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What Can the Traditional Awards Shows Learn From Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’ Las Culturistas Culture Awards? “Be Funny Again”

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Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers' Las Culturistas podcast returns for a second year of their Culture Awards on Bravo, with special guests and surprises they promise will exceed last year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Yang says it will 'certainly outdo' the first edition. The meta-story here: in a landscape of increasingly formal award ceremonies, a comedy podcast's irreverent take on celebrating entertainment has become the model audiences actually want to watch. It's a reminder that maybe the point of an awards show is to be, well, entertaining.

Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bowen-yang-m...

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