Michael Che, Colin Jost To Host Primetime Emmy Awards

The Emmys will be held here on September 17. Nominations will be announced on July 12

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American comedians-actors Colin Jost and Michael Che will host the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on NBC. The "Weekend Update" anchors will be joined by their "Saturday Night Live" boss Lorne Michaels, who will executive produce the awards show telecast on NBC.

"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," said Robert Greenblatt, chairman, NBC Entertainment, reports variety.com.

Che and Jost have emerged as two of the most recognisable cast members of "Saturday Night Live" show, anchoring the long-running "Weekend Update" segment.

Jost became a cast member and co-anchor of "Weekend Update" in 2014, and was joined by Che in 2015. The two were named co-head writers of "Saturday Night Live" last year.

"We are proud to be the first duo hosting the Emmys since Jenna Elfman and David Hyde Pierce, and somehow that's a real fact," said Jost and Che.

The Emmys will be held here on September 17. Nominations will be announced on July 12.

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Priyanka Chopra Injured Knee While Filming Quantico

While filming the third season of Quantico, actress Priyanka Chopra ended up hurting her knee

Priyanka Chopra

Actress Priyanka Chopra hurt her knee while filming the third season of Quantico. Priyanka on Friday treated her fans with some facts about the American drama show and even chatted with a few users. "I actually hurt my knee filming this! I had to have a physiologist on set with me and my knee wrapped for the next three weeks. Alex is back, Quantico," Priyanka tweeted.

The actress, 35, said that while shooting in Italy, she and her crew consumed a lot of Tuscan wine. "While we were in Italy, I was the only actress from the main cast, so I would go out at night with the crew. We consumed a lot of Tuscan wine," she wrote.

A Twitter user asked if she learned to speak Italian, Priyanka Choprareplied: "Learning to speak for the show and enjoyed it immensely." "Quantico" was created by Joshua Safran, who also served as the showrunner. Priyanka stars as Alex Parrish, an FBI recruit who joins the agency after graduating from the FBI Academy and becomes a prime suspect of a terrorist attack on Grand Central Terminal.

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