely negative reviews for his gig hosting the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. Variety’s television critic Alison Herman, for instance, wrote that Koy was “woefully unqualified” to be the host, while delivered even more scathing pans by calling the show a “near-total disaster.” Martin added, “So, congratulations to Jo Koy, who took on the toughest gig in show business, hit, missed, was light on his feet, and now has twenty minutes of new material for his stand up!”

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