Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

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What comics can learn from Jo Koy's monologue bomb at the Golden Globes

What comics can learn from Jo Koy's monologue bomb at the Golden Globes

It was a rough one – but there are lessons to learn from it.

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Jan 10, 2024
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The Guardian: The joke’s on Jo Koy: Golden Globes host delivers a bad gig for the ages (“he went down like a lead balloon”). Yikes.

Look, it’s a tough gig. And he only had a week or so to prep. And anyone who’s ever performed for a bunch of spoiled rich folks knows they can be the worst audience members.

That said, in any bomb, there are lessons to learn…

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