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Fallon 'wants fans to tweet Emmy intros'

Published Saturday, Aug 21 2010, 16:34 BST | By Daniel Sperling

Jimmy Fallon has urged the public to tweet messages to their favourite stars to him, the best of which will be broadcast at this month's Primetime Emmy Awards.

The stand-up comedian, who is hosting the 2010 ceremony on NBC, revealed to The AP that fans will be able to submit suggestions via Twitter for the introductions of up to 15 Emmy presenters, with favourite examples being used to welcome the stars out on stage.

Providing an example of how the social networking experiment would work, Fallon suggested: "Blahblahblah says Jon Hamm is the hottest guy of all time. Here he is, Jon Hamm."

He added that the full list of presenters handing out trophies will be posted on NBC's website on Wednesday, along with a Twitter link for the audience to enter their suggestions.

It was announced this week that Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert will join previously confirmed presenters including Ricky Gervais, John Krasinski and Matthew Morrison at the awards show.

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on August 29.