With two comedians at the helm, there was bound to be some cheeky humour at the 2023 British Academy Television Awards, and hosts Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan certainly delivered. Minutes after they took to the stage at the Royal Festival Hall in London the pair were making okes at the expense of their fellow TV stars.
The hosts made a dig over the furore over Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s visit to the late Queen Elizabeth II lying in state as they hosted the star-studded bash. Rob and Romesh, who presented the glitzy ceremony screened on BBC One for the first time, described the joke as 'edgy.'
"As we all know this year, there have been one or two issues with the subject of the BBC and balance," Rob said. "It’s not easy for comedians to host an award show on the BBC.
