Billy Eichner on Emmys Being Hostless This Year & His Show, 'Billy on the Street'

Are you one of those people who absolutely despise Billy on the Street? I was one of those who did hate the show after watching a couple of episodes but giving it time, I actually went on to like it a lot. That is what Billy Eichner, creator and host of the series also feels about his show that has been nominated for an Emmy in the upcoming Emmy Awards.

This amongst many other things were talked about by the man himself in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. On asking which guest was he most proud to get on the show, he said, "Michelle Obama. [Having her appear] made me feel that the work we were doing was really getting out there and that people were appreciating it. And to walk around New York City with David Letterman for a few hours was surreal. We’ve had so many people — Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, John Oliver, Seth Rogen. Actors especially at that level have teams of people catering to them, but the great thing about Billy on the Street is that these people on the street give their unfiltered opinions and they could really care less [about entertainment] sometimes."

On the upcoming Emmy Awards being hostless, he said, "I do have a feeling that if people like these hostless Emmys, coming right after the hostless Oscars, and the ratings are good, we'll see fewer hosts. It's all a bit of a cycle. If we go a few years with hostless award shows, at some point, one of the shows is going to tank in the ratings, and then someone is going to say, "We need a host again — that's why the ratings are bad!" And then there'll be a host. It was always tough — and now with social media eating you alive, live-roasting you while it's happening, while you're doing one of the toughest jobs in show business, what's in it for anyone?"

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