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emcee

[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

And I’d give him this advice, not that he cares, he doesn’t care: Don’t go to the Dodger parade and be the emcee.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 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

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

From Salon Feb. 13, 2026

“All right, all you bodacious babies, terrific toddlers, glorious grade schoolers, magnificent middle schoolers, and tremendous teens, let me hear you!” the emcee said, and the audience roared.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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

“As a kid growing up in Texas, it seemed like there was nothing bigger than Willie Nelson,” said Owen Wilson, one of the evening’s emcees along with Helen Mirren, Ethan Hawke and Jennifer Garner.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2023

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

From Salon Mar. 11, 2023

County executive Aisha Braveboy hosted “listening sessions,” emceed by her deputy chief of staff, Devan Martin.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

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

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

From BBC Nov. 15, 2024

And he won the first-ever online bee emceed by Dev Shah, last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee champion.

From Seattle Times May 30, 2024

This is Bell’s third time emceeing the ceremony after stints in 2018 and 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 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

On “The Daily Show,” which airs on Paramount-owned Comedy Central and has rotating hosts, Jon Stewart suited up for emceeing duties outside his usual Monday slot.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2025

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

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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