Live from L.A., it's Emmy night!
"Saturday Night Live" stars Colin Jost and Michael Che are getting up from behind the "Weekend Update" desk and heading to the stage for the biggest night in television, Variety reports.
The duo will be the first pair to host the ceremony since 1999.
"We're proud to be the first duo hosting the Emmys since Jenna Elfman and David Hyde Pierce, and somehow that's a real fact," Jost and Che told Variety in a statement.
Jost, 35, joined the series in 2014, while Che, 34, came on one year later in 2015. The men were both named co-head writers of the show last year.
"SNL" creator Lorne Michaels will also be returning as executive producer for the affair, marking his first time since the 1988 ceremony hosted by John Forsythe.
"NBC is thrilled to be the home of this year's Emmy Awards and with Colin and Michael in the driver's seat as hosts, along with surprise appearances by other cast members of 'Saturday Night Live,' I think we are in for one of the funniest awards shows in a long time," Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, told Variety.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus made Emmy history after she won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2017 award show. The actress now holds the title for most wins by a performer for the same role; this is her sixth consecutive Emmy for "Veep."
"SNL" took home nine Emmy awards at the 2017 ceremony _ which was hosted by Stephen Colbert.
Cast member Kate McKinnon nabbed an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and the show won Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.
The Emmys will air live on NBC Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Nominations will be announced on July 13.
