"Late Night's" Seth Meyers to Host 66th Primetime Emmy Awards
Apr 24, 2014
by Hanh Nguyen


Late-night host Seth Meyers is hitting prime time.

The former "Saturday Night Live" head writer and current host of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" has been chosen to host the upcoming 66th Primetime Emmy Awards this summer, NBC announced Thursday.



Paul Telegdy, NBC Entertainment's President of Late Night and Alternative Programming, said in a statement:

"Seth's expertise and ease in front of a live audience during his time at SNL, as well as his comedic brilliance both as a writer and in front of the camera on SNL and Late Night, makes him the perfect choice to host the Emmys,"



Bruce Rosenblum, Chairman and CEO of the Television Academy, added:

"Seth is such a talented performer and writer, and we know he will bring something unique to hosting the Primetime Emmy Awards," added Bruce Rosenblum, Chairman and CEO of the Television Academy.



The 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air its live three-hour telecast on Monday, Aug. 25 at 8/7c on NBC.

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"Can you actually remember any joke that Seth Meyers has made”? asks Elisabeth Donnelly. She adds: “What’s Seth Meyers going to bring to the table? I couldn’t even tell you, that’s how distinctive a personality he is as a host-type guy. His success — he’s ‘influential,' according to TIME — is sort of baffling, clearly kind of Lorne Michaels’ fault, and it’s too bad. There’s a lot of great, wild comic minds out there that could bring energy, wit, and surprises to something like Late Show or the Emmys, but instead, a boring choice like Seth Meyers persists in his winning mediocrity."
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