| Rap |
| Host |
| TV host |
| Rapper? |
| Showman |
| Game VIP |
| Compère |
| Party VIP |
| Intro pro |
| Quiz host |
| Roast VIP |
| TV V.I.P. |
| Game host |
| Officiate |
| Show host |
| Introducer |
| Merv, e.g. |
| Revue host |
| Roast head |
| Sajak role |
| Mic holder |
| Event host |
| Quizmaster |
| Act opener |
| Roast host |
| Mike holder |
| Show opener |
| Banquet VIP |
| Banquet man |
| Bust rhymes |
| Mike person |
| Public host |
| Roastmaster |
| Sajak's job |
| Show-runner |
| Host a show |
| Jessel role |
| Nitery host |
| Ringmaster? |
| Show's host |
| Show leader |
| Carson role |
| Dais V.I.P. |
| Pageant VIP |
| Intro maker |
| Sajak, e.g. |
| Intro giver |
| Game leader |
| Toastmaster |
| Teevee host |
| Run the show |
| TV show host |
| Certain host |
| Hold the mic |
| Roast leader |
| Roast runner |
| Veejay's kin |
| Trebek, e.g. |
| Roast figure |
| Host a roast |
| Head roaster |
| Banquet host |
| Pageant host |
| Act announcer |
| Intro maestro |
| Intro offerer |
| Podium figure |
| Ceremony host |
| Dais occupant |
| Leno, for one |
| Run the roast |
| Intro speaker |
| Game show VIP |
| Party leader? |
| Wedding figure |
| Game show host |
| Award show VIP |
| Banquet bigwig |
| Game show hire |
| He does intros |
| Host of sorts |
| Intro preparer |
| Jessel was one |
| Roast overseer |
| Show announcer |
| Host a pageant |
| Reception host |
| Banquet figure |
| Rule the roast |
| Toaster, often |
| Act introducer |
| Talk show host |
| Program listing |
| Big game figure |
| Ceremony's host |
| Cue card reader |
| Floor show host |
| Host sometimes |
| Host, as a show |
| Man with a mike |
| Man on the dais |
| Night-club host |
| Oscar night VIP |
| Role at a roast |
| Role Jessel had |
| Sajak or Trebek |
| Television host |
| Telethon V.I.P. |
| TV interlocutor |
| Function runner |
| Man at the mike |
| Trebek or Sajak |
| Host at a roast |
| Barker, famously |
| Dais personality |
| Game show figure |
| Host the pageant |
| One doing intros |
| Oscar host, e.g. |
| Ringmaster, e.g. |
| V.I.P. at a fete |
| Variety show VIP |
| Bert Parks, e.g. |
| He runs the show |
| Improv club host |
| Banquet official |
| Awards show host |
| Comedy club host |
| Quizmaster, e.g. |
| Toaster, at times |
| Awards-night host |
| Dick Clark, often |
| Ed Sullivan, e.g. |
| Entertainment man |
| Eve or Adam Yauch |
| Figure at a roast |
| Hal March was one |
| Host a roast, say |
| Host at a banquet |
| Man with the mike |
| Oscars host, e.g. |
| Seacrest or Sajak |
| Handle the intros |
| Quiz show quizzer |
| Variety show host |
| Wedding necessity |
| Quite substantial |
| Wedding performer |
| Ceremonial master |
| Alex Trebek, e.g. |
| Miss America" host |
| Up next ..." sayer |
| Any game show host |
| Awards show V.I.P. |
| Comedy club figure |
| Host a roast, e.g. |
| Introducer of acts |
| Introducer of many |
| Introduction maker |
| Johnny Carson role |
| One sporting a mic |
| Open-mic night VIP |
| VIP on Oscar night |
| Pat Sajak, for one |
| Speaker introducer |
| Oscar night figure |
| Person with a mike |
| Anne Robinson, e.g. |
| Role Jessel enjoyed |
| Toaster, or roaster |
| Awards night figure |
| Host, as a gameshow |
| ____Trebek, for one |
| Variety-show figure |
| Keynoter introducer |
| Master of ceremonies |
| Bert Parks, at times |
| Awards show presider |
| Carson or Paar, e.g. |
| Ceremony facilitator |
| Ed Sullivan, for one |
| Head man at banquet. |
| Jon Stewart, for one |
| One handling a roast |
| Roast turkey, maybe? |
| V.I.P. at the Oscars |
| Interviewer, perhaps |
| One running the show |
| Game show personality |
| Introductions handler |
| Job for Ryan Seacrest |
| Link between speakers |
| Man for introductions |
| One seen between acts |
| ''And now ...'' sayer |
| Mike holder, at times |
| Presiding personality |
| One who runs the show |
| Awards show mic holder |
| Comedy club host, e.g. |
| Host with a microphone |
| Joel Grey, in "Cabaret |
| Maker of introductions |
| One with opening lines |
| Entertainment director |
| Billy Crystal, at times |
| One who rules the roast |
| Alex Trebek or Pat Sajak |
| Dick Clark's role, often |
| One with flow, hopefully |
| Opening remarks provider |
| Preside over festivities |
| Pat Sajak or Alex Trebek |
| Role Jessel often played |
| Variety-show intro-maker |
| Handler of introductions |
| One making introductions |
| Speaker between speeches |
| ''Next up . . .'' speaker |
| Game-show question reader |
| Host at a celebrity roast |
| Host of an open mic night |
| One in charge of a roast? |
| Pat Sajak or Steve Harvey |
| Battle of bands mic holder |
| Conduct a program: Colloq. |
| Drew Carey or Steve Harvey |
| George Jessel for example |
| Martin, at the 2001 Oscars |
| Familiar Steve Harvey role |
| Game show host, for example |
| One leading the festivities |
| Person making introductions |
| Whom Brits call a presenter |
| Crystal, at the 2012 Oscars |
| Host who introduces speakers |
| Oscar presenters' introducer |
| Billy Crystal, on Oscar night |
| Musician with flow, hopefully |
| One may give facts about acts |
| Roaster, or sometimes toaster |
| One who gets on with the show |
| Act as a master of ceremonies |
| One appearing between numbers |
| Steve Harvey, for "Family Feud |
| One making introductory remarks |
| Play host, as for an awards show |
| One who makes opening statements |
| Bob Hope, for 18 Oscar ceremonies |
| Somewhere between a host and a DJ |
| Person making introductions, often |
| Rob Riggle at the 2012 Espys, e.g. |
| Billy Crystal for the Oscars, e.g. |
| Seacrest on ''American Idol,'' e.g. |
| Letters in Einstein's famous formula |
| Person who handles the introductions |
| Let's meet today's contestants" sayer |
| Seth MacFarlane, at the 2013 Oscars |
| Letters in Einstein's famous quotation |
| One might be between a pair of speakers |
| Person in charge at a Friars Club roast |
| Tom Bergeron on "Dancing with the Stars |
| Speaker between other speakers, perhaps |
| Seth MacFarlane, at the 2013 Oscars, e.g. |
| Intro deliverer, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| The Dead ___ Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop |
| Billy Crystal or Whoopi Goldberg for the Oscars, often |
| Role shared by Fey and Poehler at the last three Golden Globe Awards |
| Toastmaster, and a homophonic hint to this puzzle's five longest answers |