Cedric The Entertainer To Host 73rd Emmy Awards

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Cedric the Entertainer will host the 73rd Emmy Awards, CBS and the Television Academy announced Monday. The award-winning actor and comedian will make his hosting debut on September 19, when the awards show returns to Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles after last year's virtual ceremony due to the pandemic.

A limited audience of nominees and their guests will be in attendance, organizers announced. The show will be broadcast on CBS, and can be streamed live and on demand on Paramount+.

“Since I was a little boy huddled up next to my grandmother, television has always been my reliable friend, so it is an enormous honor for me to host this year’s Emmy Awards,” said Cedric the Entertainer. “Throughout the roller-coaster of a year that we have all lived through, television has helped us stay connected as a society like never before. It not only entertained us, but as it always has, it helped to open our eyes, educate us, and hopefully brought about a better understanding of who we are as a people. I can’t wait to take the stage to celebrate all of the great shows and performances that made us laugh, cry, dance and sing over the past year.”

“Cedric the Entertainer has been a wonderful friend to the Television Academy and our
Foundation, and we are thrilled that he will bring his unique comedic perspective to the Emmy ceremony and telecast that marks our return to celebrating nominees and presenters live and inperson,” said Frank Scherma, Chairman and CEO of the Academy.

“Over the past year, television has united us as a community more than ever, bringing
vital information and inspiring entertainment to viewers at a critical time in our lives,” said Jack
Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music, Live Events and Alternative Programming
for CBS. “Now, who better to bring television audiences together to celebrate the industry’s top
achievements than our very own King of Comedy, Cedric the Entertainer.”