Whats the vibe at the Golden Globes as compared to other awards shows?
It’s like the Oscars and the Emmys all in one room with the best people on TV and in films together. It’s not fixed seating. They don’t have to sit there like good boys and girls and put their hand up to go to the toilet and then wait to come back. They walk around the tables, they’re drinking with their friends, and it’s really a nice, relaxed, celebratory atmosphere. That’s just what an awards ceremony should be. So, I just hope I don’t ruin it for everyone. How did you get the gig? Do they just choose people? Or do you have to put your name in a hat? I think it was after I did the thing with Steve Carell [at the Emmys] and apparently, my agent got a few calls about the Oscars and the Emmys and the Golden Globes. Not likely I could do the Oscars; I think I would be the wrong person for the job. For all the reasons I said, they chose the perfect one for me. Then HBO got an email and they sent it to me, and it said something like, “You’ve been offered the Golden Globes job, what should
