Kevin Hart Defends Jo Koy’s Disastrous Golden Globes Performance

On Thursday night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live!, blockbuster comic Kevin Hart came to the defense of comedian Jo Koy, whose hosting work at the Golden Globes ceremony last week was not well received—either by the celebrity audience he was performing to in the room or by commentators on social media, who found his digs at Barbie in particular unbecoming.

“It seems like comedians, more than anyone, are under such a microscope” when it comes to performing on live TV, Bravo host Andy Cohen put to Hart, asking him if he had any reaction to Koy throwing his hands up mid-ceremony and saying to the audience, “Hey, I just got this gig 10 days ago.”

“Jo’s fine.” Hart insisted to Cohen. “Jo Koy is a phenomenal comedian; he sells out arenas everywhere.”

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