The 2024 Golden Globes, held last night (January 7) in Beverly Hills, were hosted by comedian Jo Koy, who rattled off a number of jokes in his opening monologue. And while none of his jokes slayed his audience, one joke, in particular, went viral for its cringe-worthy reception: his shot at Taylor Swift.
Following a few awkward stabs at celebrities seated in the audience, Jo Koy took aim at the “Karma” singer. “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? On the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” Koy quipped.
Amid a few polite laughs, the camera panned to Swift, who looked thoroughly unamused while sipping her champagne. “Sorry about that,” Koy said nervously.
Taylor Swift reacts to joke from #GoldenGlobes host Jo Koy about the NFL.
— Pop Base (@PopBase) January 8, 2024
“The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift”
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Taylor Swift Fans Slam ‘Cringe’ Jo Koy NFL Joke
Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for Swifties to take to social media to respond to the uncomfortable moment.
In a response that gained more positive reactions than Jo Koy’s joke, one fan posted a screenshot of an unrelated yet fitting 2010 tweet from Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce. “This dude trys too hard to fit in, hes gotta understand to just sit back n chill cuz hes not funny at all,” the tweet read.
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— sophie ⸆⸉ 𓆙 (@sophitgoesss) January 8, 2024
“I’m proud of her bc she would’ve laughed it off and pretended it was funny in the past,” one fan wrote. “It’s always the bald ugly man thinking he is the funniest guy around,” another fumed.
“And the flop of the year award goes to,” noted a third, referring to host Jo Koy. “Not even a swifter but that was lame as hell,” another (non) fan wrote.
someone needs to get this host off the stage… I’m getting bad second hand embarrassment.
— z (@bazIenka) January 8, 2024
“I have never in my life heard of a jo koy, but suddenly i am ready to campaign for him to never work in hollywood again,” one fan raged. “He’s so cringe. Who even is that?” another said.