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Comedian @MoTheComedian was in a KFC car park when he got the call to host the #BRITs bigissue.com/culture/music/…
@MoTheComedian "For me the goal is to inspire. There’s probably some young kid who’s watching me, like: ‘Oh my god, I never thought I’d see someone who looks like my uncle or older brother host the Brits’" bigissue.com/culture/music/… Image
@MoTheComedian The comedian spoke to The Big Issue about his career ahead of hosting the #BRITs tonight.

“I love The Masked Singer, because it’s proper Saturday night entertainment TV... I never thought I’d be in a space of doing Saturday night TV" bigissue.com/culture/music/…
@MoTheComedian Gilligan is the first Black British host of the #BRITs and he is looking forward to introducing himself - and his culture - to a new audience Image
@MoTheComedian On getting that call to host the #BRITs, @MoTheComedian said: "I was like: ‘Of course’. It’s a no brainer. It’s an amazing opportunity. The fact that I get to host it still hasn’t sunk in yet” bigissue.com/culture/music/… Image

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