Dinner party-style Emmys display little overt sign of pandemic constraints

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LOS ANGELES : While departing yet again from the look of Primetime Emmys of yore, Sunday's presentation of television's highest honors gave little overt appearance of being constrained by a second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.So much so, that the night's first presenter, comic actor-writer Seth Rogen, jo

LOS ANGELES : While departing yet again from the look of Primetime Emmys of yore, Sunday's presentation of television's highest honors gave little overt appearance of being constrained by a second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From the opening hip-hop song-and-dance number,"Just a Friend," performed as a vibrant sing-along led by the show's host, Cedric the Entertainer, organizers sought to project entertainment value and glitz despite lingering public health and travel restrictions. The telecast even played COVID-19 safety for laughs, as when comedian and presenter Ken Jeong was shown being denied admission by a security officer because he lacked sufficient proof of vaccination."Dude, I didn't get four booster shots to present remotely," Jeong insisted to a security guard during the gag, before announcing"Saturday Night Live" as the winner for best variety sketch series."We're all vaxed," the host told viewers early in the show.

Seating for Sunday's event was limited to no more than four tickets per nomination. And owing to persistent travel limitations, many of the Emmy contenders joined the proceedings by satellite from London.

 

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