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BET coming revealed that comedian and online creator Druski will big this year’s BET Awards. The 2026 installment airs unrecorded connected Sunday, June 28 astatine 8 p.m. ET/PT. With nan selection, Druski becomes nan event’s youngest-ever host, eclipsing Kevin Hart, who antecedently held nan distinction.
“It’s an grant to beryllium nan youngest big ever for nan BET Awards,” said Druski successful a statement. “I grew up watching nan BET Awards and, to cognize nan comedic legends that hosted earlier maine group nan barroom truthful high, I’m conscionable grateful to beryllium a portion of nan history. But I’m still bringing my marque of drama to nan stage, truthful expect a small chaos, a batch of laughs, and immoderate of your favourite Druski characters to popular retired on nan way.”
Connie Orlando, EVP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy astatine BET said that she expects nan comedian to “bring his signature power and position to nan stage.”
She continued: “As 1 of nan astir breathtaking and influential comedic voices of his generation, Druski brings a unsocial expertise to link pinch audiences done joke that feels some caller and profoundly rooted successful culture.”
Louis Carr, President, BET added, “Partnering pinch Druski arsenic big reflects our committedness to elevating nan caller procreation of comedians who are redefining really audiences prosecute pinch content.”
Orlando serves arsenic Executive Producer of nan event. Jesse Collins Entertainment is nan accumulation institution for nan show, pinch Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay besides serving arsenic EPs.
The 2026 BET Awards will beryllium simulcast connected BET HER, CMT, LOGO, MTV, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount, POP, VH1, Comedy Central and TV Land.
