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,” stated TV Academy chair Cris Abrego. “Eugene and Dan Levy are identified for creating unforgettable laugh-out-loud moments on display, and collectively, they’re super-charged. I can’t look ahead to 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 sequence 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 Collection as govt producer. Equally, his son, 41, gained the Excellent Comedy Collection Emmy as govt producer and in addition took residence three others in the identical night time: as a author, director, and Finest Supporting Comedy Actor.
“For 2 Canadians who gained our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the concept of being requested to host this 12 months in an precise theater was incentive sufficient,” the Levys stated in a joint assertion. “We’re thrilled to have the ability to increase a glass to this extraordinary season of tv.”
Beforehand, actor and comic Anthony Anderson, greatest identified for Black-ish, hosted the 2023 Emmy Awards, which truly came about in January 2024 because of the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes.
“Eugene’s and Dan’s comedic instinct and uncanny means to seize the hearts of viewers will make for a memorable Emmys telecast honoring this 12 months’s greatest and brightest,” stated Craig Erwich, president of Disney Tv Group.
For Eugene, the night time might be jam-packed. Along with his internet hosting duties this 12 months, the American Pie actor is nominated for his Apple TV+ sequence The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy within the Excellent Hosted Nonfiction Collection 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 Night time Stay stars Colin Jost and Michael Che took the stage collectively.