Golden Globes host Jo Koy responds to backlash: ‘I feel bad’

The standup comedian and actor has spoken out about his unpopular performance, calling it ‘an off night’

Comedian Jo Koy has responded to the backlash over his performance as host for this year’s Golden Globes.

The last-minute pick for the role received a negative reaction online and reportedly in the room with an unnamed prominent director referring to it as “a disaster” and Vanity Fair’s Richard Lawson calling his opening monologue “a horrid, sophomoric mishmash of lazy jokes”.