(L-R) Chelsea Handler and Jo Koy.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty; Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty; Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty
Chelsea Handlerseemingly poked fun at her exJo Koy’s recenthosting performanceat the2024 Golden Globe Awards.
While hosting the2024 Critics Choice Awardson Sunday, Handler appeared to recycle one of Koy’s Golden Globes monologue jokes after he received backlash for the concept. But she began with a cheeky nod to two legacy actors' looks in their later years.
“I don’t know which one of you is hotter, you guys are total smoke shows,” she said, referring toHarrison FordandRobert De Niro. Later she added, “Unfortunately,Martin Scorseseisn’t here tonight, but that’s not going to stop me from letting everyone in this room know that I would toss him around like a little Italian meatball.”
It was then that Handler joked, “Thank you for laughing at that. My writers wrote it.” Handler received an extended applause from the crowd, many of whom were in attendance at last weekend’s Golden Globes.
Chelsea Handler is pictured speaking onstage during the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.Kevin Winter/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty
During his own hosting gig, Koy used the line to defend calling theBarbiemovie a film about a “plastic doll with big boobies” when the joke fell flat among the crowd. “Yo, I got the gig 10 days ago,” he said on stage. “You want a perfect monologue? Yo, shut up. Slow down. I wrote some of these and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”
Koy was also publicly grilled for joking the awards show had “fewer camera shots ofTaylor Swift” than the NFL, whichearned him a non-reactionfrom the singer. The comedian told PEOPLE later that night thathe’d “love to” try hosting againwith more preparation time.
Chelsea Handler walked the Critics Choice red carpet on Sunday night.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Days later, Koy called it a “rookie move” to blame his three writers for the joke. “Those writers are dope, and that was not my intention at all,” the comedian told theLos Angeles Times, “They were amazing, they had my back, and I need to make sure I fix that, and I will, I always will.”
After reconnecting at the end of 2020, they made their relationship official the following year in August. The couple went on to become comedy’s ‘It’ couple for the next 11 months, making public appearances at the Grammys and onThe Kelly Clarkson Show. Handler even said in a 202Instagram postthat"Jo has renewed my faith in men."
Before they split, Koy directed his then-girlfriend’sChelsea Handler: RevolutionNetflix special, which premiered in December 2022.
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In July 2022, Handler posted a video onInstagramintended for their upcoming one-year anniversary captioned, “It is with a heavy heart to announce that we have decided together that it is best for us to take a break from our relationship right now.”
Handler stated in January 2023 on theCall Her Daddypodcast thatshe would no longer comment on their split.“I’m not promoting a breakup from six months ago,” she said.
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source: people.com
