Cedric The Entertainer Visits ‘Drew Barrymore’, Talks Plans To ‘Turn Up’ Emmys As Host

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Cedric the Entertainer is host of the 2021 Emmy Awards, set to take place on Sunday, Sept. 19, and in advance of the big night he paid a visit to Global‘s “The Drew Barrymore Show”.

During his conversation with host Drew Barrymore, the star of “The Neighborhood” revealed how he came to be tapped as host. “I was out pitching another show and they are like, ‘You’ve got a call from this very important person.’ And I was like, ‘Oh this is the one.’ And he was like, ‘Hey, the thing you tried to sell us, that’s a no, but would you want to host the Emmys?’ And I was like, ‘H*** yeah.’ So I was excited, it was a bad call and then it turned into a good call all in one call,” he revealed.