Jimmy Kimmel will host the 64th annual Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles September 23.
The Emmys are traditionally hosted by stars of the network broadcasting the show each year. This year the ceremony will be telecast on ABC, which airs Kimmel’s namesake late night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live.
“I hope to be able to do for the Emmys this year what Eddie Murphy did for the Oscars,” Kimmel joked, referencing Murphy’s decision to pull out as as host of this year’s Academy Awards.
This year’s Emmys will be executive produced for the 12th time by Don Mischer.
“We are thrilled to have been asked to produce the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards,” said Mischer. “We love television and look forward to working with the Television Academy and ABC in creating a show that is fast-paced, humorous, unpredictable and at times irreverent, but clearly celebratory of our incredible industry
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