Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert Roast No-Host Emmys: ‘Applebee’s Has a Host!’

Both have previously hosted the awards show

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It’s safe to say Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, who have both previously hosted the Emmy Awards, weren’t fans of the no-host situation this year.

To present the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, the duo took the stage to poke some fun at the decision to run the show without a moderator.

“How’s this no-host thing going?” Colbert asked the audience. “What a joke!”

“You know what has a host?” Kimmel chimed in. “Applebee’s has a host!”

Colbert called he and Kimmel the real victims of the no-host situation: “Hosting is the only thing we know how to do!”

“I’m sorry, but this show sucks!” Kimmel added.

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