The Golden Globes have a gay presenter
The Golden Globes awards are celebrated frenetically in the USA every time. Next year's event will certainly be no exception. Now it has also been decided who will host the spectacle: Gay comedian Jerrod Carmichael.
Of course, the event will also - as in the past often - broadcast on TV. Who can not be there live, that follow everything from home.
Jerrod Carmichael is definitely no stranger to the USA. Many comedy fans know him from the show "Saturday Night Life", among others.
The award ceremony will take place on January 10, 2023, and is sure to attract many fans in front of the screens again. It will be broadcast from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Anyone who wants to watch will have to switch on either the NBC network or the Peacock streaming service.
Who is Jerrod Carmichael, anyway?
As already mentioned, Jerrod Carmichael is a household name for many people in the USA. Especially when it comes to comedy, it is now difficult to get past him. He has already won an Emmy himself and has managed to make a name for himself with the comedy series "The Carmichael Show". However, he also does stand-up.
Jerrod Carmichael is one of those who live openly gay and have also come out publicly. In the past, he has emphasized that this was a difficult step for him. After all, Jerrod Carmichael is an African American who was raised in a Christian home. With such a background, it is understandably not easy to take this step. But: the comedian has made it. And that an outing definitely does not have to mean the end of his career, he proves to all his critics in a few weeks. He'll be hosting one of the country's most important awards ceremonies and will probably show once again what skills he has. He has already proven that he is also well-positioned in terms of acting in films such as "Bad Neighbors". At the moment, everything points to the Golden Globes 2023 being successful in many respects.
Why are the Golden Globes being hosted by a gay presenter right now?
Sure: Many members of the scene are happy and certainly in 2023 it is finally time for major award ceremonies of this kind to become a bit more diverse and varied.
Nevertheless, there are also some people who are critical of the whole thing. One reason for this is that the HFPA, which is behind the award, has repeatedly had to deal with allegations of corruption in the past. Among other things, there have also been repeated accusations of racism.
The criticism did not go unheard and they showed themselves to be "cooperative" in that they decided to actually become a bit more diverse now.
Whether the decision to make Jerrod Carmichael the host of the 2023 Golden Globes has anything to do with these resolutions can really only be speculated. However, it could well be that the HFPA wants to take new steps in this way. However, in order to
To make an actual statement about whether there is now even more diversity at the awards, it would be important to take a look at the list of nominees, among other things.
Either way, having a gay presenter host the 2023 Golden Globes is an important step toward "more visibility." After all, on this important evening, the eyes of many fans will be on this very event. And who knows? Perhaps Jerrod Carmichael will also use his reach to make important statements?
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