1) Rebel Wilson a lively host by even the crudest measure
Joanna Lumley’s two-year stint as Baftas host was not a happy one – the prolific and brutal slaughter of gags was worthy of a Quentin Tarantino movie. Could Rebel Wilson, who brought the house down a couple of years ago ripping into Cats, do any better? Well, she scored a few direct hits. For instance (on her weight loss) “I’ve had quite a transformation – I hope JK Rowling still approves” and her gag about Will Smith’s open marriage. Balanced against that, however, was the cringey “back to the cinema” skit, which seemed mainly to be an opportunity to cram in a pixellated shot of her naked from the waist down along with various euphemisms for going for a dump. The gags about how many actors in the audience she wanted to shag also got a little stale … literally, when she brought out a cake of Benedict Cumberbatch’s face. AN
