Keke Palmer becomes First Woman in 15 Years to Win Emmy for Game Show Host
by Peter White
January 7, 2024


Keke Palmer has won the Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Game Show for NBC’s "Password" – the first time that the category has been part of the Primetime Emmys after moving from the Daytime awards.

On Sunday, she beat hosts Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik, Steve Harvey, and Pat Sajak.




Palmer becomes the first woman to win the award since 2009 when Meredith Vieira won for the syndicated run of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"

It also marks the first time in 50 years that a "Password" host has been nominated or won the category.




“Wow. That is so exciting thank you so much. I’m really just so thankful, I’m almost speechless. I want to thank the people who allowed this to happen, thank you to Jimmy Fallon, thank to NBC,” she said during her acceptance speech tonight at the Peacock Theater in downtown L.A.

Palmer also thanked Carol Burnett, who was in the audience.

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