{"id":79701,"date":"2023-01-10T12:04:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T11:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=79701"},"modified":"2023-01-10T12:04:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T11:04:51","slug":"award-winning-comedian-mo-gilligan-returns-to-host-the-brit-awards-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/01\/award-winning-comedian-mo-gilligan-returns-to-host-the-brit-awards-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Comedian Mo Gilligan Returns To Host The BRIT Awards 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard today confirm the return of Mo Gilligan as host, after a triumphant stint last year at the helm of the biggest night in British music.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A surefire hit with viewers at the 2022 ceremony, Mo will be back to seamlessly take those watching from home and those in the room through the awards presentations and live performances, with his inimitable humour and panache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 15: BRITs Host Filming with Mo Gilligan, Spring Studios, on 15th December 2022.\n(Photo by John Marshall \/ JM Enternational)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mo said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHosting the BRITs last year was one of the most phenomenal moments of my life. I\u2019ve been so honoured to get to know the incredible team behind the biggest night in music and so proud to bring our amazing audiences even closer to their favourite artists. I promise you, we\u2019re going to go even bigger this year\u2026 Let’s go!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

2023 BRIT Awards Chair and Managing Director and President of Promotions at Atlantic Records (part of Warner Music UK) Damian Christian added: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMaking sure we got Mo back to host this year\u2019s awards was a huge priority for us. He is one of the biggest names in UK entertainment right now and he did an amazing job hosting his first BRITs last year. We\u2019re looking forward to working with him and watching as he brings his unique humour and style to our stage and screens once again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

With his high-energy style and stunning physicality, triple BAFTA winner Mo Gilligan is one of the UK\u2019s biggest comedy stars. Named \u201cThe Funniest Man in Britain\u201d by The Times, Mo\u2019s debut Coupla Cans stand up tour was a total sell out, including a huge two week residency in London\u2019s West End. The show went on to be recorded as his debut Netflix Original Momentum, which was globally released in 190 countries. In 2021, he went back on tour with There\u2019s Mo to Life which achieved another total sell out run including a remarkable 10 dates at the Hammersmith Apollo and a history making O2 Arena show. In 2022 he released his second highly anticipated Netflix Special of the smash hit live show to great critical acclaim. Mo fronts his own multi award winning entertainment format The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, which saw him win his first BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance in 2020 followed by his second for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme in 2022. Mo is also a judge on The Masked Singer (Saturday nights on ITV1 and ITVX) and hosts the UK version of Jimmy Fallon\u2019s That\u2019s My Jam for BBC One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nominations for the 2023 BRIT Awards will be announced this coming Thursday, \u00a0via an exclusive live stream on the official BRITs channels, hosted by TV and Radio broadcaster Vick Hope along radio host and alternative music champion Jack Saunders, starting from 4pm GMT. Vick and Jack have also enlisted the help of a team of celebrities to help announce this year\u2019s key categories. Olympian Tom Daley, YouTube\u2019s Yung Filly, Euro 2022 winner Jill Scott and Gogglebox\u2019s Joe and George Baggs are just some of the names entrusted to reveal this year\u2019s nominations across their own social channels. The celebrities have been handed locked BRITs boxes to keep safe before revealing their categories on the day of the live stream. You can follow their progress with @BRITs across the next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard will take place on Saturday 11th February – the first time the show will be held on a Saturday in its history – and will broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX – from The O2 arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for the public are on sale now from HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year the BRIT award has been designed by Slawn, the Nigerian-born, London-based artist known for his large-scale canvases filled with a blend of caricature like pop figures and bold colourful forms, who follows in the footsteps of an illustrious list of creatives including Dame Vivienne Westwood, Sir Peter Blake, Tracey Emin, Dame Zaha Hadid, Sir David Adjaye and Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori, who have all previously imbued the iconic BRIT award with their own unique and artistic flair and vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R&B girl group FLO have already been announced as the winners of the 2023 Rising Star award, celebrating another future star of British music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 will mark 30 years of ITV as broadcast partner, 25 years of Mastercard as headline sponsor and 13 years with the show held at The O2 arena. All three long-standing partners support The BRITs\u2019 ambition to host an unforgettable and far-reaching evening of live music and entertainment that, additionally, helps raise money for The BRIT Trust, the charitable arm of the awards, who distribute funds to charities that promote education and well-being through music, including The BRIT School and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mastercard returns as headline partner of The BRIT Awards for the 25th year, bringing cardholders closer to their passion for music through a range of BRITs experiences. This year, Mastercard will continue to partner with The BRIT School to celebrate and give a platform to the next generation of creative talent and will again sponsor the much sought after Mastercard Album of the Year award, as well as Song of the Year with Mastercard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Music is the Official Digital Music Partner and will bring fans closer to the BRITs than ever before. As the home of the official livestream on YouTube, audiences around the world will be able to watch the whole journey of the BRITs unfold, from the nominations, through the run-up, to the awards themselves and the performances on demand afterwards. Fans will also be able to watch exclusive behind-the-scenes footage on the night on YouTube Shorts, a short-form video experience right on YouTube, as well as listening to their favourite artists’ playlists on YouTube Music.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further campaign announcements will be unveiled in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard today confirm the return of Mo Gilligan as host, after a triumphant stint last year at the helm of the biggest night in British music.<\/p>\n

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