Kevin Hart defends comic Jo Koy after he bombed at Golden Globes

Kevin Hart is standing by Jo Koy after the comic was bashed for his jokes whereas internet hosting the Golden Globes. 

‘I believe Jo Koy is a tremendous comic, all the time has been,’ Hart informed DailyMail.com when requested about his efficiency. ‘It’s a troublesome room, and with out the data and understanding of the way to navigate a room – you may have some moments, some bumps.’

Viewers labeled the comic’s jokes ‘tasteless’ and ‘cringe’ for taking jabs at Taylor Swift, Robert DeNiro and the Barbie film. 

But Hart – who confronted his personal internet hosting debacle when he stepped down from the Oscars gig in 2019 – says he is positive Koy will get better from this as he did. 

‘Jo Koy is a gifted, humorous f**king man, and without end might be. People need to spotlight the world of dangerous however Jo might be good and all the time has been,’ he mentioned. 

Kevin Hart stepped down from internet hosting the 2019 Oscars after refusing to apologize for homophobic tweets that resurfaced after he was introduced as host.  

‘I’ve made the selection to step down from internet hosting this 12 months’s Oscars….it is because I don’t need to be a distraction on an evening that must be celebrated by so many wonderful gifted artists,’ Hart mentioned in an announcement on the time. 

Asked by DailyMail.com if he would ever think about internet hosting a giant awards present once more, Hart gave a agency no. 

‘I’m at some extent in my profession the place there is no worth in it for me,’ he mentioned. ‘But I do assume that it does present a tremendous quantity of visibility and a platform of publicity, however it’s one thing that it is not the simplest.’ 

‘To the comics of future and the comics of now, it’s a place the place you’ll find success. When you take a look at the Chris Rocks, the Amy Poehlers, Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Steve Martin, Martin Short, there’s individuals who have had numerous success in these areas.’

But Hart means that Koy was an outsider to lots of these within the room on Golden Globe evening, saying that the success of the host stems from the relationships he has with the A-listers within the viewers. 

‘When you’re within the enterprise and you’ve got relationships with the folks within the room – it is a better room. When you are a bit chilly to the room, it might be a bit tougher – and there is a little extra hesitancy to be comfy from an viewers standpoint.’

But general, Hart says Koy will bounce again from this. 

‘Jo might be good and all the time has been. I really like Jo. I can not wait to see what else Jo does. He’s made it this far,’ he mentioned.

Koy’s opening monologue led to an outpouring of criticism on social media with some calling him the ‘worst host ever.’ 

Social media shortly flooded with harsh critiques about Koy’s efficiency as NPR medial analyst Eric Deggans mentioned: ‘Jo Koy is a good comedian, however i’m unsure he’s used to working a showbiz crowd internet hosting the #GoldenGlobes.’ 

‘His monologue wasn’t biting sufficient but in addition was a bit too biting in the identical second. Tougher gig than it seems.’ 

At one level, he occasion went off script and telling the viewers, ‘Yo, I received the gig 10 days in the past, you need an ideal monologue? Yo, shut up.

‘Slow down, I wrote a few of these and so they’re the one you are laughing at,’ he went on as a lot of the viewers resorted to pity laughs.

Koy addressed actor Robert DeNiro within the viewers as he mentioned he was ‘sorry’ for being a fan of his.

DeNiro cracked a small smile earlier than Koy mentioned that him getting his girlfriend pregnant on the age of 80 is his ‘biggest efficiency’ and the group and DeNiro laughed a bit.

Koy mentioned that the ‘key second’ within the Barbie film was when Barbie skilled ‘dangerous breath, cellulite, and flat ft, or what casting administrators name character actor.’ 

After he made the joke, actress Selena Gomez was seen bowing her head down and inserting it in her fingers in disbelief as no person laughed.

‘The massive distinction between the Golden Globes and the NFL – on the Gold Globes we’ve got fewer digicam photographs of Taylor Swift,’ Koy mentioned.

Swift responded by taking a fast sip of her drink and never laughing.

Koy went on to scale the room and name out actors like Barry Keohgan from Saltburn as he mentioned: ‘Where’s your penis seated.’

He then determined to reply his personal joke and turned to Bradley Cooper and took a jab on the actor’s prosthetic nostril in Maestro and mentioned he ‘discovered it.’