The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards host Andy Samberg is ready to kick off the center stage and spill out his funny jokes. But the star revealed that after showing off his hosting skills on that night, he won't try to read critiques online.
While the host is getting ready for the show, Samberg also hopes to bring some silliness into the Emmys celebration with the help of his comedian friends. "I'm feeling really good, man, it's going well," the 37-year-old actor told E! News on the 67th Emmy Awards Preview Day on Wednesday. Samberg also revealed that they already shot a couple of pre-tapes and they're just editing them so he feels that everything's pretty good. And when he's asked how edgy he can get to the audience, he claimed that he can get probably the same edginess as in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine".
He also dished that there will be celebrity surprise appearances on the show. But the star didn't name any celebs yet. "There will be some. I mean there's so many funny comedy people that are going to be there just because they are nominated..." So with that, he admitted that there are definitely funny people appearing on stage so the audience should expect a big family party at the Emmys.
According to ABC News, the Emmys host also mentioned that he'll also rely on nominated comedic pals in the audience, including Amy Schumer, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, to keep the show moving along. Moreover, the listed presenters at the ceremony are Jimmy Fallon, LL Cool J, Will Forte, Terrence Howard and Lady Gaga.
On the other hand, Bruce Rosenblum, chairman and CEO of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, claimed that Samberg has the right to host the show. The CEO explained that the reason they've selected the star because they're looking forward for a host that's innovative,fresh, and funny.
The "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star is already quite excited to take on the stage. But as reported by Boston Herald, he made clear that when the Emmy Awards wrap on Sunday, he doesn't plan on checking out any critiques on how he hosted the show. "The Emmys are a top tier show in terms of exposure and degree of difficulty," Samberg mentioned in a press conference for the Emmys on Monday. He also mentioned that for the past years, he's been tracking how people criticize the hosts, but this year he will never check for critiques. He'll just assume that he did great.
While many of the viewers believe that the Emmys hosts in the past years did great jobs on taking their reins, Samberg emphasized his idea that he doesn't plan on imitating what past hosts have done for the show before. But of course, he's thankful that he learned many things from them, including what jokes work and what don't.
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