Not a few brave souls have come out to defend comedian Jo Koy following his much-criticized stint as host of this year's Golden Globes.
These include fellow comedians Kevin Hart and Steve Martin.
Commenting on the matter, Kevin told the Daily Mail, “I think Jo Koy is an amazing comedian, always has been."
“It's a tough room, and without the knowledge and understanding of how to navigate a room — you can have some moments, some bumps," he added.
"People want to highlight the world of bad but Jo will be good and always has been.
"I love Jo, I can't wait to see what else Jo does; industry or not industry, he’s made it this far, (and) he will make it after."
Steve, meanwhile, took to Threads to express support for Jo Koy.
He wrote, “I tip my hat to anyone who steps out on stage to host a live awards show. It’s a very difficult job and not for the squeamish. I know because I’m still throwing up from the last time I did it in 2010.”
Steve, who hosted the Academy Awards in 2001 and 2003, even joked that the experience would ultimately find its way to Jo Koy's future monologues.
He 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!”
Prior, Whoopi Goldberg also defended Jo Koy, noting, via "The View," "I don’t know whether it was the room, I don’t know whether it was the jokes, I didn’t get to see it. But I do know, that he is as good as it gets when it comes to stand-ups and it is not an easy gig."
Tons of people were quick to criticize Jo Koy after the Golden Globes event, with a good number of Pinoys jumping on the bandwagon.
These include TV host-reporter Gretchen Ho who deemed it a "wasted opportunity."