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“Jimmy Kimmel is the consummate showman,” ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey said. “With Kimmel at the helm, expect to be at the edge of your seat for a bigger, bolder and better-than-ever Emmy event.”
The comedian is the host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” late-night talk show.
“I am excited to be hosting the Emmys again,” Kimmel said. “I have a feeling I’m going to be great.”
Kimmel previously hosted the Emmys in 2012.
The Academy’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards will take place over two nights this year, Sept. 10-11, also at the Microsoft Theater.
Emmy nominations will be announced July 14.
—City News Service