Harvey couldn’t let go of previous Miss Universe gaffe

Remember in December 2015 when Steve Harvey accidentally read the name of the wrong Miss Universe winner, and the agonizing scene when Miss Colombia’s crown was taken off and given to the actual winner, Miss Philippines?

Even if you managed to forget the incredibly uncomfortable live moment, Harvey and the Miss Universe producers want to make sure you remember. During this year’s pageant on Sunday night, which crowned Miss France Iris Mittenaere the winner, Harvey hosted again — and took every opportunity to poke fun at himself and his extremely embarrassing gaffe.

The show started with a pretaped bit, where Harvey came up with a covert escape plot to sneak out of the venue if he messed up again. As soon as he arrived on stage, he addressed the audience about the matter. “All right, let’s get it out of the way. I know what you’re thinking: ‘Is that the guy from last year? Did they bring back that guy from last year?’ Well, they did. It’s me. I’m back,” Harvey deadpanned. “Been a long year getting here too, cause boy, I paid the price for last year.”

Although that seems questionable on the surface — given that Harvey’s career is still going strong and the Miss Universe pageant received an unbelievable amount of publicity — he said that his family received death threats, and he lost sleep thinking about the humiliation he caused both finalists.