The Emmys proved once again that award show comedy sketches are absolutely terrible. So let's stop doing them, maybe?
The madness has to stop. For far too long, the number one complaint about award ceremonies has been the overblown runtimes, and the incessant comedy sketches are a big part of that. TV’s biggest names gathered in Los Angeles, and abroad via satellite, for the Primetime Emmy Awards last Sunday, returning to a live show after going mostly digital last year due to COVID. While the results were largely predictable, nobody could have foresaw a mid-show sketch about the Mike Pence fly.
It’s unclear when and why award shows became dead set on trying to wring comedy out of large, physical bits. Maybe it’s part of the chase for their ever-declining ratings or the rise of brand social engagement that convinced the producers that they needed more than a monologue, but these sketches’ collective batting average is abysmal.
Award shows seem to be going through an identity crisis, and the pandemic certainly hasn’t helped. Like the executives behind the Miami Dolphins or whatever terrible team you follow, the puppet masters behind the scenes of our vaunted ceremonies just keep making mistake after mistake in attempts to concoct what should be obvious solutions to holes in their shows.
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