The show will go on, of course, and it looks like we’ll see a fair share of stars on the big night. It’s the first Globes ceremony since the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s diversity scandal.
Eighty-seven members and not a single black person in the group. …
The Globes apparently paid their dues and are back, but the fun quotient remains to be seen. The HFPA selected Jerrod Carmichael to host this year’s event. He’s a gifted comic, no doubt, but hardly the first name that shoots to mind when you think awards gala host.
Carmichael is black and gay, two factors that didn’t hurt him from snagging the gig.
The bigger fear remains. On an ordinary night Carmichael could uncork a very funny monologue and use his stand-up chops to make the night’s spontaneous moments sparkle. That’s why you hire comics who excel at improv-style banter.
Is that Carmichael’s mission?
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