{"id":665399,"date":"2026-06-30T03:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T03:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/665399\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T03:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T03:24:09","slug":"druski-as-2026-bet-awards-host-his-5-best-and-funniest-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/665399\/","title":{"rendered":"Druski as 2026 BET Awards Host: His 5 Best and Funniest Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\"><a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/druski\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Druski<\/a> didn\u2019t let one minute go to waste during the <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/bet-awards\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BET Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">On Sunday (June 28), the comedian hosted the event. He used his time onstage to make fun of  legendary artists including Jay-Z and Stevie Wonder, as well as to recreate viral moments, like his own megachurch skit from earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">Take a look below at the five best and funniest moments from Druski\u2019s stint as presenter of Culture\u2019s Biggest Night.<\/p>\n<p>Druski Recreates His Megachurch Skit<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">The comedian opened the show by <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/druski-viral-mega-church-skit-bet-awards-2026\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reviving his popular &#8220;Collect &amp; Praise&#8221; church character<\/a>, the fictional pastor who went viral in January for aggressively collecting donations from his congregation.<\/p>\n<p>Druski Roasts Stevie Wonder<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">During Druski\u2019s megachurch skit revival, <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/markelibert\/druski-roasts-stevie-wonder-bet-awards-2026\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">he set his sights on Stevie Wonder<\/a>. As he called out the megastar\u2019s supposed $200 million net worth, the amount appeared on the arena\u2019s screen written in Braille (or at least, what Druski said was Braille), rather than in numerals.<\/p>\n<p>Druski Impersonates Jay-Z<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">On Sunday, Druski <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/druski-jay-z-impression-bet-awards-2026\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">offered his best take on Roots Picnic freestyle-era Jay-Z<\/a>, trying out some a cappella rhymes a la Hov\u2019s recent performance. \u201cYou say I\u2019m nominated, but <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/beyonce-narrates-cecred-doc\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the locks are segregated<\/a>\/I\u2019m the shit, which means I\u2019m constipated,\u201d Druski, as HOV, said. \u201cWhat up, New York Knicks? We won this shit!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">\u201cThey can\u2019t cancel me,\u201d he said in another. \u201cI\u2019m the answer, G. I don\u2019t talk for free. Marcy Projects, we did it. What up, Brooklyn?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keke Palmer Tells Druski Hosting the BET Awards \u2018Should Have Been My Gig\u2019Druski Holds Coulda Been Records Audition<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">Druski\u2019s <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/druski-coulda-been-records-audition-bet-awards\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coulda Been Records \u201cauditioned\u201d three people<\/a> during the awards show, including a self-proclaimed \u201cgangster\u201d with a BBL, a white man who was kicked out because he wasn\u2019t Black, and Durand Bernarr. The bit was a nod to his <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLL4SOCNLVsfsnRBviarxCeBcjgG_LfUPy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Coulda Been Auditions series<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Druski didn\u2019t let one minute go to waste during the BET Awards. 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