“I’ve not been in contact with them, essentially,” Thompson instructed the publication. “I will be fairly simple — monologue and maintaining the vitality up will probably be my method. I take pleasure in honoring artistry and creativity.”
He’ll host the 74th Emmy Awards on NBC Monday and feels “nice” concerning the upcoming gig.
“There’s an incredible group that is concerned. I positively do not feel like I am floating on the market on my own,” Thompson mentioned. “I am actually enthusiastic about it. There’s some nice items coming collectively.”
Thompson instructed the Occasions he has no plans to go away.
“I preserve joking that they must throw me out of there one in all lately,” he mentioned. “I’ve by no means been in a state of affairs the place I am invited again an exuberant quantity of instances.”
Not like others, he hasn’t needed to make the choice to half with the long-running late evening sketch present due to conflicts with different tasks, together with his lately canceled sequence “Kenan,” which ran for 2 seasons.
“They transfer on once they’re in excessive demand and it is not doable to do each schedule-wise,” Thompson mentioned. “That is when individuals make that robust profession determination. My alternatives have been manageable to date, so I’ve not been pressured to make that call but.”
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards will air at 8 p.m. EST on NBC.