Golden Globes host Jo Koy claims the royal family is ‘rich, white and dysfunctional’ as he continues with a woke riff about the audience being ‘really white’
- Stand-up comedian Jo Koy’s attempt to incorporate woke humor, taking swipes at both the audience and the royal family, backfired during his opening monologue
- Koy said playfully, “Succession” is a great show about a rich, white, dysfunctional family, all scheming — oh wait, that’s “The Crown.” I’m sorry.’
- Koy got more groans than laughs in his attempt at “woke” humor at the Golden Globes when he commented that the room looked “really white”
Stand-up comedian Jo Koy tried to create woke humor aimed at both the audience and the royal family during his opening monologue for the Golden Globes on Sunday.
Koy’s comedic approach saw him praise nominated shows before scrutinizing them.
“I love this year’s nominated TV shows like ‘Succession.’ After four wonderful seasons, it’s coming to an end. I loved everything. The one thing this show has taught me is: if you’re a billionaire, back off. None of them will be like you. They will be a bad version of you,” Koy began.
”Succession” has nine nominations. Just a great show about a rich, white, dysfunctional family, all scheming – oh, wait, that’s “The Crown.” I’m sorry.’
Stand-up comedian Jo Koy tried to create woke humor – aimed at both the audience and the royal family – during his opening monologue for the Golden Globes on Sunday backfired
Koy wasn’t done roasting the royal family when he made a joke about the royal family’s work habits.
“Harry and Meghan Markle got paid millions for doing absolutely nothing – and that’s only from Netflix.”
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos visibly laughed at Koy’s joke.
One joke that seemed to resonate came when Koy made fun of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
“White people stole everything!” said Koy, whose mother is Filipino but his father is white.
“Not like 97 percent. You stole 100% of everything. You took the land, you took the oil, you took the premise of the movie.”
‘Was that your starting point? That’s hilarious, I don’t care. It’s just that the room is very white,” Koy continued.
Scorsese seemed unimpressed by the joke.
Only occasionally did Koy manage to groan more than laugh with his attempt at “woke” humor
Koy, who hosted the ceremony for the first time, warned the audience against placing high expectations on his performance.
“I got this gig ten days ago,” he told the crowd. ‘Do you want a perfect monologue? I wrote some of these jokes and they make you laugh.”
Koy made a name for himself by appearing in four Netflix stand-up comedy specials and the Queens sitcom Awkwafina Is Nora.
He has attempted a more determined attempt at humor after the somber performance of host Jerrod Carmichael last year, who encouraged the audience to be quiet before speaking bluntly. “I’m here because I’m black.”
Succession star Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox, ended in 2023 after four seasons
Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales, in a scene from The Crown, which also ended last year
The Golden Globes have added 11 new members, bringing the total number of eligible voters to 300 people and achieving 60 percent diversity, the organization announced last fall.
“Our commitment to preserving the diversity of our voting body continues,” said Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes. “Our voters represent 76 countries who bring a unique international perspective to nominating the best films and television this year.”
The 300-member voting body is now 47 percent female and 60 percent racial and ethnic groups, including 26 percent Latinx, 13.3 percent Asian, 11 percent Black and 9 percent Middle Eastern.
The voters come from several countries, including Armenia, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Serbia and Tanzania.