Rubbernecking the 2020 Emmy Awards Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel

September 20, 2020

8:31 -- This is insane. Schitt's Creek again, this time for Dan Levy and writing (also, did you know that Martin Short's brother also wrote for Schitt's Creek? Daniel Levy is goddamn adorable, and he gives the kind of speech that actually sounds as though he is giving it at the Emmys. It's starting to feel ... a little like The Emmys.

8:30 -- Trace Ellis Ross is a terrible presenter, but she's great at getting out the vote, and also looks terrific in that dress.

8:25 -- Best supporting actor in a comedy again goes to Schitt's Creek, this time Eugene Levy. You think they got a heads up on the number of wins they'd get, which is why the rented the space and put the entire cast and their family together?

8:21: -- So, the Emmys -- while technically impressive -- has taken a hard turn toward the lame. Are they really going to deliver Emmys to everyone in person?

8:13: -- They have the entire cast of Schitt's Creek together in what looks like an event hall in Canada, which is appropriate given the amount of awards they are nominated for tonight. Catherine O'Hara wins the first trophy of the night, and gives a splendid little speech, while the losers applaud from their homes. This is too goddamn weird.

8:08 -- So, all the nominees are in their homes, and Kimmel has live feeds to all of them. This is insane. Also, social distancing jokes are going to get very old very quickly. Since Aniston is there, maybe she'll just present all the awards tonight.

08:02 -- The monologue cleverly gives the illusion that Kimmel is in front of an audience so that eight-year-olds who walk by the TV can say, "Oh my god, they're not wearing masks! Why aren't they social distancing?!" Not a bad monologue, though, from Kimmel, who had the entire summer to prepare, since he took the summer off from his show.

08:00 -- I haven't done one of these in a while, but I expect this year's Emmy's to be so strange and bizarre that I wanted to hang out with y'all while we watch. It doesn't hurt that there are also a lot of great shows being recognized this year (Succession, Watchmen, among them). Let's see how the next three hours go. Also, turning the Emmys on and finding Fall Out Boy and Weezer 15 years older than I remember them on Celebrity Family Feud may be the strangest thing I see tonight.

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