Josh Peck, Amy Schumer, Jo Koy. Getty Photos (3)
Josh Peck just isn’t OK with Amy Schumer’s current criticisms of Pleasure Koy’s Golden Globes monologue.
“I took concern with Amy Schumer who just lately was on the Expensive Media podcast. She was requested about Jo Koy,” Peck, 27, sharing throughout the Thursday, February 29, episode of his “Good Guys” podcast. “I really feel defensive of comedians. It’s a brotherhood, it’s a sisterhood. And he or she principally was vital of Jo Koy. She was throwing him underneath the bus, which was sh—ty as a result of she’s a comic. It’s like, everyone knows he had a tricky night time. Why proceed to go after him a month later?”
Peck famous that whereas he isn’t a “comedian” himself, his comic buddy Yannis Pappas just lately shared his personal perception on Koy’s controversial Globes monologue that he felt correctly depicted the scenario. “[He said], ‘The jokes have been nice he simply wasn’t assured as a result of it was such an intimidating room and so they weren’t giving him love,’” Peck recalled. “He was undeserving of all of the [backlash].”
Koy hosted the award present in January, marking his first gig as an emcee. In his opening monologue, he notably dissed Barbie — which costarred nominees Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling — in addition to fellow nominees Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper and Taylor Swift. A lot of his jokes bombed, leaving each the star-studded crowd and lots of at-home viewers unimpressed.
Wealthy Polk/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 by way of Getty Photos Jo Koy‘s internet hosting debut on the Golden Globes left loads to be desired. The comic, 52, took the stage on Sunday, January 7, after a prolonged seek for a number. Koy adopted within the footsteps of different comedians together with Jerrod Carmichael, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, […]
Schumer, for her half, appeared on the “Not Skinny However Not Fats” podcast earlier this month to share her personal opinions on the awkward second, saying that Koy, 52, in the end received a “lesson handed to him.”
“If [the audience doesn’t] giggle, then it’s an issue,” Schumer, who hosted the 2022 Oscars, defined on the time. “The factor with Jo … he threw his writers underneath the bus and that was not a great look. If I’m going to say a joke about anybody … I’m going to clear it. Like, I cleared [my jokes] to Leonardo DiCaprio. I cleared it with these individuals. As a result of I don’t wish to make that mistake.”
Regardless of disagreeing with how Koy dealt with issues on stage, Schumer added that it “doesn’t really feel good when the entire web is mad at you,” and clarified tht she “doesn’t want that on anybody.”
Whereas discussing Schumer’s feedback on Thursday, Peck’s cohost, Ben Soffer, stated that he largely agreed with Peck however thought Koy blaming his writers for the shortage of guffaws was the primary concern.
“If you happen to’re bombing, you don’t want to inform us that you just’re bombing as a result of your writers suck,” he stated. “He threw them underneath the bus.”
Koy, for his half, advised the Los Angeles Instances in an interview following the ceremony that it was “rookie film” to put blame on his writing group, however he in the end didn’t remorse any of his jokes.
“I received a sense none of you motherf—kers watched it, and I’m kinda completely happy,” he advised the outlet. “Oh my, God. It feels good to dwell on this nation. We get to say what we wish to say. Don’t feel sorry about it in any respect. Have the ability to … converse your thoughts.”
Koy additionally addressed his particular dig at Swift, 34, by which he joked concerning the pop star being proven by the NFL whereas attending her boyfriend, Travis Kelce’s soccer video games.
“The entire intention of that joke was to make enjoyable of the NFL,” Koy defined. “It’s like, the cool factor concerning the Globes is we don’t must do cutaways for rankings. What hurts probably the most is me simply supporting Taylor, I assist her [and] I really like her work. I received nieces that I purchased [concert] tickets for. There’s no sick intent in that joke.”
