Home / News / Viral & Trending Oof—Jo Koy’s sexist ‘Barbie’ joke at the Golden Globes fell so, so flat Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty/Golden Globes Golden Globes viewers were shocked by how unfunny (and even tasteless) the host's jokes were throughout the night. By Christina Marfice January 8, 2024 Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty/Golden Globes Rectangle If you tuned in to watch the Golden Globes last night, chances are you were groaning more than laughing at the host, Jo Koy, as he performed his monologue and crowd work throughout the ceremony. During and after the live broadcast event, Koy has been heavily criticized online for jokes that fell flat, especially the ones he made about women. For example, during his monologue, Koy joked that the “Barbie” movie, which broke records around the world, was based “on a plastic doll with big boobies.” “The key moment in Barbie is when she goes from perfect beauty to bad breath, cellulite, and flat feet — or what casting directors call ‘character actor,'” he added, to visible cringes and groans from the A-list crowd. Another cringeworthy moment came when Koy took aim at Taylor Swift. “As you know, we came on after a football doubleheader. The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” he joked. The camera then panned to Swift, who was visibly unamused as she sipped her drink. Taylor Swift takes a sip of her drink after Jo Koy's joke about her at the #GoldenGlobes."The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift." pic.twitter.com/d2TDVcUGv5— Variety (@Variety) January 8, 2024 In the middle of his monologue, as his jokes bombed one after another, Koy went off-script in a particularly unhinged moment, trying to defend himself by reminding the audience that he only had a few weeks to prepare for the hosting gig. Related: Playing with Barbies helps kids work on social skills, research finds “Some I wrote, some other people wrote,” he said of the jokes in the monologue. “Yo, I got the gig 10 days ago! You want a perfect monologue? Yo, shut up! You’re kidding me, right? Slow down. I wrote some of these, and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.” Jo Koy trying to pass off plain sexism as “comedy”, will go down as one of the most embarrassing award show moments ever pic.twitter.com/akBbsSkGev— ★Briana★ (@briana__gomez) January 8, 2024 Oof. Reactions on social media tell you all you need to know, though. Koy’s jokes, regardless of who wrote them, just weren’t funny. Imagine that — when you make women into punchlines, people are unamused. This shot is so brutal, as if someone from the control room knew Jo Koy was gonna bomb hard after the Barbie joke they made sure to get a wide shot of the audience. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/u78k5vBS4l— Dwight De Leon (@newsdwight) January 8, 2024 we’re not talking about the surface level feminism discourse it was about the disgusting joke jo koy made and only a movie like barbie which is catered to and for women would get mocked like this pic.twitter.com/QRmBV9kkXf— T£RR¥ M@R¥ (@indiandoIl) January 8, 2024 Harrison's reaction, priceless. Pretty much sums up the consensus of Jo Koy's monologs last night. pic.twitter.com/Z4nK6r6LmO— Connor Quinn VO🎙 (@ConnorQuinnVO) January 8, 2024 every single outlet cooking jo koy along with the rest of us oh it’s bad for him pic.twitter.com/7GPBwt90Ds— annie (@graynovember13) January 8, 2024 Here’s hoping this means next year, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will be back. The latest News U.S. Surgeon General says 4 in 10 parents are ‘so stressed they cannot function’ Viral & Trending This mom makes dinner for her kids at 3 p.m.—and it’s actually genius Viral & Trending Kindergarten teacher shares important message about cupcakes: ‘Please don’t bring them’ News American Academy of Pediatrics releases updated guidance ahead of flu season