Mo Gilligan says rows over nominations are above his pay grade and he wants to put on a good show.
Mo Gilligan hosted the Brits for the first time last year, and is back for 2023Glitz. Glamour. Criticism. It feels like no 2023 awards show is complete without some sort of row. But what do you do when you're the host?Saturday's his second time fronting the Brits - and the show's beenMo tells BBC Newsbeat he thinks it's for the "powers that be" to decide who is nominated.
"And the people that are watching it, the young kids who are like, 'Oh, I want to be like Adele or Beyoncé , or, Sam Smith,' they just want to be like their idols.Adele won artist, album and song of the year at the 2022 Brit Awards But the 34-year-old, who uses a lot of music in his routines, says he likes the fact artists are speaking out."It's nice to be part of musicians who are using their platform to have an opinion on society and life."Criticism or not, it's fair to say there will be a lot of eyes on Mo when he hits the stage."This is a big occasion for me and for so many people," Mo says.
"I think it's nice to have some nerves you know, I think the day I don't have any nerves is the day that this is too normal.""Nothing that a little shot of tequila can't handle."Mo Gilligan: Comedian returns to Brit School to inspire pupils"I was just excited to be out in front of 20,000 people. Everyone was back, it was almost like a bit of a welcome back show a little bit.
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