Seth Meyers took over NBC's "Late Night" show in 2014 when current host Jimmy Fallon left for "The Tonight Show." Click through the gallery for highlights of Meyers' career: 
Meyers, bottom left, appears in a "Saturday Night Live" skit on November 3, 2001, his first season on the show. 
"Saturday Night Live" cast members Meyers, from left, Fred Armisen and Will Forte attend the American Museum of Natural History's Annual Museum Gala, on November 16, 2006, in New York City. 
"Saturday Night Live" Executive Producer Lorne Michaels, left, and Meyers speak on a press tour in Beverly Hills, California, on July 20, 2008. Michaels will remain the executive producer of "Late Night." 
Meyers attends the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards on August 21, 2010, in Los Angeles with longtime girlfriend Alexi Ashe. 
Meyers appears with first lady Michelle Obama at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner in Washington on April 30, 2011. 
Meyers hosts the 2011 ESPY Awards on July 13, 2011, in Los Angeles. 
Meyers, left, appears as a guest with Jimmy Fallon on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," on October 29, 2012. 
On December 12, 2012, Bobby Moynihan, left, and Meyers perform onstage at New York's Madison Square Garden at the '12-12-12' concert benefiting The Robin Hood Relief Fund to aid the victims of Superstorm Sandy. 
Meyers attends the Hulu press junket on April 30, 2013, in New York City. 
Fred Armisen, from left, Kirsten Wiig and Meyers perform during a skit on "Saturday Night Live" on May 11, 2013.
- Seth Meyers has been picked to host this year's Emmy Awards
- The comedian and actor recently took over NBC's "Late Night"
- He follows prior hosts Neil Patrick Harris, Jimmy Kimmel and Jane Lynch
- The 2014 Emmys will air on NBC on August 25
(CNN) -- Seth Meyers' post-"Saturday Night Live" career is going rather nicely.
Just a few months after leaving the sketch comedy series to take over NBC's "Late Night," the network has announced that Meyers has been tapped to host the 2014 Emmy Awards.
"Seth's expertise and ease in front of a live audience during his time at 'SNL,' as well as his comedic brilliance both as a writer and in front of the camera on 'SNL' and 'Late Night,' makes him the perfect choice to host the Emmys," Paul Telegdy, the network's president of late night and alternative programming, said in a statement.
This will be Meyers' debut as an Emmys host, although he's no stranger to the ceremony; he won an Emmy of his own back in 2011.
Meyers will follow in the footsteps of prior Emmys hosts Neil Patrick Harris, Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch and "SNL" alum Jimmy Fallon.
The Emmy Awards, now in the 66th year, will air live on NBC on August 25.
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