No, you’re not going crazy: the Golden Globes will be presenting a brand new award for Best TV Stand-Up Comedy Performance during the Sunday, January 7 telecast.
The six inaugural nominees are some of the funniest emcees working today, but it’s Chris Rock who is predicted to make history by becoming the category’s first-ever winner, per Gold Derby odds. He’s nominated for his buzzed-about live Netflix special, “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,” which drew eyeballs for the way in which he addressed the infamous Will Smith slap at the Oscars.
Rock has leading 18/5 odds to prevail on Sunday night. The other nominees, in descending order, are: “Trevor Noah: Where Was I” (Netflix) at 9/2 odds, “Ricky Gervais: Armageddon” (Netflix) at 9/2 odds, “Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer” (Netflix) at 11/2 odds, “Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love” (HBO) at 6/1 odds, and “Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact” (Netflix) at 15/2 odds.
Per CNN, Rock was asked to serve as host of the 81st Golden Globe ceremony, but he declined. Of course, if he were to win the category of Best TV Stand-Up Comedy Performance, he would still be gracing the Globes stage, albeit for a much shorter period of time. Will he address the slap in his acceptance speech? Stay tuned. (Comedian Jo Koy was ultimately hired as this year’s host with the most.)
Rock’s stand-up comedy career received a major boost over the past two years after he was slapped by Smith during the March 2022 Oscar ceremony. When Rock made a “G.I. Jane” joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, whose head was shaved due to alopecia, Smith stormed the stage and physically assaulted him, yelling, “Keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth!” The academy later banned Smith from attending all events for the next 10 years.
During “Selective Outrage,” Rock stated the following about the slap: “Y’all know what happened to me, getting smacked by shug Smith. Everybody knows, everybody f***ing knows. Yes it happened, I got smacked. And people are like, ‘Did it hurt?’ It still hurts. I’ve got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ears. But I’m not a victim, baby. You will never see me on Oprah or Gayle crying. You will never see it, never going to happen. I took that hit like Pacquiao. I know you can’t tell on camera, but Will Smith is significantly bigger than me. We are not the same size, okay? We are not. Will Smith does movies with his shirt off. You have never seen me do a movie with my shirt off. If I’m in a movie getting open heart surgery, I got on a sweater.”
Find out who wins Best TV Stand-Up Comedy Performance and all other categories in film and television when the 2024 Golden Globes air Sunday night on CBS.
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