Nemeski@lemm.ee to Movies and TV Shows@lemm.ee · 10 months agoKevin Hart Says He Won’t Host the Oscars Again: Awards Shows ‘Aren’t Comedy-Friendly Environments Anymore’variety.comexternal-linkmessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down114cross-posted to: television@lemmit.online
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minus-squaresnooggums@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoYes. Billy Crystal hosted a bunch of times in the 90’s and was well received because his humor wasn’t edgy, just light and fun.
minus-squareFlumPHP@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoYeah, I don’t understand why every award show needs to be a roast now.
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoBecasue their viewership has cratered in the past few decades. They need the edgy MC to get people to watch.
minus-squarecopandballtorture [ey/em]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·10 months agoBilly Crystal did it for a long time, he counts as a comedian
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Yes.
Billy Crystal hosted a bunch of times in the 90’s and was well received because his humor wasn’t edgy, just light and fun.
Yeah, I don’t understand why every award show needs to be a roast now.
Becasue their viewership has cratered in the past few decades. They need the edgy MC to get people to watch.
Billy Crystal did it for a long time, he counts as a comedian