Finding the humorous. Kenan Thompson teased his excessive power plans for internet hosting the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards — and he doesn’t plan to ask his fellow Saturday Night Live costars for a hand.
“I have not been in touch with [previous hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost], necessarily,” the Kenan and Kel alum, 44, informed the Los Angeles Times in an interview revealed on Tuesday, September 6. “I’m going to be pretty straightforward — a good monologue and keeping the energy up will be my approach. I enjoy honoring artistry and creativity.”
Thompson added that he feels “great” about internet hosting the present on Monday, September 12.
“There’s a great team that’s involved. I definitely don’t feel like I’m floating out there by myself. I’m really excited about it. There’s some great pieces coming together,” he continued. “For me, [the biggest challenge is] waiting. Waiting on the day, waiting on the moment, waiting on that first laugh. Getting into it and getting it done. Everything else are things I’ve been doing all my life — rehearsals, writing.”
Earlier that day, Thompson teased that had reached out to Lizzo to be part of him on stage through the present. “It’s coming together, kind of,” he confessed throughout an look on Today, describing the night’s musical quantity as “an eclectic mix of tunes.”
He continued: “I think you’ve got to have some music. It’s the Academy. You need something grandiose.”
Though that is his first time internet hosting the awards present, Thompson isn’t any stranger to the Emmy awards. Over the course of his 12 months, the comic has earned six nominations, together with three Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nods for his work on SNL and one Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for his self-titled sitcom.
As he prepares to head into his twentieth season on SNL, the Mighty Ducks actor defined that he has no plans to stroll away from the range present. “My mentality [is], ‘It’s just nice to be asked back,’” he informed Today hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie. “That’s been this ongoing thing, like, ‘Who am I to deny them when they call?’ It’s such an institution. But it’s my home and it’s nice to have stability in life.”
Thompson echoed these feedback whereas talking with the L.A. Times. “I keep joking that they will have to throw me out of there one of these days,” he defined. “I’ve never been in a situation where I’m invited back an exuberant amount of times. There’s really no negatives, other than it’s highly stressful and emotional. It’s better than being out of town.”
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