22-02-2023, 08:38 PM
(22-02-2023, 12:51 PM)gottago Wrote:Fair comment and I've been won over by that appointment having seen the feedback from others too.(22-02-2023, 11:26 AM)Brekkie Wrote: God, knew the BBC getting Eurovision right wouldn't last long. Such an uninspiring line up of hosts and they're messing up the commentary too. If Graham is hosting the main show then surely Rylan is far better than Mel for additional commentary during the final - the coverage significantly improved when he (via a couple of others I think) replaced her on the BBC3/4 coverage.I don't know how you could possibly describe Hannah Waddingham hosting in particular as "uninspired". Very left field choice and she's sure to bring something very different to the show. And do you know anything about the Ukrainian host?
(22-02-2023, 04:03 PM)Jon Wrote: I would guess Graham would just appear at the the beginning and once the songs have been performed for the interval and voting. Doing commentary on the singing part.I doubt Graham will host during the voting either - it's usually only one or two of the hosts with the third in the green room. I suspect Graham will just top and tail the performances and voting.
(22-02-2023, 04:32 PM)cando Wrote:TBH I don't think AJ has the experience - Alesha has done more live entertainment shows (including as host) and hosted award shows too. AJ's star is rising but perhaps a year or two too soon for her, although she was excellent on the draw allocation.(22-02-2023, 12:51 PM)gottago Wrote: I don't know how you could possibly describe Hannah Waddingham hosting in particular as "uninspired". Very left field choice and she's sure to bring something very different to the show. And do you know anything about the Ukrainian host?
I found Mel and Rylan to be on a par commentary wise, the weak link for me for quite a few years has been Scott. Graham and Mel have hosted things together in the past so probably know how to work round each other better than Graham would with another commentator.
Hannah is a brilliant pick, she is an absolute hoot on the US chatshows I have seen her on. She is possibly the campest person alive. I think they might have been inspired by Petra Merde there.
Re Aj I suspect there was a schedule clash I think that she has quite a few shows in production hence Alesha.
I've seen Sam Quek is mentioned amongst the larger group of hosts but what is she doing? She is the only person with a local connection it seems.