Sunday night on ABC, Jimmy Kimmel returned to host the Primetime Emmy Awards for the third time. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live” star previously emceed TV’s biggest night in 2012 and 2016, the last two times the alphabet network aired the annual broadcast. Of course, this ceremony was completely different as the 2020 Emmys featured a mix of in-studio moments and virtual speeches due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. Now that we’ve seen a socially distanced Kimmel in action, what did You think? Vote in our Emmys host poll below.
SEE2020 Emmy winners: Full list in all 23 categories at the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards [Updating Live]
Among Kimmel’s many jokes in his opening monologue were jabs about doing an awards show during a pandemic, Norman Lear being the oldest Emmy winner ever and the taboo-sounding name of “Schitt’s Creek.” Audience reactions from past Emmys ceremonies were intercut with Kimmel’s live monologue.
SEE2020 Emmy winners: Full list in all 23 categories at the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards [Updating Live]
Among Kimmel’s many jokes in his opening monologue were jabs about doing an awards show during a pandemic, Norman Lear being the oldest Emmy winner ever and the taboo-sounding name of “Schitt’s Creek.” Audience reactions from past Emmys ceremonies were intercut with Kimmel’s live monologue.
- 9/21/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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