Emmys co-hosts Eugene Levy and son Dan Levy, the awards profitable stars of Schitt’s Creek, obtained the tonight’s ceremony off to a delicate however no much less humorous begin tonight, with the elder Levy working in no fewer than two jokes geared toward his previous SCTV pal Martin Brief.
When Dan Levy advised the viewers that his final identify is pronounced “Le-vee” and never “Lee-vee,” Eugene stated, if the opening monologue goes south “my identify is pronounced Martin Brief.” On the finish of the monologue, Eugene launched first presenters Steve Martin and Brief as the newest contestants on The Golden Bachelor.
The primary father-son duo to host the Emmys, the pair made some superb self-deprecating jokes – Eugene had hoped, Dan stated, to get them solid by Ryan Murphy because the Menendez Brothers – and in addition took some good-hearted swipes at this night’s nominees.
Among the many greatest:
- “I do know a few of you is likely to be anticipating us to make a joke about whether or not The Bear is a comedy,” Eugene stated concerning the Greatest Comedy nominee, “however in true spirit of The Bear we is not going to be making any jokes.”
- “Reservation Canine has 4 nominations tonight,” Dan stated, noting that the popularity was three-years-in-coming, as if the Emmys out of the blue stated, “Hey look what we found.”
- After Dan praised overtly homosexual actors in homosexual roles, resembling Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey, Eugene added that he himself was particularly proud to have a present – The Reluctant Traveler – on Apple TV+. “That’s not what the + stands for,” Dan identified.
- Lastly, the duo identified the irony of getting two very well mannered Canadians being answerable for interrupting winners whose speeches go too lengthy. “He’s frailer than he appears,” Dan stated of Eugene. “The stress alone might kill him.”
