Services to share this page. Cedric the Entertainer Producers of this year's Emmy Awards promised the opening musical number would be short and sweet, and they kept their word. With Cedric the Entertainer offering a very brief opening monologue about the central role TV has played in his life – he gave a shout-out to his grandmother and their time spent watching their 'shows' – the host then launched into a celebrity rap-along to a rewritten version of the late Biz Markie's 'Just a Friend.' With lyrics adjusted to portray all of TV as an old friend, the opening number made reference to Seinfeld, Ted Lasso and seemingly everything in between.

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