You seem to forget that the job of hosts of all entertainment...

You seem to forget that the job of hosts of all entertainment award nights is to roast the invited audience purely because they all know they are making good money from their profession as impostors. Mere entertainers for the public's enjoyment - the joker in the palace. And they know it.
Would you say the same of Ricky Gervase or do you object to Sam because he's of Asian blood.