Anthony Anderson recently spoke to ET about gearing up to host the 75th annual Emmy Awards and the upcoming FOX show, ‘We Are Family.’
It has been noted that Anthony Anderson certainly an exciting year ahead of him. Last month, the Black-ish star was announced as the host for the 75th annual Emmy Awards, which will air live on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, after being postponed due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
“I’m excited. It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do, and, you know, it happened when it was supposed to happen,” Anderson shared with ET’s Cassie DiLaura about his first time emceeing TV’s biggest night. “I wanted it to happen years ago, but everything happens when it’s supposed to happen. So I’m really excited.”
Among this year’s nominations, Succession leads the pack with 27 nominations for its fourth and final season on HBO — the most of any show this year — while comedy favorites like ABC’s Abbott Elementary and Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ earned an equally impressive number of nods, with seven and 21, respectively.
Other notable programs nominated include FX’s The Bear, Ryan Murphy’s limited Netflix series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, HBO’s House of the Dragon, The Last of Us and The White Lotus, as well as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Prime Video, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building and the Showtime hit Yellowjackets.
Additionally, the long-running Bravo reality series Vanderpump Rules broke through following its highly watched Scandoval season, while Padma Lakshmi picked up another Outstanding Host nomination for her final season of Top Chef.
Anderson revealed that the annual awards show will pull off a special celebration to ring in its milestone anniversary. “There’s a special commemorative Emmy that’s going to be given out that night to commemorate 75 years. We’re going to be paying homage to iconic shows that kind of changed the landscape of television and entertainment. So I’m excited to be a part of all of that,” he shared.
Mostly, his celebrity friends are just as excited about Anderson’s new gig as he is. “I was just going through [my] congratulatory texts from friends as they go, ‘It’s about time. I know you wanted this for a long time now.’ So I’m just excited about it,” he gushed.
It’s unlikely that anyone would be more excited for Anderson than his mother, Doris Bowman, who has been by the actor’s side as his comedic partner for several years.
