MC Ky Duyen stops being a judge on 'Laughing Across Vietnam'

In episode 1 of the show "Laughter Across Vietnam", the audience was surprised when MC Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen was absent. This raised suspicions that she was banned from appearing on television.

Before Laughter Across Vietnam aired, MC Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen was the most anticipated name because not only was she humorous and knowledgeable, but she was also the first person to sit on the judge's chair of a domestic television program. Meanwhile, the remaining judges all had constant coverage and were very familiar to the audience.

The strange thing is that right when the first episode aired, the overseas MC and the 3 judges: Viet Huong, Tran Thanh, Duc Hai did not appear in the show. In a competition without a judge, who will score and comment?

Image of overseas MC during the recording of episode 1, the program Laughter Across Vietnam

Not only that, in the program's press release about episode 2, there is still information about the judges. In it, singer Toc Tien is the guest judge. A "hot" name like Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen is not mentioned. This makes the audience wonder: is it true that overseas MCs are not allowed to appear on television?

Currently, MC Ky Duyen is in the US filming for the program Thuy Nga by night. Sharing with Zing.vn about the reason for not appearing in Laughter Across Vietnam, she frankly said: "Up until now, the organizers have done the work of getting my license, but I have never had any difficulty performing or filming in the country. I am just a pure artist, bringing joy and laughter to everyone around me. Right from the start of my career, I have determined never to get involved in politics. If you want to do politics, run for office, you cannot be an artist."

Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen and 3 judges of the show Laughter Across Vietnam at the press conference.

Responding to questions from the press, the organizers of the program Laughter Across Vietnam said: "MC Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen has been licensed by the Department of Performing Arts of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to participate as a judge and perform in the celebrity version of the program Laughter Across Vietnam according to Decision No. 357/QD-NTBD.

Before participating in the program, MC Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen also frankly shared with the organizers about the difficulties in traveling as well as the difficulty in arranging to participate in all the competition nights and was agreed by the organizers. In addition to MC Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, MC Tran Thanh will also be absent in some competition nights due to not being able to arrange the filming schedule of other programs that he had signed in advance.

The organizers also said that according to the original plan, MC Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen would appear from the 4th competition night, however, due to family reasons, she could not participate on the filming days of the program, so recently MC Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen asked to stop participating in the artist version of the program Cuoi Xuyen Viet.

The reason why the first episode of the show Laughter Across Vietnam, artist version, aired on November 5th, did not have the appearance of the judges is because the organizers want to give all the time and space for the contestants to show their full abilities and strengths on the opening night. The audience will meet the judges from the second competition night of the show, aired at 9pm, November 12th on THVL1 channel.

According to Zing.vn