Crossword clues for emcee
emcee
- Person who handles the introductions
- Pat Sajak, e.g
- One who makes opening statements
- One who gets on with the show
- Nitery host
- Mic holder
- Live show host
- Joel Grey, in ''Cabaret''
- Improv club host
- Host, as a gameshow
- Host a show
- Host a pageant
- He runs the show
- Handler of introductions
- Handle the intros
- Function runner
- Familiar Steve Harvey role
- Crystal, at the 2012 Oscars
- Billy Crystal for the Oscars, e.g
- Awards night figure
- Award show VIP
- ''And now ...'' sayer
- Whom Brits call a presenter
- What the last Oscar telecast lacked
- VIP on Oscar night
- Veejay's kin
- Variety-show intro-maker
- Variety show VIP
- V.I.P. at the Oscars
- TV V.I.P
- Tom Bergeron on "Dancing with the Stars"
- Telethon V.I.P
- Steve Harvey, for "Family Feud"
- Somewhere between a host and a DJ
- Seth MacFarlane, at the 2013 Oscars, e.g
- Seth MacFarlane, at the 2013 Oscars
- Seacrest or Sajak
- Sajak's job
- Sajak or Trebek
- Run onstage?
- Rob Riggle at the 2012 Espys, e.g
- Roaster, or sometimes toaster
- Roast VIP
- Roast runner
- Roast overseer
- Roast head
- Revue host
- Rap battle battler
- Quiz host
- Public host
- Podium figure
- Play host, as for an awards show
- Person with a microphone
- Person making introductions, often
- Person making introductions
- Person in charge at a Friars Club roast
- Person handling the intros
- Pat Sajak or Steve Harvey
- Pat Sajak or Alex Trebek
- Oscars host, e.g
- Oscar presenters' introducer
- Oscar night VIP
- Oscar host, e.g
- Opening remarks provider
- Open-mic night VIP
- One with opening lines
- One with flow, hopefully
- One sporting a mic
- One seen between acts
- One might be between a pair of speakers
- One leading the festivities
- One in charge of a roast?
- One handling a roast
- One doing intros
- Night-club host
- Musician with flow, hopefully
- Mic user
- Merv, e.g
- Martin, at the 2001 Oscars
- Man with the mike
- Man for introductions
- Link between speakers
- Joel Grey, in "Cabaret"
- Job for Ryan Seacrest
- Introductions handler
- Introduction maker
- Introducer of many
- Intro pro
- Intro preparer
- Intro offerer
- Intro maestro
- Intro handler
- Intro deliverer, and a hint to this puzzle's theme
- Host, as a show
- Host with a microphone
- Host with a mic
- Host who introduces speakers
- Host the pageant
- Host onstage
- Host of an open mic night
- Host at an open mic
- Host at a celebrity roast
- Host at a banquet
- Host a roast, e.g
- Host sometimes
- Host of sorts
- Hold the mic
- Head man at banquet
- He does intros
- George Jessel for example
- Game-show question reader
- Game VIP
- Game show personality
- Game show figure
- Function host
- Floor show host
- Eve or Adam Yauch
- Entertainment man
- Ed Sullivan, for one
- Ed Sullivan, e.g
- Drew Carey or Steve Harvey
- Dick Clark's role, often
- Dick Clark, often
- Dais personality
- Cue card reader
- Comedy club figure
- Ceremony's host
- Ceremony facilitator
- Cat Deeley's role on "So You Think You Can Dance"
- Carson or Paar, e.g
- Bust rhymes
- Bob Hope, often, for the Oscars ceremony
- Billy Crystal, on Oscar night
- Big game figure
- Battle of bands mic holder
- Barker, famously
- Banquet man
- Banquet bigwig
- Awards-night host
- Awards show V.I.P
- Awards show mic holder
- Awards dinner host
- Any game show host
- Anne Robinson, e.g
- Alex Trebek was one
- Alex Trebek or Pat Sajak
- Act announcer
- "Up next ..." sayer
- "The Dead ___ Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop"
- "Miss America" host
- "Let's meet today's contestants" sayer
- ''Next up . . .'' speaker
- Roast host
- Billy Crystal, at times
- Leno, for one
- Figure at a roast
- Quizmaster, e.g
- Show's host
- Host at a roast
- Person with a mike
- Introducer of acts
- One who rules the roast?
- Act introducer
- Party leader?
- Roastmaster, for one
- Run the show
- Ed Sullivan, e.g.
- Party leader, maybe
- Ringmaster, e.g
- See 67-Across
- Jon Stewart, for one
- Show host
- One appearing between numbers
- Mike holder, at times
- "And now ..." sayer
- Wedding reception party?
- Roast turkey, maybe?
- Toaster, or roaster
- Comedy club host, e.g
- Host a roast, say
- Maker of introductions
- Toastmaster, and a homophonic hint to this puzzle's five longest answers
- Billy Crystal or Whoopi Goldberg for the Oscars, often
- One may give facts about acts
- One making introductory remarks
- CompГЁre
- Roast V.I.P.
- Bob Hope, for 18 Oscar ceremonies
- 63-Across, for one
- Host a roast, e.g.
- Act opener
- One running the show
- Awards show presider
- Toaster, at times
- One making introductions
- Game show hire
- A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- Comp
- TV V.I.P.
- Conduct a program: Colloq.
- Role Jessel had
- Sajak role
- Letters in Einstein's famous formula
- Dais V.I.P.
- Jessel was one
- Role at a roast
- Show announcer
- Letters in Einstein's famous quotation
- Carson role
- Role Jessel often played
- Jessel role
- Master of ceremonies
- Roast leader
- Alex Trebek, e.g.
- Dais occupant
- TV host
- TV interlocutor
- Merv, e.g.
- Mike person
- Man with a mike
- Bert Parks, at times
- Telethon V.I.P.
- Preside over festivities
- Pat Sajak, for one
- Certain host
- Johnny Carson role
- Man on the dais
- Hal March was one
- Role Jessel enjoyed
- V.I.P. at a fete
- Interviewer, perhaps
- Compere picked up award for gallantry?
- Compere regularly organised by head of entertainment
- One presents medal on the radio
- Host seems clever at intervals
- Host read out his letters
- Party leader seems clever, not at all odd
- Director of event's initial announcement
- Teevee host
- Pageant host
- Game show host, for example
- Game-show host
- Game leader
- Banquet host
- Talk-show host
- Show opener
- Wedding figure
- Show runner
- Trebek, e.g
- Intro giver
- Alex Trebek, e.g
- Party VIP
- Entertainment director
- Speaker between speeches
- Sajak, e.g
- Program listing
- Head roaster
- Game host
- Awards night host
- Talk show host
- Oscar night figure
- Keynoter introducer
- Intro maker
- Game show VIP
- Dais VIP
- Ceremonial master
- "And now . . ." sayer
- TV show host
- Trebek or Sajak
- Toaster, often
- Roast figure
- Pageant VIP
- One who runs the show
- Event host
- Dais V.I.P
- Bert Parks, e.g
- Awards show host
- Wedding performer
- Variety-show figure
- Speaker introducer
- Show leader
- Rule the roast
- Reception host
- Quite substantial
- Presiding personality
- Man at the mike
- Intro speaker
- Ceremony host
- Banquet VIP
- Banquet official
- Banquet figure
- Act as a master of ceremonies
- Wedding necessity
- Variety-show host
- Variety show host
- Trebek, for one
- Television host
- Speaker between other speakers, perhaps
- Seacrest on ''American Idol,'' e.g
- Run the roast
- Role shared by Fey and Poehler at the last three Golden Globe Awards
- Roaster or toaster
- Roast V.I.P
- Quiz show quizzer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1933, emsee, from pronunciation of M.C., abbreviation of master of ceremonies, a noun phrase attested from the 1660s.
Wiktionary
n. Variation of MC, master of ceremonies (host of a game show or function). vb. To act as the master of ceremonies.
WordNet
n. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: master of ceremonies, host]
v. act as a master of ceremonies [syn: compere]
Usage examples of "emcee".
Around me the crowd quietened down a little and the spotlights came up as Emcee Carnage joined us.
At home, she even made her mother pretend to be the emcee and announce JonBenet walking down the runway.
The emcee, recognizing that it would be impossible to get silence now, called for a break.
He made his way up to the microphone as the emcee called out his name.
Before the emcee could ask the first question, Peterson began to talk.
The emcee waved at the floor manager to turn Peterson off, but Peterson kept talking.
Bert Parks to emcee and had filled the stage with an orchestra and twenty four different church choirs from all over Kansas City, wearing specially designed blue velvet robes with a jeweled Miss Missouri crown embedded on the front.
She now endorsed products on television, opened supermarkets, gave after-dinner speeches, emceed gong shows.
If you've seen David at conventions emceeing a costume competition or competing in one, smoothly chairing a panel, dramatically reading sections of his work, delivering a talk on the state of science fiction or of "the art" in generalyou may have developed an idea of who he is and how he is.
The emcee of the Orange Bowl halftime show was a television personality named John Davidson, selected chiefly because of his dimples, which could be seen from as far away as the stadium's upper deck.