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Hannibal Buress to host the Webby Awards ceremony

By Karen Butler

NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- Comedian, actor and writer Hannibal Buress is set to host the 19th annual Webby Awards at New York's Cipriani Wall Street May 18.

The ceremony celebrating Internet culture can be viewed on demand at WebbyAwards.com the morning of May 19. Award nominees are to be announced April 7.

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"The Internet is a huge fan of Hannibal's -- he isn't someone who just gets Internet culture -- he is literally helping to shape it every day," David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards, said in a statement Tuesday. "We are excited to have him bring his funny and brilliant corner of the Web to life at this year's show."

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