The Cornetto Music Icons show has kicked off and after watching the episode where the six contestants chosen by Shahi were introduced to the viewers it has to be said that so far the saving grace is the host of the programme Ahmed Ali Butt. He appears to be cognisant of the pace of the event which is why he keeps the humour quotient high through his funny comments that he makes about the contestants and the mentors. He even tries to get the don’t-know-why-I’m-here Cybil Chowdry not to feel unwanted. Good job, Butt sahib.

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