Who Should Host Next Year’s Golden Globes?

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With the Golden Globe Awards being broadcast live for the first time and Ricky Gervais hosting, the awards show promises to be bigger and better than ever. But what about next year? Unless a ratings disaster strikes, the show will be live once again with a star host. And that host should be…

10. Anybody But Jimmy Fallon

Not even the fantastic Roots band can save that guy.

9. Jennifer Aniston and Sarah Jessica Parker

Woman hosts are an irregularity in show business, so if they were going to do it they’d need to do it big. Aniston and Parker have shared the “chick your chick wants to be like” label for the past 15 years or so and would be a huge draw. They both also have plenty of comedic experience.

8. Jamie Foxx

He has award show experience (last year’s BET Awards), is a stand-up comedian, has a fantastic singing voice and is a well-respected (Stealth aside) actor with a Best Actor Golden Globe sitting on his mantle. He’d be the Globes’ black answer to the Oscar’s Hugh Jackman.

7. Eddie Murphy

Even better than Foxx would be Murphy. He can both sing and do stand-up better than Foxx, and he also has a Golden Globe back at the crib. It’s amazing that the only SNL cast member to host the show while still on its cast has never hosted the Oscars, but he hasn’t. His career could use the boost, too.

6. Jim Carrey

Anybody who has ever seen Jim Carrey act a fool at the MTV Awards knows this would be a blast. And, hey, since the Globes have actually honored him, I’m sure he’d love a chance to host the show and stick it to the Oscars. Like Murphy, his career could use this kinda boost right about now.

5. Robin Williams

Anybody who saw his recent comedy special on HBO knows that he still has it. Williams hosting the Globes would basically be like the show itself physically snorting an eight ball of cocaine. Not that that’s possible, but that’s the frantic element of comedy he’d add to the broadcast.

4. Steve Carrell

This is such an obvious choice. Especially considering Carrell’s time on the The Daily Show. Plus, he’s already stepped into Gervais’ shoes once before. It’s not like it didn’t work the first time.

3. Paul Rudd

How can you not love this guy? He’s everywhere right now and for good reason. He’d give the show the new, young, hip feel Neil Patrick Harris gave the Emmys. He could also lean heavily on his fellow Apatowites, which would only make the show funnier.

2. Stephen Colbert

While conservatives wouldn’t be happy with this choice, it wouldn’t be unprecedented. Jon Stewart hosted the Academy Awards twice before, and Hollywood isn’t exactly FOX News West. I can’t think of anyone better to take the show to the next level. Except maybe…

1. Conan O’Brien

He’s hosted the Emmys before and it looks like he’ll soon need another job. Why not bring Conan on permanently? There isn’t a better man for the job. Then again, would he even agree to host with the Globes appearing on NBC? Probably not.

Well, since Conan won’t be hosting the show, here’s a No. 1 choice that should be unanimous…

1. Bill Murray

I’ve never in my life met somebody who didn’t like Bill Murray. Does that person exist? No, Roy Munson and Gozer the Gozerian don’t count. Make it happen, HFTA. Make next year’s Globes Suntory time!

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