Comedian Jerrod Carmichael has been named host of the 80th Golden Globe Awards our sister site Variety reports.
The ceremony is set to take place on Tuesday, January 10 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, airing live coast-to-coast on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
“We are thrilled to have Jerrod Carmichael host the historic 80th Golden Globe Awards,” Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Helen Hoehne said in a statement. “His acting skills entertained and delighted audiences while providing reflective moments that are so important in the times we live in. Jerrod is the special kind of talent this show calls for to kick off awards season.
Stand-up is no stranger to NBC’s airwaves. From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the critically acclaimed series The Carmichael Show for three seasons. In April of this year, he honored Saturday Night Live‘s Studio 8H as a first-time host, receiving an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in the process. His big win, however, was in the Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special category, where he landed a trophy for his HBO Max comedy special. Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel.
Broadcasting the Globes in 2023 marks its return to NBC after much controversy over the association’s lack of diversity. The Peacock announced in May 2021 that it would not be broadcasting the 79th Golden Globes, after the HFPA was besieged by a scandal over its lack of backstage representation. At the time, of the 87 members of the organization, none were black. The HFPA eventually announced its intention to reform its bylaws in an effort to diversify its membership, although at the time many industry players found the proposed changes unsatisfactory.
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