Posted on 08/12/2005 5:34:36 PM PDT by lunarbicep
1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Television talk show star Ellen DeGeneres has been picked to host the upcoming Primetime Emmy Awards, U.S. TV's top honors, reprising her widely praised performance in 2001 following the September 11 attacks.
"You know me, any excuse to put on a dress," DeGeneres joked in a statement from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which puts on the show.
The Emmys are held each year in September and honor the best in U.S. TV programs and performances as well as kick off a new season of shows headed for the airwaves.
TV stars attend in glamorous gowns and tuxedos, dripping in diamonds and other fine jewelry. DeGeneres prefers pants.
In 2001, the telecast was delayed twice before finally airing in early November. DeGeneres walked a fine line between comedy and seriousness throughout the program, which featured displays of patriotism such as a rendition of "America the Beautiful" mixed with DeGeneres' making jokes.
Her deft performance earned DeGeneres a standing ovation when the Emmys ended that night.
The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are scheduled to take place on September 18, and will air on the CBS television network.
CBS is a unit of Viacom Inc..
Well, well, I'll have to put this on my calendar LICKET-D-SPLIT.
She did a really respectable job at the Emmy's just after 9/11. As I recall she recieved a standing ovation. She handled it with dignity and class IMO.
And then Vanity Fair about a year later said the same thing and it was ignored.
Something tells me that somebody is allergic to money.
Hey, we have a homosexual and a lesbian in lead roles on Broadway in Fiddler On The Roof, so why not a lesbian doing the Emmy Awards.
Me too, I think she's funny. Didn't care for the politics on her tv sitcom, but I hear her stand up stuff on XM radio, and it is still funny. Don't care for her lifestyle, but who asked me.
Anymore...
The 2% finding was the result of more accurate methods of statistical sampling.
Ah, IC, like actually practicing homosexuals vs. people who have experimented with homosexuality? Or people who might be considered homosexual but are not living the lifestyle? Is that what makes it more accurate?
Follow up note I still won't waste my time watching the emmys or any kind of hollywood award show....
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