(via Deadline)

The Golden Globes has spent more than a decade very much in and out of controversy whether it be Ricky Gervais’ supposedly no holds barred roasting style of hosting the awards ceremony or their awkward blending of categories (see their insistence on “comedy and/or musicals”) or their most recent debacle involving lack of diversity and inclusion within the governing body of the awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association that led to what is very large reset for the long running annual event.

Today, the HFPA announced that they have secured Jerrod Carmichael as the host for their 80th edition of The Golden Globes, which might be their first good call in quite some time. Carmichael is continuing a hot streak both on and off camera with his own revelatory stand-up special Rothaniel, the return of Ramy, which he is an EP on, and his own indie dark dramedy, On the Count of Three. Rothaniel in particular seems to represent an entirely new era for Jerrod and his comedy as he both returned to stage after focusing mostly on The Carmichael Show and producing for many years, then having one of the most vulnerable comedy special that the art form has ever seen.

If Carmichael gets to have the sort of candor that he’s shared on either his special or his SNL monologue from this year, it’ll be a fascinating, potentially precedent setting hosting performance that the likes of awards season (or anyone) has ever really seen. That’s the sort of forward progress that The Golden Globes will need to get back to the point where people loved that they had Amy Poehler and Tina Fey host all the time.

We shall see what happens with both Jerrod and The Golden Globes not too long from now when the telecast for The 80th Annual Golden Globes airs on Tues. Jan. 10th at 8PM ET/5PM PT.