Benedict Cumberbatch hosted the Laureus World Sport Awards in Kuala Lumpur yesterday (two days ago? Something?) and here are some photos from the event. I’m not going to do a lot of talking or writing… I’m mostly going to be in the corner moaning softly and whispering, “My Batch… my lovely Cumber…” I haven’t watched the show, of course, but I did look at some videos online to see if there was anything interesting. Well… Benedict sat in the audience with American Olympian (and all-around adorable girl) Missy Franklin and he makes a FILTHY joke about being “stiff” around her.

Benedict is a dirty bird. Bless him. Missy actually picked up the Sportswoman of the Year award at the show. You can read more highlights here. My takeaway: the idea of utilizing Benedict Cumberbatch as the host of a major award show is a good instinct, but he’s so posh and British, I feel like he should have started closer to home. Maybe as the host of a British awards show… not the BAFTAs, per se, but like the London Critics Awards or something. It feels like he could be good at this, but he sort of jumped into something that was much too big too fast.

So… just enjoy the photos. I’ll be in the corner, weeping, rocking softly and whispering to myself.