Seth Rogen says he's effectively barred from presenting at the Emmys after off-script 2021 moment

Seth Rogen said on Monday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live that he believes he has been effectively barred from presenting at the Emmy Awards after going off script while handing out a prize during the pandemic-era 2021 ceremony. The comments came weeks after Rogen won four Emmy trophies at the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards for his Apple TV series The Studio.

Rogen recounted the 2021 appearance, which took place amid COVID-19 safety measures, saying he departed from the prepared remarks when he found the presentation was being held under a tent rather than outdoors. He told Kimmel that he told the audience, "They lied to us. We're in a hermetically sealed tent right now," and added that producers were "outwardly pissed off" with him afterward. Rogen said he has not been invited back to present since, and that he suspects that is why.

Kimmel, who has hosted the Emmys several times, teased Rogen on air and joked that he had checked and found him banned from presenting. Rogen laughed in response and acknowledged the likely reason for his absence. "I went very offbook and made them look bad. So, I get that," he said on the program.

Despite any restrictions on presenting, Rogen was a major...