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The 27th Annual Webby Awards - which will be
handed out on May 15 in what is known as the internet's biggest
night - also honor work featuring singers Rihanna, Lizzo and
Doja Cat, former President Barack Obama and the cast of Marvel’s
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
The awards have a legacy of rewarding work that challenges
cultural, social, and entertainment norms to make information
more accessible.
In Noah's segment, he skewers the beliefs of some conservatives
that books, critical race theory, video games and rap music lead
to gun violence.
“Yeah, that’s right, that’s how evil critical race theory is —
it's only been around for like a year and it’s already caused
three decades of school shootings,” Noah said.
“I know you guys want to blame anything but guns, but it still
has to make sense. Can we agree on that? You can’t just blame
stuff you’re already mad at,” he added.
The Webbys also honored emoji creator Shigetaka Kurita with a
lifetime achievement award, AI writing tool ChatGPT with the
breakout of the year award and SZA for artist of the year.
The in-person award show will take place at Cipriani Wall Street
in New York City with the correspondent for the “The Daily
Show,” Roy Wood Jr., hosting for the second time.
Some notable past winners include talk show host Stephen
Colbert, comedian Sarah Silverman, television producer Lorne
Michaels and French filmmaker Michel Gondry.
(Reporting by Alicia Powell and Danielle Broadway; Editing by
Mary Milliken and Jonathan Oatis)
(Photo: Trevor Noah arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party
during the 95th Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, in Beverly
Hills, California, U.S., March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok)
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