The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards

TV Special
2021
TV-14
2h 25m

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Host Cedric The Entertainer take over from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles to recognize the accomplishments of talented television program makers and award the most outstanding achievem... Read allHost Cedric The Entertainer take over from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles to recognize the accomplishments of talented television program makers and award the most outstanding achievements in a wide assortment of categories.Host Cedric The Entertainer take over from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles to recognize the accomplishments of talented television program makers and award the most outstanding achievements in a wide assortment of categories.

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5.6/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
The cast of Schitt's Creek (2015) reunited to present 2 awards to Hacks (2021). There was a slight technical snafu with the teleprompter in which Eugene Levy confessed that he asked a room full of comedy writers to "lift" some of his lines off of the teleprompter. What a lot of people didn't realize is that the teleprompter gag was part of the Schitt's Creek (2015) cast's on-camera bit.

Quotes
Announcer: From Schitt's Creek please welcome Emmy Winners Dan Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Annie Murphy, and Eugene Levy
Self - Presenter: Thank you very much, there's nothing on the prompter. Thank you, there's nothing on the prompter.
Self - Presenter: Is there like a tech guy?
Self - Presenter: Maybe we should just open up the envelope?
Self - Presenter: No, we're not just going to open up the envelope.
Self - Presenter: No, no, it's gotta be coming up. It's gotta be coming up.
[clearing his throat]
Self - Presenter: Okay. They wouldn't be doing this to us on purpose, would they?
Self - Presenter: Why would they want to embarrass us on national television on purpose? Wh-why?
Self - Presenter: I don't know? Why would I know? I don't know?
Self - Presenter: Why is your face being weird?
Self - Presenter: Eugene! Did you do something?
Self - Presenter: Nothing, I didn't do anything. I may have walked past the writer's room this morning and asked them to lift my dialogue a little bit.
Self - Presenter: Oh god! You casually walked past a room full of comedy writers and asked them to "lift" your dialogue? "Lift" was the word that you used?
Self - Presenter: I meant tighten it a bit?
Self - Presenter: And what was their response?
Self - Presenter: [Gesturing to the teleprompter] Okay.
Self - Presenter: Okay, well, somewhere out there are the nominees for writing for a comedy series.

Connections
Featured in 60 Minutes: Headlines from Ukraine/Voting Rights & Wrongs/Secretary Pete/The Improbable Tale of Ted Lasso (2022)

Soundtracks
Fame
Written by Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford

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Featured review

10/10

We're back

What a show it was. It was great to see all the people back together again in the same room celebrating TV. The opening number was amazing. The best Emmys opening ever and it was so enjoyable for everyone there and watching. Not all the skits went well but the 'No Emmys wins help group' skit was very funny. Winners were deserving and memorable moments like Rita Wilson rapping. A worthy celebration of TV which got many people through Covid with the entertainment they provided. Credit to Cedric the Entertainer and all presenters, producers all creators of the show.