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Leslie Jones To Host MTV Movie & TV Awards Next Month

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Comedian and "Saturday Night Live" alum Leslie Jones will host the MTV Movie & TV Awards next month in Hollywood.

2020 E! People's Choice Awards - Show
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 15: 2020 E! PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS -- In this image released on November 15, Leslie Jones, The Comedy Act of 2020, accepts the award onstage for the 2020 E! People's Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and on broadcast on Sunday, November 15, 2020. (Photo by Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Jones, who was an "SNL" cast member from 2014 to 2019, will also be at the ceremony as a nominee for best comedic performance for her role in "Coming 2 America."

The MTV Movie & TV Awards will air over two nights. Winners of scripted categories will be announced during a May 16 event at the Hollywood Palladium.

Winners in unscripted categories will be announced the following night during "Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted."

Jones currently hosts "Supermarket Sweep" on ABC.

(© Copyright 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. City News Service contributed to this report.)

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