Cedric the Entertainer just announced the Golden Globe nominees on CBS. Will he wind up being the host of the show on January 7th?
There’s a good chance because reportedly no one else wants to do it. Not Chris Rock. Certainly not Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who are long gone. Ricky Gervais? Nope.
CNN reports that the show hasn’t secured a host with less than a month to go.
That’s because the Globes are riddled with scandal. Past hosts have had a ball ridiculing the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The HFPA is gone in name now, but around 60 members continue in the newly configured Globes. They are mostly the same people. Would the host still make fun of them?
Cedric seems an obvious choice. CBS’s Jack Sussman loves to have network stars host shows, which is why LL Cool J and James Corden did the heavy lifting for years on the Grammys and Tonys. Corden is gone. LL Cool J — now that would be funny and so right.
Maybe CBS could have pressured Stephen Colbert to do the duties. But he’s been sick, and is looking forward no doubt to the Christmas break. One outside shot– Drew Barrymore, also contracted to CBS for her talk show.
Stay tuned..
