Neil Patrick Harris 'Stoked' to Host 2011 Tony Awards

By Kiki Von Glinow Posted May 10th 2011 02:40PM

Neil Patrick Harris has officially been named host of the 2011 Tony Awards and if all goes well, he'll be flying high once the curtain goes up -- literally.

"Since they're closed for retooling, we're using all the rigging equipment from 'Spider-Man.' What could possibly go wrong," Harris joked in a press release.

Although this will be Harris' second go at the Tony hosting gig -- he hosted the show to rave reviews in 2009 -- we can't imagine that his none-newbie status takes off any of the pressure to perform.

"I'm honored and stoked to have been asked to host the 2011 Tony Awards," he said. "It should be a great show -- we've got a fantastic mix of live performances [and] a few secret surprises."

Catch the 'How I Met Your Mother' actor and new dad when he takes the stage on June 12, live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

"We're thrilled to have Neil back as our host," executive producers, Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss said. "And we're even happier he fits in the 'Spider-Man' rigging."

We have a feeling that these 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' jabs are going to be more than a motif once the Tony curtain goes up.

Tags: neil patrick harris, Tony Awards

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Tuesday 10 May

By Polar Patrol

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Sexual predators like children, and they can like the same sex or the opposite sex. This has nothing to do with being gay or straight, which is two consenting adults. So, your point?

By Really

What sex are Catholic Priests?

By ec

point is it's ALL perverted sick behavior...got it???

What I don't get is how people like you continue to exist in a progressive society. Just keep those blinders over your eyes, and continue to ignore facts, science and reason. One day, the backward beliefs that you hold will be a thing of the past.

By Zero

Gay is wrong. People just use it to be a predator. They'll call it a mental problem which will also lead to other diverse, bad things. They can bend to be gay, they can also bend to be violent.

By Georgia

Zero...exactly how much attention I will continue to pay to ignorant morons such as yourself.

By lane

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i see y u call urself a zero.

By Carter

I'm sure NAMBLA is very proud of him . Just bring on all the Deviants .

By rose

i bet ur parents r not proud of u Carter!
move out of their basement!

By What?

Isn't he a sausage sucker? Why would they have him as host?

By Ewww

Did you know that they have tampons for gays? Yeah, Yeah I mean well I'm not sure but if they get pregnant and have children by taking one up the backside, then they must bleed also?

By Yi

I don't care if he's homosexual but I do think he's arrogant and pretentious.

By Was

so is ur mama What? ur point

i heard u "got it" real good ec.

yeah...but not the way YOU got it flame lane...

By Ed

What would we all do without Georgia (LOL)and Stu-pid (LoL)

Oh, Ed. To quote someone more eloquent than myself - how many gays must God create before people such as yourself realize that he wants them here?

Sad that I'm actually spendind time on an Idiot like you you tha statement of your proves that

LMAO. Type much, Ed? You can't even put together a proper sentence and yet you have the nerve to call someone else an idiot.

Knew you were intelligent the moment I read your stuff now the rest of us can sleep easy knowing that there are folk out there like yourself watching out for the rest of us And yes you are and Idiot

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