{"id":455116,"date":"2026-06-01T08:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/455116\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T08:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:03:09","slug":"why-jim-jefferies-turned-down-offer-to-host-the-logies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/455116\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Jim Jefferies turned down offer to host the Logies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Jim Jefferies has revealed why he turned down an offer to host the Logies. <\/p>\n<p>The popular comedian, who hosts The 1% Club Australia on Channel 7, told Triple M Breakfast with Beau, Cat &amp; Woodsy that he was offered the gig a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI might sound like a bit of an a-hole saying this \u2026 I was offered the job before Sam (Pang) was,\u201d Jefferies said. \u201cI\u2019m too much of a coward. I said no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The star added that he would have considered the gig had he been up for an award at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018look, maybe if I was nominated for something, but I can\u2019t show up un-nominated. I\u2019m not going to the Logies if I\u2019m not nominated for a Logie.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Jefferies passed, the hosting role went to Pang who helmed the awards show for three years in a row, receiving rave reviews.<\/p>\n<p>But Pang confirmed last month that he will not be hosting the event this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had three great years, and it was wonderful, but I\u2019m just not going to do it this year,\u201d he told the <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/tv-and-radio\/it-was-wonderful-sam-pang-confirms-logies-speculation-20260518-p5zyd7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SMH<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m well aware I may never do it again, and whoever does it I\u2019m sure will do a great job, but I just thought three was a nice number,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Logies will be held in Sydney on August 16 and will air on Channel 7, with Pang telling the SMH that he would love to see Kitty Flanagan and Anne Edmonds host the show.<\/p>\n<p>The two comedians have presented together at both the Logies and AACTAs in the past, often stealing the show in the process.<\/p>\n<p>At last year\u2019s Logies when presenting an award, Edmonds joked, \u201cI\u2019m wearing a suit by Tarocash, coincidentally the same black suit worn to court by Ben Roberts-Smith \u2026 allegedly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flanagan then chimed in with, \u201cAnd I\u2019m wearing Noni B, who has just done a collab with Erin Patterson \u2026 allegedly.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>They were also in cracking form at last year\u2019s AACTAs, telling the star-studded crowd, \u201cVery important to turn your phone off tonight &#8230; unless you want thousands of messages from Binge offering you KAYO. Nobody knows what it is and no one wants it!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Comedian Jim Jefferies has revealed why he turned down an offer to host the Logies. 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