Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross to host the BET Awards

LOS ANGELES, June 4 (UPI) -- black-ish co-stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross are to host this month's BET Awards show.

The ceremony will air live June 28 from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

"I look forward to the BET Awards every year! Tracee and I are going to have so much fun this year celebrating 15 years in black entertainment television," Anderson said in a statement Thursday. "I can't wait to see all of my peers and the amazing performances that evening. We may even have a few surprises up our sleeves!"

"I'm thrilled to be hosting the 15th annual BET Awards alongside my on-screen husband Anthony, and am so honored to also be a nominee! The BET Awards always deliver an epic evening with the best of the best across movies, sports, TV and music," added Ross.

"We can't think of a better way to ring in 15 years of BET Awards than with the talented on-screen duo of Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross as our hosts," remarked Stephen Hill, BET's president of programming. "They are both comedic geniuses and we are ready for them to unleash the laughter and good times on June 28. It will be a night to remember!"