Jimmy Kimmel to return as host for 2020 Emmy Awards

peoplemagazine.co.za:

Comedian and late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel is set to return as host of the 72nd Emmy Awards.The Jimmy Kimmel Live! presenter will also executive produce the annual prizegiving – his third outing as emcee for the ceremony.

It is still unclear whether or not the event, which is set for 20 September, will be held virtually or in-person due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I don’t know where we will do this or how we will do this or even why we are doing this, but we are doing it and I am hosting it,” said Kimmel in a statement. “We know Jimmy Kimmel will deliver a uniquely entertaining, funny, and moving Primetime Emmys show,” added Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment, the network set to broadcast the awards.