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"Just as he&amp;apos;s settling into his new Late Night&amp;#xA0;hosting gig,&amp;#xA0;Seth Meyers is getting a taste of prime-time &amp;#x2013; as host of this year&amp;apos;s Emmy Awards. The ceremony, the 66th edition overall, will air live from L.A.&amp;apos;s Nokia Theatre on August 25th. NBC announced the news on Thursday, highlighting their confidence in the multi-talented writer-host.\r\nSeth Meyers&amp;apos; Late Night Gamble: &amp;apos;SNL&amp;apos; Vet Moves to Jimmy Fallon&amp;apos;s Desk\r\n&amp;quot;Seth&amp;#x2019;s expertise and ease in front of a live audience during his time at SNL, as well as his comedic brilliance both as a writer and in front of the camera on SNL&amp;#xA0;and&amp;#xA0;Late Night,&amp;#xA0;makes him the perfect choice to host the Emmys,&amp;#x201D; said Paul Telegdy, head of NBC&amp;apos;s late night and alternative programming, in a statement.&amp;#xA0;\r\n&amp;#x201C;Seth is such a talented performer and writer, and we know he will bring something unique to hosting the Prime-time Emmy Awards,&amp;#x201D; added Bruce Rosenblum, chief executive and chairman of the Television Academy.&amp;#xA0;\r\nIf anybody has the versatile chops needed for this high-profile gig, it&amp;apos;s Meyers. Before taking over the&amp;#xA0;Late Night&amp;#xA0;reigns from Jimmy Fallon back in February, he spent over a decade on&amp;#xA0;SNL, taking over as head writer and Weekend Update host in 2006. He also hosted the ESPYs in 2010 and 2011.\r\nBut Meyers has a big task ahead of him: Last year&amp;apos;s Emmy ceremony, hosted by&amp;#xA0;How I Met Your Mother&amp;#xA0;star Neil Patrick Harris, brought in 17.6 million viewers &amp;#x2013; its largest viewership in eight years.&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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