The move made the monologue both more reassuringly familiar, yet also more bizarre, at the same.
This isnt a MAGA rally, its the Emmys."
It is a very realistic show, except the part where anyone in Oklahoma is wearing a mask."

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“Isn’tWatchmenwhat Jerry Falwell Jr. was into?”
“Why would you have an award show in the middle of the pandemic?
No, I’m serious.
I’m asking why are we having an award show during a pandemic?”
“This is the year they decide theyhaveto have a host?”
Norman didn’t grow up dreaming of winning Emmys.
In fact, television wasn’t something people had until he was a teenager.
When Norman Lear was a boy, his dream was to not get kicked to death by a horse.
Norman you are a miracle.
The only thing I will be producing when I’m 98 is phlegm."
“I’m up here all alone.
Just like prom night.”
“There are so many great dramas this year.
A little show from a friend up north is up for every Emmy, 15 nominations forSchitt’s Creek.
Oh by the way you will see that logo a lot.
HBO can show us a big blue penis, no problem!
I can’t say the wordSchitt’swith a ‘c.'”
Kimmel and Bateman had an amusing exchange where theOzarkstar assured he was “very clean.”
Then later: “Welcome back to the No People’s Choice Awards.”
I think not having a host is a ridiculous idea, and I dont think it worked… You need that voice, its better that way.
Maybe Im old-fashioned, but its like going to a restaurant without a waiter."
Lynette Rice contributed to this report
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