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What Is Award shows?
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What Experts Say About Award shows
- 1.Conan O'Brien hosted the MTV Awards for three years during his career.
- 2.Michael Jackson was unable to attend the MTV Awards one year, leading to a plan for him to receive his award on Conan's show instead.
- 3.Conan O'Brien conceived the idea to invite Eddie Murphy to the show so that both superstars could present each other with awards.
- 4.During the segment, Michael Jackson declared Eddie Murphy "the best comedian in the history of" before giving him an award.
- 5.Eddie Murphy reciprocated, presenting Michael Jackson with his award, adding, "Yeah, oh, Mike, so this one's for you."
- 6.Conan O'Brien considered this unique, star-studded award exchange to be "the best segment ever."