Dramedy 'The Martian' Could Win Comedy Golden Globe

Dramedy 'The Martian' Could Win Comedy Golden Globe

By Eugene Daniels

and Lexie Hammesfahr

By Eugene Daniels

and Lexie Hammesfahr
January 5, 2016

January 5, 2016

Eugene and Lexie discuss the chances of "Veep" beating "Transparent" and pick "The Martian" for Best Motion Picture, Comedy.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

The 2015-2016 award season has been a tough one to predict thanks to all the good movies, television shows and performances. But we're going to attempt to choose the comedic winners of the Golden Globes anyway.

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