Comedian Hannibal Buress is set to host the upcoming 19th Annual Webby Awards.
The Wrap reported that Buress will be opening the show which will be taking place on Monday, May 18th at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
David-Michel Davies, Executive Director of The Webby Awards expressed why it was important to have Buress host the awards because he is so deeply connected to the Internet. "The Internet is a huge fan of Hannibal’s — he isn’t someone who just gets Internet culture — he is literally helping to shape it every day," said Davies. "We are excited to have him bring his funny and brilliant corner of the web to life at this year’s show."
The awards will also be live streamed on the official Webby website.
Buress just took part in the roasting of Justin Bieber on Monday night and took on a heckler in a hilarious way during his most recent comedy tour.
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