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Jimmy Fallon is ‘gleeked’ to host Sunday’s Emmy Awards

Posted on Aug 30, 2010 in Features

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Jimmy Fallon has the perfect perspective for his role as the host of "The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards."
"You just want to keep them moving and keep it fast and tight. And so I think we’re all with the same goal in mind – even the people in the crowd. There’s just like, ‘OK. I already lost. Let’s get this over with.’ I want to keep it moving and keep it fresh and fun and respectful too," says the "SNL" alumnus and talk show host.

Fallon calls being the ringmaster for the salute to TV’s best a dream job because the show is watched by millions and he can make fun of his peers – to their faces.

He’s no rookie to award shows, having done a stint as host of the "2005 MTV Movie Awards."

What makes him giddy as a "gleek" at a Chris Colfer sighting in this past TV season?

"It is a crazy good year for TV with the new shows like ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Glee’ and ‘Parks and Rec,’ Fallon says. "And then the old shows going away, ‘Law & Order,’ ’24,’ ‘Lost.’"

At the mention of the ABC drama about time-traveling airplane crash survivors, Fallon gets a bewildered look on his face.

"(I’m) still trying to figure out what happened on ‘Lost,’" he says. "I don’t know even know. Were they dead the whole time?"

Fallon has got some guilty pleasures when it comes to TV. He loves all of Bravo’s "Housewives of …" shows and "Jersey Shore."

"Don’t tell me what happened. I missed it last night," he says.

Fallon doesn’t want to reveal too much about Sunday’s Emmy telecast, but he hints there will be a Twitter element and that "Glee" has had an affect on the awards show.

Translation: Look for musical numbers.

"I like people to get surprised and see what we’re doing," Fallon says.

That could even mean some guitar playing by Fallon – as long as it doesn’t slow the show.
 




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