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emcee

[em-see] / ˈɛmˈsi /




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The show even weathered a major uproar over the botched host transition that followed the death of beloved emcee Alex Trebek in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

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

They were like, oh the emcee will have a cordless as they move around, and I watched it, and it was great.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

“Maybe we should all take a short break before we begin,” said the emcee.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Minutes into the climb, the plebes roll their T-shirts up and throw them, like emcees at a ball game, toward the base of the monument, where other midshipmen use them to wipe off the grease.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

Ayers’ career got a significant revival in the 1990s when, during hip-hop’s Golden Era, sample-minded emcees plumbed his ample catalog and worked his music into theirs.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2025

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

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

The 83rd awards telecast, emceed by Nikki Glaser, averaged 8.66 million viewers across TV and streaming.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 2026

Noah has emceed the ceremony every year since 2021.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 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

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

Even this year’s host, Jimmy Kimmel, who is emceeing the Oscars for the third time, has called out the academy for too often favoring niche critical darlings over more mainstream fare.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 8, 2023

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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