Needless to say, hes pretty excited.
This will be the first big party of 2017, he tells EW.
I think everyone just needs a good time.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Youve hosted awards shows before, but this will be your first time at the Globes.
Everyone likes sharp-dressed, good-looking people.
Im just the conduit.
I kick off the show, and then I kind of keep it moving.
Thats the way I look at these things.
Its going to be fun.
Im actually looking forward to it, and I think the nominees are fantastic.
It keeps everyone very interested.
But I love music and luckily we haveLa La Landas one of the nominees.
The weird thing is you cant really plan that far yet.
I forgot this when I signed on to do this, but the world changes in six months.
So you go, Okay, now were doing this.
Okay, now were doing this.
No matter what idea you have, it all changes.
So right now, we got a lot of good cameos and fun people in the opening.
Is it hard not to root for people when youre at these events?
Thats one of the things that people knock me for, but I really do.
I actually do hope that everybody wins.
Because if they dont work, then I dont work.
So I kind of root for everything to be a success.
As far as this thing, this is the awesome period for people where youre just nominated.
I know that from losing Emmys for the past eight years or whatever.
You get nominated and you go, Wow, how fun.
Thats cool, I could win!
Then when it actually happens and you lose you go, Oh, so what?
Its not as much fun.
Being nominated is like, This is awesome.
So I was in the best moods, and its fun.
But theres so many award shows now that everyone can probably win something, Im assuming.
The Globes are famous for being the awards show where everyone gets drunk.
Youre in a ballroom.
Theres not room for people to go up on stage, its very small.
And there is no food.
The food happens like 3 in the afternoon.
So then some people just dont eat, so thats the problem.
Then they just drink champagne and they just get tipsy.
I still dont know how they got it.
Does that make your hosting duties easier?Yeah, I dont know if it will.
It probably loosens everyone up a little bit.
I mean, I wont be drinking until after the show, but yeah.
I thought it was actually two hours, but its three hours.
So I go,wow, three hours is a long time.
Maybe everyone will pace themselves, and it wont be too sloppy this year.
Did you get any advice from past Golden Globe hosts?
Ricky Gervais, or maybe Tina Fey and Amy Poehler?I talked to Tina and Ricky.
Amy changed her e-mail on purpose so that I wouldnt ask her for advice or bother her too much.
[Laughs] But its basic stuff, no game changers.
I mean, the fact that I do a show every night is really helpful.
So I get to see what the pulse is, see what everyones talking about.
But overall, everyone needs a party.
Keep it moving, keep it fast, keep it flowing, and keep the energy up.
I think everyone just needs a good time.
