Highlights
- Comedian Jimmy Kimmel will host the 64th Emmy awards on September 23.
- The funnyman takes the role from Glee's Jane Lynch, who hosted last year's event, the Hollywood Reporter said.
- "I hope to be able to do for the Emmys this year what Eddie Murphy did for the Oscars," Kimmel joked while referring to the Oscar debacle in which Murphy pulled out of hosting this year's Oscars after producer Brett Ratner left the show following an anti-gay remark.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel will hostthe 64th Emmy awards on September 23.
The funnyman takes the role from
Glee's Jane Lynch, whohosted last year's event, the Hollywood Reporter said.
"I hope to be able to do for the Emmys this year whatEddie Murphy did for the Oscars," Kimmel joked while referringto the Oscar debacle in which Murphy pulled out of hostingthis year's Oscars after producer Brett Ratner left the showfollowing an anti-gay remark.