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Comedian Russell Brand has signed on to host the MTV Movie Awards show for the first time on June 3 from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City in California.
The 36-year-old British comic, known for his raunchy wit and rock ‘n’ roll sensibility is set to serve his humour to the youth-oriented cable TV channel’s most watched programme.
“This MTV Movie Awards will be more impressive than The Avengers, and you won’t have to wait an hour for someone to Hulk out,” Brand said, comparing it to the summer blockbuster that recently opened a box office record of $207 million in the US and Canada.
“With his amazing ability to span the full spectrum of comedy from the most high to low brow, Russell’s smart, unpredictable wit uniquely connects him to our audience,” added Stephen Friedman, the president of MTV.
The top contenders for the show are The Hunger Games and Bridesmaids, which have eight nominations each, including bids for best cast, breakthrough performance and movie of the year.
Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg are among the stars set to appear.
