With the 59th Annual Primetime Awards less than a month away, Fox finally (and somewhat begrudgingly) names the ubiquitous Ryan Seacrest as its host.

Which is strange because typically, as you may know, the Emmy's tend to be hosted by someone who's (a) funny, and (b) named well in advance, thereby giving the network sufficient time to adequately shove said host-to-be's name down our throats and generally over-promote the notoriously boring and self-congratulatory snoozefest.

This year, however, Fox reportedly settled on the unfunny American Idol emcee belatedly, and only after a long and exhaustive search.

A search that, presumably, revealed that Jack Bauer doesn't exist, Homer Simpson already had a prior engagement and the phrase "hilarious Republican" is an oxymoron.