12 People Who Should Have Hosted the Emmys Instead of Seth Meyers
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 10:00 AM
Amy Poehler was one of several guests at last night's Emmys who was funnier than host Seth Meyers
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Seth Meyers did a perfectly inoffensive job of
hosting the Primetime Emmy Awards last night. Instead of big song and
dance numbers or pre-produced set pieces, he mostly used the night to
showcase the talents of his friends Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Billy
Eichner, and others. Most of them, however, ended up being a lot funnier
than Seth himself. Along with several hilarious presenters and
award-winners, it was clear that there were a dozen people in the room
last night better suited for the job.
Here they are in no particular order:
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Here they are in no particular order:
1. Weird Al
One of the reasons to dedicate three hours or more to these awards shows is to see parodies of the year's best shows. "Weird Al" Yankovic (who's having an unbelievable year) delivered the goods.2. Andy Samberg
While introducing Weird Al, Andy made a joke about co-hosting, but Seth quickly put him in his place. Sad because, as Andy demonstrated while doing his best King Joffrey impression, only one of them was willing to get down in the comedy dirt.3. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Bryan Cranston
Julia and Bryan cracked us up last week and kept the laughs coming last night. When presenting an award,they reminded everyone that Bryan played Elaine's dentist boyfriend on Seinfeld. Then, when Julia won the Emmy for Veep, they rekindled the romance in front of their spouses and a few million of their closest friends.4. Sarah Silverman
When Sarah won her Variety Special Writing Emmy last night, she charmed (and maybe confused) a lot of people with her reminder that "we're all just made of molecules and we're hurling through space right now." In her red carpet interview, she talked about her boobs, skewered E!, and showed off her marijuana vape pen on live television.5. Ricky Gervais
We know Ricky Gervais is capable of the snark needed to keep a big TV audience entertained for several hours. He's can even pull of a whiny rant about never winning any Emmys. Get Ricky and Jon Hamm a room.6. Amy Poehler
Amy took the stage a couple of times last night. First she presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. "I am honored to announce the first award of the evening: best onscreen orgasm in a Civil War reenactment." She returned to help Seth introduce Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. Both appearances served as reminders that she would have been a better choice for host, with or without Tina.7. Jimmy Kimmel
Award shows are a great opportunity to take beautiful, successful people down a peg or two, and no one did a better job of it last night than Kimmel. He also gave Seth a clinic in hosting (and roasting) with a two-minute joke blitz.8. Billy Eichner
Seth Meyers' smartest move was to throw his friend Billy Eichner a very big bone. Billy on the Street is one of the best recurring series on Funny or Die, and now a few million more people know to look out for him when walking around midtown Manhattan.9. Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert managed to make us chortle without even saying a word; all he did was whisper in stage-crasher Jimmy Fallon's ear. As Fallon's future competition, he probably won't be asked to host the Emmys broadcast on NBC any time soon, but just imagine what he would do with it.10. Sofia Vergara
The lowest point of the evening came when Sofia Vergara was blatantly used as a sex object to entertain viewers while Television Academy CEO Bruce Rosenblum spoke. Before the rotating pedestal, she was charming and plenty compelling. Let her shine next time, Emmys.11. These Two Texans
Several folks took a swing at Matthew McConaughey's signature "Alright, alright, alright." Woody Harrelson hit it out of the park. I'd wager that most of the planet would be happy if these two hosted . . . everything.
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