The multi-talented performer will be the first woman of color to host the show since "Downtown" Julie Brown and her fellow MTV VJs emceed the awards in and -- years before Palmer was even born -- and the first ever to take on solo hosting duties. Since its introduction back in , the VMAs have featured a host for 28 of their 35 shows, going host-less in , , , , , and And the list of stars who have led the event is truly an eclectic mix of celebrity talents and star power. The first show in featured Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler -- who, while major stars, didn't quite fit the VMAs vibe and got upstaged in the history books by Madonna's iconic "Like a Virgin" performance.
While always entertaining, those shows lacked some of the star power needed to go toe-to-toe with music's biggest names -- and so the network found their groove with a late-night legend, putting Arsenio Hall at the VMAs helm from In fact, Black male comedians have turned in some of the awards show's most celebrated hosting performances. The first woman to host solo was Roseanne Barr in , and it wasn't until , when Chelsea Handler hosted, that the show was turned over to a female host once more.
However, for reference we put together a definitive ranking of each hosting performance. Here is every VMA host ever, ranked from worst to best. In both years, MTV should have realized it made a mistake. Then again, based on some of the legal trouble Slater would find himself in over the following few years, we think MTV probably second-guessed the decision as well.
Most people genuinely enjoy singer Katy Perry and her playful personality, so she would likely make a good VMA host, right? Not quite. Although she cracked an awful lot of jokes at the VMAs, almost every one was downright awful. In fact, she was so bad that the cameras even caught the ever-supportive Ellen DeGeneres wincing. Most of the blame for Perry's unfunny turn as host can be blamed on the show's writers, but even the singer's elaborate performance of "Swish Swish" never managed to take off — despite the fact that she was actually lifted into the air numerous times.
Plus, Perry's "bad blood" with Taylor Swift led to the latter skipping the award show altogether, leaving quite the "blank space. The event nabbed a record number of viewers at the time the most since , but Handler was still one of the worst-rated hosts. Most people forgot all about the awards after the tragic events of Sept.
Props to the network for landing two big and funny stars, especially at the time. But did this celebrity duo represent the MTV generation? Not exactly. After the uninspiring hosting performance of Christian Slater the previous year, MTV kicked off 10 years of nothing but comedians in Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options.
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