Is it that time of year already?
30 Rock‘s Tina Fey and Parks & Recreation‘s Amy Poehler will jointly host the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards in January.
Fey has has in the past turned down requests to host the Academy Awards but she and Poehler, are friends and former Saturday Night Live and Baby Mama stars, both with shows on NBC.
“Having both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on board to host this year’s festivities is a major coup,” Paul Telegdy from NBC Entertainment said in a statement. “Tina and Amy have a proven chemistry and comedic timing from their many years together on SNL to their successful co-starring roles in Baby Mama.”
The female double follows this year’s awards presented by Ricky Gervais for the third time.
Seth MacFarlane was recently announced as host of the 2013 Oscars.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association will stage the 70th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13th, with nominations to be announced on December 13th.
Source: Hollywood Reporter