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Anthony Anderson Opens Emmys With Medley of Classic TV Theme Songs, a Warning From His Mom and Blink-182’s Travis Barker


Anthony Anderson took the stage at the top of the Emmys Monday night to open the much-delayed awards show on Fox with jokes

Anthony Anderson took the stage at the top of the Emmys Monday night to open the much-delayed awards show on Fox with a musical number paying tribute to hit TV theme songs alongside his mother, Doris Bowman, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, and actress Christina Applegate. The comedian brought his mother Bowman into the opening bit when he called on her in the audience from the stage to say she would be tasked with cutting people’s acceptance speeches off when they ran too long. He’s the host of Fox’s new game show “We Are Family,” along with his mother, Doris Bowman, and recently competed on the network’s hit series “The Masked Singer” as the celebrity under the Rubber Ducky costume.

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