The last time the Primetime Emmy ceremony aired on CBS in 2017, Stephen Colbert was picked as its master of ceremonies. That choice followed a long tradition of networks going with the star of its flagship talk show, in their case “The Late Show.” With CBS broadcasting the 2021 Emmys in September, we polled potential viewers to find out whether they’d want Colbert to host again or if producers should go with another option. Well, the results are in and it’s a landslide … for Ricky Gervais.
See Reminder: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ is donezo at the Emmys after last year’s historic wins
Gervais hosted the [now-canceled] Golden Globes five times over the past decade: 2010, ’11, ’12, ’16 and ’20. His monologues went viral for his various cutthroat attacks against Hollywood, including going after people who were there in the ballroom. But might his jokes be too offensive for the Emmy Awards, which are seen less as...
See Reminder: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ is donezo at the Emmys after last year’s historic wins
Gervais hosted the [now-canceled] Golden Globes five times over the past decade: 2010, ’11, ’12, ’16 and ’20. His monologues went viral for his various cutthroat attacks against Hollywood, including going after people who were there in the ballroom. But might his jokes be too offensive for the Emmy Awards, which are seen less as...
- 5/15/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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