Andy Samberg on hosting the Emmys: Make his 4 parents proud

This year's Emmy Awards marked history as Viola Davis became the first black woman to win the Best Drama Actress award, E! Online reports. The show also saw big wins for Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "Veep" and Jon Hamm for "Mad Men," among other outstanding talents.

Speaking of talents, another Saturday Night Live alum graced the stage as the Emmys host, in the form of Andy Samberg.

The 37-year-old multi-hyphenate recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about his hosting job, admitting that "I've experienced highs and lows on that front on Saturday Night Live and hosting other shows. I can never predict if people will enjoy a joke. I just have to go for it, and the chips fall where they fall, you know?"

Nonetheless, Samberg seemed a pretty good choice, as his background includes a long history of hilarious skit-making with his comedy group, The Lonely Island, which is also composed of two other members, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Days leading up to the Emmys showed the trio working hard writing for the big event, as evidenced by their SnapChat video and Instagram photos.

Speaking of social media, Samberg, who is very new to Twitter (but has been utilizing The Lonely Island's Instagram and Facebook accounts to help keep fans updated), said that following Emmys night, "I will generally avoid all social media. After I hosted Saturday Night Live, I didn't look at the Internet for a week. I'd had so much fun; I didn't want to know if people didn't like it. But with the Emmys, you know within the first 10 minutes what people think. You'll know early on how extra bummed to be at your own afterparty. So I'm going to keep my ears closed as much as possible—soak up the experience and maybe some tequila."

He also admitted that there's only very few people whose opinion matters to him most, and that include his parents. 

Samberg also quipped that he wanted to make FOX chair and CEOs Gary Newman and Dana Walden happy, saying, "It's kind of like I have four parents, actually. My Four Parents! I'd have to throw Lorne Michaels in there for a grand total of five."

SNL head honcho Lorne Michaels was also on hand during the Emmys, where Samberg and his fellow SNL alum and Late Night host Seth Meyers did a small tribute to Michaels with a "World's Best Boss" mug, Variety reports. View Samberg's Emmy Awards opening film, which is very reminiscent of the SNL/The Lonely Island skit, "Great Day," below.