The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2021 TV Special)

MC Lyte: Announcer

Quotes 

• Announcer : From Schitt's Creek please welcome Emmy Winners Dan Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Annie Murphy, and Eugene Levy

  Self - Presenter : Thank you very much, there's nothing on the prompter. Thank you, there's nothing on the prompter.

  Self - Presenter : Is there like a tech guy?

  Self - Presenter : Maybe we should just open up the envelope?

  Self - Presenter : No, we're not just going to open up the envelope.

  Self - Presenter : No, no, it's gotta be coming up. It's gotta be coming up.

  [clearing his throat] 

  Self - Presenter : Okay. They wouldn't be doing this to us on purpose, would they?

  Self - Presenter : Why would they want to embarrass us on national television on purpose? Wh-why?

  Self - Presenter : I don't know? Why would I know? I don't know?

  Self - Presenter : Why is your face being weird?

  Self - Presenter : Eugene! Did you do something?

  Self - Presenter : Nothing, I didn't do anything. I may have walked past the writer's room this morning and asked them to lift my dialogue a little bit.

  Self - Presenter : Oh god! You casually walked past a room full of comedy writers and asked them to "lift" your dialogue? "Lift" was the word that you used?

  Self - Presenter : I meant tighten it a bit?

  Self - Presenter : And what was their response?

  Self - Presenter : [Gesturing to the teleprompter]  Okay.

  Self - Presenter : Okay, well, somewhere out there are the nominees for writing for a comedy series.

• Announcer : Please welcome Emmy Nominee Bowen Yang.

  Self - Nominee & Presenter : [He clip-clops in a pair of high heels]  Okay, sorry, everybody. I'm just trying to get in my 10,000 steps. Let's see I have 85, 00 left to go. It shouldn't take long. Yes Kevin Figie, I'm athletic. Alright. This is going to take a little while so let me introduce you to the nominees for Best Lead Actress In A Comedy Series.