Michael Che believes that comedians should “boycott” hosting gigs at award shows following Jo Koy’s butchered hosting job at the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
Che, who serves as the co-head writer on “Saturday Night Live,” rushed to social media Monday to defend Koy in the wake of criticism over his monologue.
“Comedians should boycott hosting award shows,” Che wrote in a now-deleted post on Instagram. “For one, it’s very difficult to make movie stars laugh. They’re way too self-conscious to have a good time.”
“Two, they don’t even want to laugh,” he continued. “They’re too busy thinking about their careers and their speeches and their ’cause’… They think they wanna be made fun of, but they actually don’t. They actually just want their trophy. And a nice photo.”
During his monologue, Koy told the crowd, “I got the gig 10 days ago. You want a perfect monologue? Yo, shut up … I wrote some of these, and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”
At one point, Koy took a stab at the NFL’s intense coverage of Taylor Swift at boyfriend Travis Kelce’s games, saying, “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift. I swear.”
The joke fell flat in the room and prompted ire amongst the singer’s loyal fanbase.
Koy also targeted the hit film “Barbie” during his set.
“‘Oppenheimer’ is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project, and ‘Barbie’ is on a plastic doll with big boobies,” the comedian said.
The now-viral moment caught Che’s attention, prompting him to slam celebs who roll their eyes at jokes.
“You know what really bugs me at award shows? Whenever a standup host is struggling, they always cut to some actor making this face [rolling eye emoji] face, like really dude..? You can’t just “act” like the s–t was funny..?” he wrote in a separate Instagram post, which has also since been deleted.
“But then, when that same (expletive) actor loses their category, the camera cuts to them and they’re smiling and clapping! ohhhhh, so you caaaaaan fake happiness nowwwwwww…”
Che, 40, sensationally added that “Hollywood doesn’t respect comedians.”
“If they did, Eddie Murphy and Jim Carrey would have about 3 Oscars each.. and for their comedy movies! Not the dramas they had to do they could be taken seriously,” he went on.
“So they expect us to host the Oscars but won’t even nominate us? (Expletive) that. Get a magician!”
“And I don’t care who you think was good at it,” he added in the comments section. “My point is, it’s not fun for anybody. Trust me. I know everybody. We all hate it.”
Koy, for his part, appeared on “Good Morning America” on Monday where he admitted that he felt “hurt” by the criticism he’s received after his hosting stint.
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