Comedian Carlos Mencia will host the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 8, during which Emmys in 75 categories, including art direction, costume design, and makeup will be awarded. It will air September 15 on the E! cable channel, a day before the Primetime Emmy Awards air on Fox.

Mencia, host of Comedy Central’s "MInd of Mencia", was born in Honduras and raised in East Los Angeles by his aunt and uncle. His mother, Magdalena Mencia, is from Mexico.