Seth Rogen has been "banned" from hosting the Primetime Emmy Awards.
The 43-year-old actor - whose show The Studio made history with 13 prizes at this year's ceremony, the most ever awarded to a comedy - hasn't hosted the prestigious ceremony since 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he confirmed this week he has not been asked back.
Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he said: "I presented there, I think it was four years ago at this point, and I have not been invited back."
Late night host Jimmy recalled how Seth referenced the setting for the pandemic ceremony.
He explained: "You said, and this is a direct quote: ‘Let me start by saying there’s way too many of us in this little room. What are they doing?
"'They said this was outdoors. It is not. They lied to us. We are in a hermetically sealed tent right now. I would not have come to this. Why is there a roof?’”
Seth insisted producers lied to him by claiming the ceremony was going to be held outdoors in light of the pandemic.
He added: "And I had all intention of doing the dumb schtick that they had written for me.
"And then I showed up, and I was like, ‘We’re in a tent. I can’t ignore this.
"'We’re going to kill these old … Eugene Levy‘s here. We’re going to kill Eugene Levy. I don’t want to do that.' "
Seth noted that some Emmy producers were "outwardly p***** off" by the end of his monologue, while Jimmy confirmed he is actually "banned" from hosted the show in the future.
He said: "Can I tell you something? I checked today because, you know, I’ve hosted the Emmys quite a few times. And you are indeed banned from presenting.”
Seth couldn't help but reference Jimmy's own recent suspension, when his late night talk show was briefly pulled off air following comments about the murder of Charlie Kirk.
He quipped: "I'm with you. I'm like you. They're trying to silence me."
However, he acknowledged that he went "very off-book and made them look bad", and he understands why the Emmys team were't happy.
It's not hurt his prospects for the awards, as this year he won both the Best Actor In A Comedy series and Best Directing For A Comedy Series prizes, while The Studio also won Best Comedy Series among its 13 honours at the event last month.
