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Emmys: 70th Emmys (2018)

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Critic Consensus: Wildly uneven jokes and watered-down patter between Colin Jost and Michael Che make the 70th Annual Emmy Awards feel like a particularly overlong episode of SNL.

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Television's biggest night is back on America's No. 1 network! The best and brightest will be on hand for this prestigious evening, as top honors go out to the talented men and women who leave their unforgettable mark on the entertainment we love. Glamorous attire, hilarious sketches, heartfelt speeches and memorable moments add up to an awards show that continues to surprise and delight audiences and nominees alike. Hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost from SNL's "Weekend Update" will bring their unique wit to an evening that will undoubtedly become the talk of the town - and can't-miss television! Presented LIVE from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles and complete with a red carpet pre-show, this year's Emmys® prove that the small screen has never been bigger.
  • Genre:
    Special Interest
  • Network:
    ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox
  • Premiere Date:
    Sep 17, 2018

Cast

Michael Che
Colin Jost

Critic Reviews for Emmys: 70th Emmys

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Devoid of charisma and struggling to get the audience on their side, they plodded on, looking like two dads forced to emcee a school assembly where they didn't particularly want to be there, but someone had prevailed upon them to help out.

September 10, 2019 | Full Review…
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There was a lot of talk about how the nominations were very diverse, but we only say a handful of non-white winners.

September 10, 2019 | Full Review…
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Produced by Lorne Michaels and hosted by his Weekend Update correspondents and head writers Colin Jost and Michael Che, the Emmys telecast was as paralyzed as the hosts' matching interlocked grips.

September 10, 2019 | Full Review…
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These Emmys were briskly paced and deeply tepid. Che and Jost, the least famous hosts in almost a decade, were almost willfully unmemorable.

September 10, 2019 | Full Review…
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Once Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph showed up to play comically unprepared Emmy experts, it was clear the night was doubling as an episode of "Saturday Night Live" -- a not-great episode at that.

September 10, 2019 | Full Review…
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Fans of SNL got more of what they were looking for -- and then some.

September 10, 2019 | Full Review…
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