Cedric the Entertainer to Host 73rd Primetime Emmys
CBS is going with one of its funniest stars to host the 73rd Primetime Emmy® Awards.
The Neighborhood’s Cedric the Entertainer is set to emcee TV’s biggest award show.
“Since I was a little boy huddled up next to my grandmother, television has always been my reliable friend, so it is an enormous honor for me to host this year’s Emmy Awards,” Cedric the Entertainer said in a statement.
“Throughout the roller-coaster of a year that we have all lived through, television has helped us stay connected as a society like never before. It not only entertained us, but as it always has, it helped to open our eyes, educate us, and hopefully brought about a better understanding of who we are as a people. I can’t wait to take the stage to celebrate all of the great shows and performances that made us laugh, cry, dance and sing over the past year.”
The Neighborhood stars Cedric the Entertainer as Calvin Butler, a man who must adjust when new white neighbors move into his Black neighborhood. Calvin and his new best friend Dave (Max Greenfield) constantly find themselves caught in hilarious opposites attract, fish out of water shenanigans.
The comedy co-stars Tichina Arnold, Beth Behrs, Sheun McKinney, Marcel Spears, and Hank Greenspan. The Neighborhood airs Mondays at 8/7c on CBS, and will return for Season 4 on Monday, Sept. 20 at 8/7c.
Cedric the Entertainer is also known for his work in the Barbershop films, Power, and the upcoming The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.
The 73rd Primetime Emmys will once again broadcast from the Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, with “a limited audience of nominees and their guests.”
“Cedric the Entertainer has been a wonderful friend to the Television Academy and our Foundation, and we are thrilled that he will bring his unique comedic perspective to the Emmy ceremony and telecast that marks our return to celebrating nominees and presenters live and in-person,” said Frank Scherma, Chairman and CEO of the Academy.
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73rd Primetime Emmy® Awards airs Sunday, Sept. 19 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on CBS.
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