Summary

When Mariska Hargitay mulled hosting the Emmys, she consistently got two pieces of advice: “Number one, don’t do it, and number two, whatever you do, don’t go for sincerity,” she told the audience during her monologue at TV’s greatest trophy toss Monday night. “I clearly ignored the first, so please join me as I ignore the second.” She then thanked everyone gathered for continuing to tell stories, a tradition, she noted, that goes back to the times of cavepeople.

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