{"id":10585,"date":"2020-11-04T13:20:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T18:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/munya-chawawa-host-edinburgh-tv-awards\/"},"modified":"2020-11-04T13:20:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T18:20:46","slug":"munya-chawawa-to-host-edinburgh-tv-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/11\/04\/munya-chawawa-to-host-edinburgh-tv-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Munya Chawawa to Host Edinburgh TV Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian, broadcaster and presenter Munya Chawawa is on board to host this year\u2019s Edinburgh TV Awards, which will take place as a virtual ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The social media sensation has gained a strong following and millions of views for his self-produced videos starring his plethora of popular comedy characters, including posh drill rapper Unknown P and 2020\u2019s most prolific newsreader, Barty Crease.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place on Wednesday, November 18, from 12:30 p.m. on the Festival\u2019s Twitter channel, the winners of the Edinburgh TV Awards will be revealed through a virtual ceremony. 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This year, we&#8217;ve needed entertainment more than ever as we navigate this difficult period and I&#8217;m really proud to be part of an event that will reward all those incredible people that have pushed hardest in their fields and helped us get through it.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian, broadcaster and presenter Munya Chawawa is on board to host this year\u2019s Edinburgh TV Awards, which will take place as a virtual ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":10586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1226],"class_list":["post-10585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-edinburgh-tv-awards"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Munya Chawawa to Host Edinburgh TV Awards - 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