{"id":20190,"date":"2021-04-28T17:34:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T22:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=20190"},"modified":"2021-04-28T17:34:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T22:34:30","slug":"leslie-jones-to-host-2021-mtv-movie-tv-awards-airing-live-from-los-angeles-on-sunday-may-16-9pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/28\/leslie-jones-to-host-2021-mtv-movie-tv-awards-airing-live-from-los-angeles-on-sunday-may-16-9pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Leslie Jones to Host 2021 &#8220;MTV Movie &#038; TV Awards&#8221; Airing Live from Los Angeles on Sunday, May 16 @ 9PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19876\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mtv-awards-090090-4-19-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mtv-awards-090090-4-19-2021.jpg 676w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mtv-awards-090090-4-19-2021-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MTV today announced that renowned, Emmy(R)-nominated comedian Leslie Jones will take the stage to honor the biggest and best moments in movies and television as she hosts the 2021 &#8220;<em>MTV Movie &amp; TV Awards<\/em>,&#8221; airing LIVE from Los Angeles on Sunday, May 16 at 9PM ET\/PT. Known for her unmatched comedic style, Leslie has entertained audiences for years with roles on SNL, Ghostbusters and Time Machine, and is currently nominated for her first MTV Movie &amp; TV Award for &#8220;Best Comedic Performance&#8221; for her role in Coming 2 America. Leslie joins the ranks of iconic show hosts, including Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart and Adam DeVine.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Leslie is the host and executive producer of Supermarket Sweep on ABC and can also be seen opposite Eddie Murphy in Coming 2 America, now streaming on Amazon Prime. In 2020, Leslie received a People&#8217;s Choice Award for her Netflix one-hour comedy special, <em>Time Machine<\/em>. Prior to this, Leslie hosted <em>The BET Awards<\/em>, voiced the lead villain role of ZETA in AngryBirds 2, and was in the cast of <em>Ghostbusters<\/em>.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2819869195\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the &#8220;Movie &amp; TV Awards&#8221; on Sunday, May 16, MTV will air the inaugural &#8220;Movie &amp; TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED&#8221; on Monday, May 17, a first-of-its-kind celebration of all things reality television. 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