Emmys hosts Dan and Eugene Levy kick off show with dad jokes
Father-son duo and Emmys hosts Dan and Eugene Levy kicked off Sunday’s ceremony joking about how hosting is a new experience for the pair, who joked they “more like actors acting like hosts.”
Dan Levy acknowledged this is the first time they worked together since starring alongside each other in “Schitt’s Creek,” which ended in 2020. Eugene Levy spoke of his famed roles playing movie and TV dads — including his role in “American Pie” — and joked that his best “dad role” was in “Schitt’s Creek” because it won him his first Emmy.
The Canadian-bred actors joked about how they don’t wish to cut any winners off early while they make their acceptance speeches, with Eugene Levy saying, “If you’re going to say anything meaningful or emotional or, god forbid, political, just keep it short…”
Schitt’s Creek ran from 2015 to 2020 and starred Catherine O’Hara, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire and Noah Reid, among others. The series won nine Emmys during its run, with five of those wins coming in 2020 for the beloved series’ final season. Dan Levy, Eugene Levy, O’Hara and Murphy all swept the acting categories, and the show won best comedy.
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