SaturdayNightLive's Kenan Thompson to host emmys2022
Kenan Thompson is on deck to host the 2022 Emmy Awards. The show is going down on NBC and Peacock. Variety reports that the longtime SNL cast member and creative force has been tabbed for the responsibility. Emmy producers Done+Dusted and Reggie Hudlin searched around for the right host and landed on Thompson. He's the longes-running cast member in the show's history. September 12th will see the Saturday Night Live icon take the stage for an event that will be simulcast on Peacock.
"Kenan is well-regarded as one of funniest, likeable and accomplished performers of the last two decades and his tenure on 'Saturday Night Live' speaks for itself," said Jen Neal, exec VP of Live Events for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming."We know he'll bring an excitement and professionalism to the Emmy Awards that a show of this stature deserves."