Jo Koy grades himself on the Golden Globes, prepares for world tour
LOS ANGELES — There's still a look of hope in Jo Koy's eyes.
Just days after being roasted in the media for his performance as the host of the 81st Golden Globes, Koy admits he's a little emotionally raw from the experience. He is still his usual self: ready with a joke and a hearty laugh. He smiles broadly during an interview with The Times at his office in Studio City, looking around the space that includes a top-of-the-line recording studio and mini stage set with his logo emblazoned on one of the nearby walls. It's a space designed for him to prep his material as well to help develop new comics. He hopes to make it a space where he can give back to the community.
"I want people that are coming up struggling right now to be able to go to a venue that's sick," Koy said. "I used to do coffeehouses and I just remember how much I would hate going there. Because it's like I'm trying to tell the punchline and this motherf— is grinding coffee grounds during my punch line or washing dishes."
Though the experiences from his early days as a stand-up were humbling, he's been reflecting on how to keep moving forward in the wake of the awards
