The 76th Primetime Emmys Awards kicked off with father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy taking the stage at the top of TV’s biggest night, instantly winning over the crowd with self-inflicted jokes about working together as family.
“This is actually this first time we’ve had the opportunity to work together since our show “Schitt’s Creek” ended, unless you count the time you tried to convince Ryan Murphy to cast us as the Menendez brothers,” Dan said. “Well, they weren’t twins,” Eugene joked.
The opening segment started with a round of cheers for the duo, who are the first father-son pair to ever host the ceremony, as they poked fun at their lack of experience hosting anything.
“We are not stand-up comedians,” Eugene admitted. “In fact, I wouldn’t even really call us hosts. We’re more like actors acting like hosts which is a huge gamble for us,” Dan added.
While giving a rundown of the night’s frontrunners, including “Shogun,” “The Bear” and “Baby Reindeer,” Dan called the series “oddly relatable” as he shared texts he received from his father before Emmys night, “The show is both frightening and oddly relatable for everyone out there who’s parents still haven’t mastered the art of texting,” Dan said.
The text displayed on the screen read, “letz host emmyys. colin ferell will b ther. u still have crush?” As the audience erupts in laughter Eugene responds, “I didn’t think these were going public.”
Dan then goes on to share another text that read, “waltr okeef Jok – 2 mean?”
The Levys also joked about “The Bear” and its lack of humor despite being in the comedy category.
“‘I, know some of you will be expecting us to make a joke about whether “The Bear” is really a comedy but in the true spirit of ‘The Bear,’ we will not be making any jokes.”
Eugene and Dan Levy are no stranger to the prestigious Hollywood event as their Canadian comedy, “Schitt’s Creek,” swept the comedy categories in 2020.
Before the ceremony, Emmys producer Jesse Collins told “Good Morning America” that having the pair as the hosts for the evening felt like a “win.”
“When we talked to them in the initial Zoom, you saw how they went back and forth,” Collins said. And you went, ‘this is a win.”
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