Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert Roast No-Host Emmys: 'Applebee's Has a Host!'

It’s safe to say Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, who have both previously hosted the Emmy Awards, weren’t fans of the no-host situation this year.

To present the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, the duo took the stage to poke some fun at the decision to run the show without a moderator.

“How’s this no-host thing going?” Colbert asked the audience. “What a joke!”

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“You know what has a host?” Kimmel chimed in. “Applebee’s has a host!”

Colbert called he and Kimmel the real victims of the no-host situation: “Hosting is the only thing we know how to do!”

“I’m sorry, but this show sucks!” Kimmel added.

Then, the two pointed out that the Titanic didn’t have a host, and “look what happened to them.”

“They won an Oscar…” Colbert said, speaking of the 1997 James Cameron megahit. Kimmel responded, “But what gave it to them? A host!”

And finally, Colbert said: “If we let this slide, they’ll start using Alexa to present the nominees.”

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Of course, cue Amazon’s Alexa, who then read off the nominees for the category, before Phoebe Waller-Bridge won for her role in “Fleabag.”

Kimmel hosted the awards show in 2012 and 2016, while Colbert hosted the show in 2017.

Emmy producers decided to go hostless after a no-host Academy Awards show garnered positive reviews and saw an uptick in ratings. The move was confirmed in August by Fox Entertainment chief Charlie Collier, who said the main reason for that decision was that it would give the telecast more time to honor the shows.

Emmys 2019: 7 Snubs and Surprises (Photos)

As is typical at the Emmys, Sunday's winners ranged from the woefully expected to the pleasantly surprising. Here's our list of the biggest snubs and surprises.
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Surprise: Phoebe Waller-Bridge's "Fleabag" beat perennial winner “Veep” to become TV’s top comedy, Waller-Bridge picked up an award for comedy writing, and she beat the heavily favored Julia Louis-Drefus in the lead comedic actress category.
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Snub: The disappointment didn't end there for "Veep": The final season of the HBO comedy was completely shut out of Sunday's awards.
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Snub: "When They See Us," Ava DuVernay's Netflix limited series, was up for a number of awards in the limited series categories -- including Outstanding Limited Series -- but the show only took home one Emmy, for lead actor Jharrel Jerome.
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Surprise: HBO's "Chernobyl" was one of the summer's breakouts. It scored three wins for writing, directing and limited series.
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Surprise: "Ozark" star Julia Garner won the Emmy for supporting actress in a drama, besting a quartet of "Game of Thrones" stars -- Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Lena Headey and Gwendoline Christie.
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Snub: "Game of Thrones" came into the 2019 Emmys with more nominations in one year than any other program in history, but the show was all but shut out on Sunday's broadcast. As widely predicted, the show did win in the most important category -- drama series. And Peter Dinklage won for supporting actor.
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Surprise: "Killing Eve" star Sandra Oh won the lead actress in a drama series category at the Golden earlier Globes this year, but on Sunday it was her co-star Jodie Comer who surprised with a win, coming out on top. Her competition included "Game of Thrones" queen Emilia Clarke, previous winner Viola Davis and Robin Wright, who was up for the final season of "House of Cards."
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From ”Fleabag’s“ big win to a ”Veep“ shutout

As is typical at the Emmys, Sunday's winners ranged from the woefully expected to the pleasantly surprising. Here's our list of the biggest snubs and surprises.

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Emmys 2019: 7 Snubs and Surprises (Photos)

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