Emmy Awards Finds Hosts For 2024 Telecast

The 2024 Emmy Awards have found not just one star, but a father-son duo to take over hosting duties for this year’s ABC telecast in September.

On Friday, ABC announced that comedian/actor Eugene Levy and his son actor Dan Levy will emcee the 76th annual awards show that celebrates the best of TV, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the idea of being asked to host this year in an actual theater was incentive enough,” the Levys said in a statement to Variety.

“We’re thrilled to be able to raise a glass to this extraordinary season of television and can’t wait to spend the evening with you all on Sept. 15,” it added.

Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group, celebrated the first time a father and son will partner for the Emmys.

“Schitt’s Creek” father-son duo Eugene Levy and Dan Levy are officially confirmed as the hosts of the #Emmys on Sept. 15. https://t.co/Z84rM0zP88

— Variety (@Variety) August 16, 2024

“Eugene’s and Dan’s comedic intuition and uncanny ability to capture the hearts of viewers will make for a memorable Emmys telecast honoring this year’s best and brightest,” Erwich said.

Not only will this year be the first time for a father-son duo as emcees, but it’s also the first time since 2018 that the awards show has opted to have two people share the duties, making it only the second time in this century that it’s occurred, Variety noted.

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TV Academy chair Cris Abrego said they are thrilled the Levys are hosting, calling it a big night for Eugene, who’s been nominated for his Apple TV+ series, “The Reluctant Traveler.”

“We are thrilled to welcome two generations of comedy genius to the Emmy’s stage as hosts,” Abrego told Variety. “Eugene and Dan Levy are known for creating unforgettable laugh-out-loud moments on screen, and together, they are super-charged. I cannot wait for Emmy fans to see what they have in store for all of us.”

In 2020, Eugene and Dan, the co-creators of “Schitt’s Creek,” took home a record number of Emmys, winning in every major comedy category, THR noted.

The Emmys will air live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 15 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) on ABC, and streams the next day on Hulu, Variety noted.

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‘I Have Had A Fantastic Life’: ‘SNL’ Star Victoria Jackson Given Only Few Years To Live

Saturday Night Live” alum Victoria Jackson said doctors have told her she only has a few years left to live and that she has an inoperable tumor after her cancer returned.

Speaking to her fans in an 8-minute long video she posted on Thursday on Instagram, the 65-year-old comedian tried to sound upbeat as she shared the news that the cancer was back. She captioned the post, “Cancer Update: I have 34.8 months to live if I don’t get hit by a meteor … get Covid again or WWIII breaks out.”

“Update on the cancer: they cannot operate and cut out the marble in my chest that is laying on my windpipe and eventually would suffocate me to death,” Jackson said with a little chuckle.

She sounded optimistic as she revealed that she’s been given a “magic pill” by doctors that contains a cancer growth blocker that she said will “hopefully” “shrink the marble,” Page Six noted.

Jackson Googled the medicine and said that people who take it have lived for “32.6 months” compared to those with the placebo, who “had 28 months to live.”

“I think that’s great. I’ve had a fantastic life,” the TV star said, noting she’d like to be able to stick around for the birth of her grandson, Jimmy, who is expected in October, and to see her daughter become a mother, NBC News noted.

‘SNL’ Alum Victoria Jackson Reveals She Has an Inoperable Tumor in Her Windpipe, Tells Fans: ‘I’ve Had a Fantastic Life’ https://t.co/FPn3Q5V6ia

— Variety (@Variety) August 16, 2024

“So, I’m dying in [inaudible] months if I don’t have a heart attack or get hit by a car, or meteor, or terrorist or illegal … this world is suffering,” she added. “A lot of people are suffering, that’s why comedy is good to forget about it.”

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“You know, we’re all dying but when you kinda see in print, you have 32.6 months, it makes you think, ya know?” Jackson continued. “But I wouldn’t change anything.”

The “SNL” star appeared on the show during its great years from 1986 to 1992, NBC News noted. Jackson was on the show during the same time as superstars like Dennis Miller, Jon Lovitz, and Phil Hartman, just to name a few, per IMDb.

She is probably best remembered for her “Weekend Update” appearances on the show. She also appeared in various movies and TV shows at the time, IMDb noted.

Victoria, who revealed her breast cancer diagnoses in 2016, has two daughters, one from a previous marriage and one with her current husband and high school sweetheart Paul Wessel, Page Six noted.

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