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2018 Primetime Emmys Features an On-Stage Proposal

September 17, 2018 by  
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The most shocking—and genuine—moment of the 70th Primetime Emmy telecast came from someone representing another award show.

Glenn Weiss scored an Emmy for directing the 2018 Oscars telecast, and when he took the stage, he acknowledged it was bittersweet, since his beloved mother had just passed. But, he noted, she also loved his girlfriend…and Weiss proposed to his girlfriend (who was sitting in the audience) with his mother’s ring.

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s Michael Che and Colin Jost to Host 2018 Emmys

April 26, 2018 by  
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2018 Emmy Hosts

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NBC has named SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Weekend Update co-hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost as the 2018 Emmy hosts.

“NBC is thrilled to be the home of this year’s Emmy Awards and with Colin and Michael in the driver’s seat as hosts, along with surprise appearances by other cast members of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, I think we are in for one of the funniest awards shows in a long time,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment, in a statement.

“We’re proud of our deep comedy roster at NBC, and Michael and Colin—along with the return of king of comedy producer Lorne Michaels—will make this the must-see comedy event of the year,” added Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Reality Group, NBC Entertainment.

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