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BAFTAs Host David Tennant Recruits Michael Sheen, Tom Hiddleston and Judi Dench for ‘Staged’-Inspired Monologue
Stanley Tucci, Tom Hiddleston and Judi Dench joined David Tennant for his BAFTA opening monologue.
Tennant then tried to pass the dog to friends including Stanley Tucci, Himesh Patel, Tom Hiddleston and Judi Dench. Taking to the stage Tennant joked his monologue was over three and a half hours long and that the evening was sure to go “smoother than Ken’s chest,” referring to the plastic doll played by Ryan Gosling in hit movie “Barbie.” Speaking to Variety before the awards, Tennant said he’d taken notes from the recent Golden Globes ceremony, where host Jo Koy’s jokes — including one aimed at Taylor Swift — didn’t land well.
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