Jo Koy Shaded by Critics Choice Host Chelsea Handler—His Ex
Hosting an awards show is widely known as one of Hollywood’s most thankless jobs. If you bomb, you run the risk of getting roasted from every angle—including, as was revealed on Sunday night, by your funnier ex-partner.
Chelsea Handler took subtle aim at Jo Koy, her onetime boyfriend, in the middle of delivering her opening monologue at the 29th Critics Choice Awards. Handler was in the middle of a bit on her attraction to older men—including her desire to toss Martin Scorsese around “like a little Italian meatball”—when she delivered the jab.
“Thank you for laughing at that,” she said. “My writers wrote it.” The line drew appreciative applause and whoops from the crowd, many of whom were in attendance at the Golden Globes last Sunday.