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Marlon Wayans' jokes cast shadow on MAMAs

Marlon Wayans and Trey Songs in Durban Picture: Instagram
Marlon Wayans and Trey Songs in Durban Picture: Instagram

MTV Africa Music Awards host Marlon Wayans managed upset a lot of viewers.

The comedian kept on making a series of jokes at the expense of Africans – from cannibalism to the size of African women’s behinds, overshadowing talk about the actual musical performances and award winners.

The just didn’t seem to care about where he was.

Nigerian R&B artist Banky Wellington wrote on twitter: “Terrible host.”

He then moderated his opinion slightly to: “Maybe he’s not such a bad host. I’m sorry but I’m just not feeling all the constant ‘jokes about Africa’… Whatever.”

Kenyan tech expert and social activist Ory Okolloh said: “Whose dumb idea was it to have Marlon Wayans host #MTVMAMA? He has not even trying to be locally relevant. *smh*”

The full winners:

Best Male: Davido

Best Female: Tiwa Savage

Best Group:  Mafikizolo

Best New Act: Stanley Enow

Best Live Act: Flavour

Best Collaboration: Y-tjukutja Uhuru ft oskido, professor, Dj bucks and your I da Cuna

Best Hip Hop: Sarkodie

Best Franchophone: Toofan

Best Lusophone: Anselmo Ralph

Artiste of the year:  Davido

Song of the year: Khona Mafikizolo ft Uhuru

Personality of the year: Lupita nyongo

Transform Today award by Absolut: clearance peters

MTV base leadership award: Ashish thakkar

Video of the year: Clarence peters

Best Pop: Goldfish

 

Source: This is Africa