Emmys Opening Monologue: Best Moments From Dan And Eugene Levy

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Emmys co-hosts Eugene Levy and son Dan Levy, the awards winning stars of Schitt’s Creek, got the tonight’s ceremony off to a gentle but no less funny start tonight, with the elder Levy working in no fewer than two jokes aimed at his old SCTV pal Martin Short.

When Dan Levy told the audience that his last name is pronounced “Le-vee” and not “Lee-vee,” Eugene said, if the opening monologue goes south “my name is pronounced Martin Short.” At the end of the monologue, Eugene introduced first presenters Steve Martin and Short as the latest contestants on The Golden Bachelor.

The first father-son duo to host the Emmys, the pair made some fine self-deprecating jokes – Eugene had hoped, Dan said, to get them cast by Ryan Murphy as the Menendez Brothers – and also took some good-hearted swipes at this evening’s nominees.

Among the best:

“I know some of you might be expecting us to make a joke about whether The Bear is a comedy,” Eugene said about the Best Comedy nominee, “but in true spirit of The Bear we will not be making any jokes.”

“Reservation Dogs has four nominations tonight,” Dan said, noting that the recognition was three-years-in-coming, as if the Emmys suddenly said, “Hey look what we discovered.”

After Dan praised openly gay actors in gay roles, such as Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey, Eugene added that he himself was especially proud to have a show – The Reluctant Traveler – on Apple TV+. “That’s not what the + stands for,” Dan pointed out.

Finally, the duo pointed out the irony of having two very polite Canadians being in charge of interrupting winners whose speeches go too long. “He’s frailer than he looks,” Dan said of Eugene. “The pressure alone could kill him.”

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