YouTube star Shannon Coffey has been tapped to host the upcoming season of VH1’s long-running music show Top 20 Countdown. The show has been renamed The 20 and will air its first episode with Coffey as host on May 2, 2015 at 9am ET/PT.
The two-hour weekly series counts down the week’s most popular music videos and spotlights upcoming artists. The 20 will also include interactive segments and interviews. According to VH1, Shannon will be “infusing commentary and comedy into the program with tongue-and-cheek reviews of music videos, ‘Remember When’ moments, taking a look into memorable musical moments of the past and ‘Texterviews’ with celebrity guests.”
A Brief Bio of Shannon Coffey [Courtesy of VH1]
Shannon Coffey, an actress, writer and comedian, will bring her signature charm and clever humor as she welcomes musical and celebrity guests to the show’s new set in the center of New York City. After being listed on TVLine’s “What to Watch: 5 Web Series Worth Checking Out,” hosting the daily web series “The Hey Hey Show” and acquiring nearly 100 thousand YouTube followers over 3 channels, Shannon is ready to bring her quick wit and charm to VH1’s The 20.
Raised in Puerto Rico, Shannon moved to New York to follow her dream and has since been a part of the Upright Citizens Brigade and has acted and written for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
