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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

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

After six consecutive years of hosting the Grammys, the comedian is stepping down from the emcee role.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 1, 2026

In the middle of our choreography, we split into two groups to make a path for our emcee to walk down and grace the audience with her beauty.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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

But the organization chooses its emcees with intent.

From Salon Apr. 2, 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

The Compton native, who left his dangerous street occupation, established the label Ruthless Records and hooked up with local emcees Ice Cube and MC Ren, producer Dr. Dre and DJ Yella.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2023

“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

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

He DJ’d on live radio continuously for 79 years, and emceed legendary music revues almost that long.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2025

Tuesday’s virtual rally, which was emceed by progressive influencer Brian Tyler Cohen, was a cross between an old-school money-raising telethon and new media streaming session.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2025

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

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

While Williams has been out, a number of guest hosts — including Shepherd, Michael Rapaport, Leah Remini, Fat Joe, Whitney Cummings and others — have been emceeing the 13th and final season of the program.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 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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