Two months after taking over Late Night and a day after being named one of Time’s 100 most influential people, TV Line reports that Seth Meyers has signed on to host this year’s Emmy Awards, which will air August 25th on NBC. This makes Meyers’s first big-time awards hosting gig since the ESPY Awards and the White House Correspondents both in 2011. Said NBC’s Paul Telegdy on the decision: “Seth’s expertise and ease in front of a live audience during his time at SNL, as well as his comedic brilliance both as a writer and in front of the camera on SNL and Late Night, makes him the perfect choice to host the Emmys.†Click through to watch Seth’s monologue from the ESPYs to get a feel for the hosting style he’ll bring to the Emmys later this year.
Seth Meyers to Host the 2014 Emmy Awards This August
