Presenters do their schtick in casuals in front of an empty theatre (save for printouts of faces on seats of who will fill the spaces on the night), hosts practice jokes on no one in particular and the technicians, and the technical people run the various musical numbers and VT slots.
There is an army of ancillary workers backstage during the awards ceremony. Stars follow the show backstage on video feeds and put on a show when exiting the toilet. Make-up artists pampering the famous as they wait to go on stage. And A-List actors sneaking out the back for a crafty fag.
And yet the show itself can overrun, with over-exuberant acceptance speeches, and the host and presenter jokes can fall flat.
With Steve Martin (and Alec Bladwin) this year on hosting duties it remains to be seen if the event will be more The Man with Two Brains (i.e. original and genuinely funny) rather than The Pink Panther (i.e. self-referential and tired).
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