Funnyman Chris Rock has just been announced as the host of the 2014 BET Awards, airing Sunday, June 29th at 8pm ET on BET from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, CA.
“I watch the BET Awards every year. It’s one of my favorite award shows combining people from movies, sports, TV and music,” said Chris Rock. “Where else can you get Rick Ross and Michelle Obama in the same room?! The BET Awards is like a party where nothing is off limits.”
The Emmy and Grammy award winner will join the long list of comedians that have hosted the music and entertainment awards show in the past.
“We’ve been trying to make this happen for a VERY long while, and we’re ecstatic that Chris Rock will be the host of the BET Awards for the first time,” Stephen Hill, President of Music Programming and Specials at BET said.
Rock’s pasts accomplishments include hosting the 77th Annual Academy Awards in 2005, as well as the MTV Video Music Awards in 1999 and 2003. His debut book, ‘Rock This’, spent time on both The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.
Do you think he’ll make for a good host? What topics do you want to see covered? Who would you like to see host the show in the future?
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