Dan & Eugene Levy Roast Outstanding Comedy Series Nominee 'The Bear' for Having No Jokes in Emmys 2024 Opening Monologue - Watch Now!
Dan and Eugene Levy are hitting the stage!
The father-son duo served as hosts at the 2024 Emmy Awards on Sunday (September 15) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
In their opening monologue, Dan and Eugene roasted The Bear for being nominated in the Outstanding Comedy Series, despite having no jokes.
Keep reading to find out more…“The Bear is nominated for 23 Emmys tonight, the most-nominated comedy in history,” Eugene said. “Now, I love the show. I love the show. And I know some of you might be expecting us to make a joke about whether The Bear is really a comedy. In the true spirit of The Bear, we will not be making any jokes.”
Dan also joked that the hosting gig is a “huge gamble for us” as “actors acting like hosts.”
“If things go well tonight, my name is pronounced ‘Leh-vy‘ not ‘Lee-vy,’” Dan said, as Eugene jokingly added, “And if things go south, my name is pronounced ‘Martin Short.’”
The 2024 Emmy Awards are airing RIGHT NOW on ABC – take a look look back at the nominations list to see who is up for awards!