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[em-see] / ˈɛmˈsi /




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At the opening event, the emcee announced that Sanders was in attendance and the audience rose to applaud.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

Comedian Trevor Noah is slated to emcee, and singer Chappell Roan is expected to perform for deep-pocketed advertisers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

This emcee figure, a Taper innovation, replaces the DJ role of previous productions and establishes the show’s metatheatrical frame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

He’s been little more than an emcee for negotiations, but wants us to think he invented armistice.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

Roland, the regatta emcee, is at the water’s edge, a megaphone pressed to his lips.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

They are thanked, and thanked, and thanked, by the emcees and by many tributes on-screen, including multiple A.I. slop videos commemorating soldiers past and present.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Dance workshops, DJs, graffiti, and emcees will take over various spaces and the main stage will feature some of the best dancers in the world.

From BBC ● May 3, 2024

Dance teams were stationed along each of the foul lines, led by emcees who were part in-game hosts, part cheerleaders and part Vegas street performers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

Female emcees found themselves having to defend the genre as well as prove themselves worthy of holding the mic.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

How many tasteless Will Smith slap jokes will various emcees make throughout the night?

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023

O’Brien, known for his self-deprecating humor, emceed the Oscars this year and in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Poehler has won a previous Golden Globes as a lead actress on “Parks and Recreation,” and emceed the show three times with her buddy Tina Fey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

O'Brien also twice emceed the White House Correspondents dinner.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024

Wearing a satin Blue Crew jacket, De León emceed the one-hour-plus program attended by hundreds of baseball fans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024

When McEntire takes the stage at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas, it will be a record 17th time she’s emceed the show.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

His wide-ranging career also includes a role on the sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris,” a stint emceeing “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and turns in movies such as “Idiocracy” and “White Chicks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Even the snobbiest TV snoots can’t resist Alan Cumming as the playfully sadistic laird of Ardross Castle, emceeing what is essentially a closed circle murder mystery.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

Anderson has been tasked with hosting at a time when emceeing awards shows is hardly a coveted job, especially after comic Jo Koy was widely roasted for his Golden Globes performance last weekend.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024

Hot off the success of her first album, the 18-year-old told a newspaper that her emceeing career had a shelf life.

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022

The kid who was emceeing the rally announced the next speaker, a girl named Ishani who had survived a rain bomb in India last year.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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