Emmy Hosts Dan and Eugene Levy Roast ‘The Bear’ for Being a Comedy Nominee With No Jokes and More During Monologue
Dan and Eugene Levy took the stage at the top of the Emmys on Sunday night to kick off the awards show on ABC with jokes galore, including a roast of “The Bear.”
The opening segment of the 76th annual Emmy awards saw the duo (who mark the first-ever father and son to host TV’s biggest night) playfully grill the FX on Hulu series: “‘The Bear’ is nominated for 23 Emmys tonight, making it the most nominated comedy in history,” Eugene Levy said. “Now, I love the show, I love the show, and I know some of you will be expecting us to make a joke about whether ‘The Bear’ is really a comedy — but in the true spirit of ‘The Bear,’ we will not be making any jokes.”
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The Levys were announced as Emmys hosts Aug. 16, one month out from the ceremony. The gig makes them the first two-person hosting team since 2018 (when “SNL’s” Colin Jost and Michael Che co-hosted) and only the second pair to host this century. Dan and Eugene Levy take over hosting duties from Anthony Anderson, who led the Emmys in January.
The Levys made history in 2020 as the first father and son to win major awards in the same year, thanks to their much-beloved critical darling comedy “Schitt’s Creek.” That year — in which winners appeared remotely, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — saw Eugene Levy win for top comedy actor and Dan Levy take home supporting comedy actor. Dan Levy also picked up wins for writing and directing the series, while both Levys won the outstanding comedy series Emmy as exec producers on “Schitt’s Creek.”
Under a year after shepherding the last Emmys ceremony, which was held in January due to strike-related delays, Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay have returned as executive producers for the awards show.
See the Emmys winners list, updating live, here.
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