Eugene and Dan Levy are bringing their father-son comedy stylings to the Emmy Awards.
The Canadian stars and co-creators of Schitt’s Creek say they’re thrilled to host the awards ceremony subsequent month.
“For 2 Canadians who gained our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the thought of being requested to host this yr in an precise theatre was incentive sufficient,” the pair mentioned in an announcement posted Friday to the Tv Academy web site.
Emmy organizers say the Levys would be the first father-son duo to host the celebration of one of the best in tv, which has been round for three-quarters of a century.
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It’s additionally the primary time since Howie Mandel in 2008 {that a} Canadian has hosted.
The Levys’ internet hosting stint comes 4 years after Schitt’s Creek swept the comedy classes on the Emmys, profitable 9 and setting a report for the most-ever wins for a comedy sequence in a single yr. The Canadian-shot sitcom centred on the formerly-wealthy Rose household.
Eugene Levy can be nominated for an Emmy Award this yr.
His Apple TV Plus sequence The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy is up for excellent hosted non-fiction sequence or particular.
Dan Levy most just lately portrayed Andy Warhol within the Jerry Seinfeld Netflix comedy Unfrosted, which is up for the excellent tv film Emmy.
The awards present will air Sept. 15.
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