Emmys Host Anthony Anderson Says His Mother Doris Bowman Will Join Him on Stage for 'Playful Moments' (Exclusive)

When Anthony Anderson hosts the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Jan. 15, the black-ish alum will be joined one of his all-time favorites: his mother Doris Bowman.

The two have a very close relationship, even documenting their European travels in E!'sTrippin’ With Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris last year — and Anderson, 53, exclusively teases to PEOPLE in this week's issue how Bowman will play a key role in Sunday's ceremony.

"I can't host the Emmys without having Mama Doris on the stage with me, so we're finding some smart ways to incorporate her into the show," he explains.

As is tradition at awards shows of this magnitude, when a winner goes long on their acceptance speech, music plays to nudge them off stage. But at this year's Emmys, the 70-year-old fan favorite mom will appear instead to nudge over-talkers to the wings.

"As opposed to having playoff music for when people run over on their speech, my mother appears on stage just tapping her wrist and her watch like, 'Speed this s--- up, speed it up, because I want to be out of here by 11,'" he says.

Anderson continues, "So we're going to see what kind of fun we can have without stepping on anyone's toes, because we know people have points to make, thank-yous to make and mission statements to make during an acceptance speech. We have to be courteous to all the other nominees and actors who may be winning that night and courteous to the audience members who are watching at home."

While Anderson isn't playing favorites, he is wishing luck to Black nominees including Quinta Brunson, Dominique Fishback, Ayo Edebiri, Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph. (Pals Keke Palmer and Storm Reid already won awards for their work last year at this past weekend's Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony.)

"I'm rooting for everybody Black, but I'm rooting for everybody. It's hard to do what we do. There is a science and there is a craft to it," he says. "I'm just excited to be at the helm hosting one of the biggest nights in Hollywood."

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See PEOPLE's full coverage of the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which are airing live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles Monday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.