Colin Jost and Michael Che’s new gig was orchestrated by SNL creator and Emmy Awards executive producer Lorne Michaels, who appears to be bringing an Emmy event that will be different from years past.
Which led to Michael Che and Colin Jost becoming the first co-hosting duo for an Emmys telecast since 1999.
The hosting choice here is somewhat surprising, although not entirely, given how well Saturday Night Live performed in last year’s Emmys, and in the ratings in general.
SNL’s 9 awards last year exceeded the award count of any other series that won anything that night, which might also be why Lorne Michaels got the gig to run the show for the first time since the late ’80s.