From Jeb Bush to Carpool Karaoke: What worked and what didn't in Jimmy Kimmel's Emmys

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From Jeb Bush to Carpool Karaoke: What worked and what didn't in Jimmy Kimmel's Emmys opener
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NEW YORK — It's hard to trump Andy Samberg as an Emmys host.

Maybe that's why this year's host Jimmy Kimmel had to rely on so many Donald Trump jokes.

Still, Kimmel did a solid job for the most part.

Here's a look at what worked and what didn't in his opener.

SEE ALSO: 7 dos and don'ts for host Jimmy Kimmel at the Emmys (http://mashable.com/2016/09/16/jimmy-kimmel-emmys-dos-donts/)


Didn't work: Carpool Karaoke

There is ** stopping Carpool Karaoke #Emmys (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Emmys?src=hash) pic.twitter.com/a6Oxz8SrwQ (https://t.co/a6Oxz8SrwQ)

— Mashable GIF (@mashablegif) September 19, 2016 (https://twitter.com/mashablegif/status/777659188075962368)


The team behind carpool karaoke won a Creative Arts Emmy last weekend.

But carpool karaoke — a very popular segment on James Corden's Late Late Show — doesn't always work. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/18/jimmy-kimmel-emmys-host-opener-best-worst/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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