Golden Globes showrunner Helen Hoehne did not enjoy Jerrod Carmichael’s monologue at the awards ceremony.
The comedian hired to host the event has relentlessly criticized The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization responsible for planning the awards ceremony.
Carmichael name-dropped Hoehne in his monologue and said he had turned down three requests to meet with him.
Following the ceremony, some called for former host Ricky Gervais to return, slamming the show as “unwatchable” on Twitter. However, some expressed their support for the comedian and mentioned how much they liked his act.
Read on to learn more.
‘It’s All Very Awkward’
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follow huff post, Carmichael grilling the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Hoehne, didn’t sit well with him.
The comedian who headlined the latest edition of the Golden Globes didn’t mince his words as he manned the microphone, taking some heavy shots at the show’s attendees. follow Hollywood Reporterthis left the organizers “shocked” and “upset”.
In part of his monologue, Carmichael claimed that he had turned down three invitations to meet with the female showrunner, referring to it as a “trap”.
His statement appeared to imply that he had called her to set the ground rules for how he would conduct the awards ceremony, although neither the comedian nor Hoehne confirmed the nature of the proposed meeting.
Sources close to Hoehne claim that the show’s promoters reacted emotionally to the name-dropping personally. It is also alleged that friends “persuaded” him because he was worried that the mention would put him in a bad light.
“It was all very awkward and uncomfortable,” a source told the publication.
Jerrod Carmichael Says Being Black Got Him The Host Job
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On a larger scale, Carmichael tore apart the controversy-tainted organization as a new organization in his monologue about previous claims that the organization has lacked diversity for years.
“I’ll tell you why I’m here: I’m here because I’m Black,” Carmichael joked during the show. He later dismissed the organization for reportedly not having a single black member until George Floyd died in 2020.
The comedian also pointed out a strange fact about the Golden Globes host — the Beverly Hilton — which is the same hotel where the late veteran singer Whitney Houston was found dead in her room in 2012.
After the show, Houston’s farm shared a statement via TMZ who said Carmichael’s comments rubbed the family the wrong way.
“Whitney Houston’s estate was upset with the joke and felt it was in bad taste,” a rep told the publication.
Mixed Reactions To Host Jerrod Carmichael
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While Carmichael may have had a good time to himself, doing everything on stage, some audience members were left unimpressed by his performance.
Several people took to Twitter to slam the show as “unwatchable” while calling for the return of former host Ricky Gervais.
“Terrible. Hopefully next year we can get a funny host,” one Twitter said the user.
“Who is this man? He’s bad! No stage presence, and Whitney Houston’s jokes are not good,” said another fan.
On the other hand, some users enjoyed his monologue and took to social media platforms to sing his praises.
A fan said“Jerrod Carmichael destroyed the Hollywood Foreign Press while hosting their show Give Me Life.”
Another wrote, “The opening monologue was exactly what I expected from Jerrod. It should make (a lot of) people uncomfortable. That’s the point. If they (#GoldenGlobes2023) don’t want it they shouldn’t have hired it. Love it.”
Who is Jerrod Carmichael?
Hate him or love him, Carmichael has been a big deal among comedy fans, and his recent Golden Globe hosting is sure to put him even further in the spotlight.
He rose to prominence through his eponymous show, “The Carmichael Show,” which ran for three seasons. He has received much acclaim for his stand-up comedy, most recently for his latest HBO special, “Rothaniel.”
In the April special, Carmichael came out as gay. He later fell out with his mother and other family members after coming out, which he has discussed at length in several interviews since.
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