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The fourth time’s a allure! Trevor Noah kicked off the 66th Annual Grammy Award with a hilarious monologue on Sunday, February 4. The comic, 39, made mild of the latest backlash surrounding Taylor Swift as she helps her boyfriend Travis Kelce at his NFL video games. Taylor arrived to the award present as Trevor started to talk about her in his monologue. “As Taylor Swift strikes by means of the room, the native economic system round these tables improves,” he started.
Shortly after a intelligent joke saying that Lionel Richie was now “Lionel Rich,” Trevor spoke about Taylor on the NFL video games. “I feel it’s so unfair how NFL followers have been complaining in regards to the cameras slicing to Taylor Swift, like she’s controlling the cameras on the video games. Simply let her stay!” he mentioned.
He continued with a intelligent joke in regards to the backlash. “Each time they point out Taylor Swift, I’m going to get revenge. Each time somebody says ‘Taylor Swift,’ I’m going to chop the cameras to somebody who performed soccer,” he mentioned, earlier than the digicam lower to Terry Crews. “You want that, Terry Crews? You higher repair your face Terry! We’re watching you all night time. No stress-free for you.”
This marks the fourth 12 months in a row that the comedian has served because the host for Music’s Greatest Evening! He first emceed the large present in 2020. Over time, The Every day Present alum has been an enormous a part of loads of magical Grammy moments, similar to when he launched Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to Adele, who’s a superfan of the actor, in the course of the 2023 award present.
Apart from being a bunch this 12 months, Trevor can be a nominee! He’s up for the Greatest Comedy Album award for his particular I Want You Would. He’s up towards Wanda Sykes, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, and Dave Chappelle within the class. It’s the second time that the comedian has been nominated for the award. The primary time was in 2020 when he was nominated for his particular Son of Patricia, however sadly, he misplaced to Dave Chappelle together with his particular Sticks and Stones.
Whereas Trevor has clearly carried out an ideal job because the host (he has been requested again 3 times in a row in spite of everything), he has been concerned in some controversy throughout his time internet hosting the present. After Kanye West known as him out over a section on The Every day Present, the place Trevor broke down the drama between Kanye together with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her then-boyfriend Pete Davidson, the rapper was barred from attending the 2022 award present. Trevor tweeted that he disagreed with the Recording Academy’s choice by reiterating the factors he made in his broadcast. “I mentioned counsel Kanye not cancel Kanye,” he wrote.
