6 Most Inane Things Said During the E! Emmy Pre-Show

OK, we’ll admit, we don’t envy award show red carpet interviewers, asking the same “Who are you wearing?” kinda questions over and over again, and often expected to ad lib comments about TV shows and movies they’ve clearly never even seen.

But there’s no feeling sorry for the E! red carpet hosts — year after year, they turn mindless red carpet moments into an art form. This year gems from E!’s Emmy pre-show coverage:

1. “Jimmy Fallon’s birthday is tomorrow, so you’re both Virgos.” —Giuliana Rancic to Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany, about Maslany’s birthday.

2. “Why are you the best?” —Rancic to Bryan Cranston

3. “What’s your go-to selfie pose?” —Rancic (again!) to Modern Family star Sarah Hyland.

4. Rancic to Jerry Seinfeld, asking — and answering — why he’s attending the Emmys for the first time in 19 years: “Why this year? Obviously, you’re nominated…”

5. This exchange between E!’s Jason Kennedy and The Affair’s Maura Tierney:

Kennedy: “Is it true you were meditating when you found out [you were nominated]?"

Tierney: “Yes.”

Kennedy: "What were you thinking about?”

6. “I was at the dentist the other day and I had to put ‘occupation’ [on a form]. What do you put for 'occupation’?“ — Rancic to Heidi Klum