It’s official! The daddy-son duo of Eugene and Dan Levy will co-host the 76th Emmy Awards, which is able to happen on Sunday, Sept. 15.
“We’re thrilled to welcome two generations of comedy genius to the Emmy’s stage as hosts,” mentioned TV Academy chair Cris Abrego. “Eugene and Dan Levy are recognized for creating unforgettable laugh-out-loud moments on display, and collectively, they’re super-charged. I can’t await Emmy followers to see what they’ve in retailer for all of us.”
The 2 will make historical past because the first-ever father-and-son duo to emcee tv’s prime honors. However this isn’t the primary time the pair has made waves at this explicit awards present. In 2020—the 12 months winners appeared remotely because of the pandemic—the Levys gained main awards for his or her hit collection Schitt’s Creek.
The 77-year-old Eugene, who already had two Emmys from SCTV Community 90, gained one other two for Excellent Comedy Actor and Excellent Comedy Sequence as govt producer. Equally, his son, 41, gained the Excellent Comedy Sequence Emmy as govt producer and likewise took dwelling three others in the identical evening: as a author, director, and Greatest Supporting Comedy Actor.
“For 2 Canadians who gained our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the thought of being requested to host this 12 months in an precise theater was incentive sufficient,” the Levys mentioned in a joint assertion. “We’re thrilled to have the ability to elevate a glass to this extraordinary season of tv.”
Beforehand, actor and comic Anthony Anderson, finest recognized for Black-ish, hosted the 2023 Emmy Awards, which really occurred in January 2024 because of the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes.
“Eugene’s and Dan’s comedic instinct and uncanny capability to seize the hearts of viewers will make for a memorable Emmys telecast honoring this 12 months’s finest and brightest,” mentioned Craig Erwich, president of Disney Tv Group.
For Eugene, the evening can be jam-packed. Along with his internet hosting duties this 12 months, the American Pie actor is nominated for his Apple TV+ collection The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy within the Excellent Hosted Nonfiction Sequence or Particular class.
Nominations for the 76th annual Primetime Emmys have been introduced again in July, with Shōgun and The Bear main the pack with 25 and 23 nominations, respectively.
Eugene and Dan aren’t solely the primary father-and-son duo but additionally the primary duo to host since 2018, when Saturday Evening Reside stars Colin Jost and Michael Che took the stage collectively.
