As a public service to all those people who were watching Baker "Joe Montana 2" Mayfield torch the Liberty Bell and the statute of Rocky last night while proudly announcing that Cheesesteaks are overrated .... I provide to you the full list of what happened at the Emmys last night!
1. Succession and The Bear won everything. Absolutely everything? Well, no. But close enough.
2. Elton John got an Emmy (for his farewell concert broadcast on Disney+), which makes him an official EGOT. Sorry, that's SIR Elton John, the EGOT!
3. Beef got most of the awards in the "limited series" categories, including a well-deserved Emmy for Steven Yeun. Which just proves the point I always state- the best thing that Walking Dead ever did was to kill off Glenn, because it allowed Steven Yeun to star in good stuff.
4. Jennifer Coolidge accepted her Emmy and dedicated her victory to "all the evil gays." If you haven't seen White Lotus, please watch it before responding to that! Also, Jennifer Coolidge is a national treasure.
5. The Emmys were so tired of John Oliver and his show (Last Week Tonight) winning its category that they created a new category and this year placed his show in it with tough competition. John Oliver won anyway.
You are now fully updated.
My personal notes- I can't really argue with any of the choices (Succession and The Bear were truly two of the outstanding shows of the past year, and Beef was one of my personal favorites), but their total dominance was surprising. I was somewhat surprised that Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) beat out Natasha Lyonne (Peacock) for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series in one of the few categories that didn't have a Succession/The Bear/Beef actor in it, but otherwise most of the picks went to form. Also? No one has Peacock.
1. Succession and The Bear won everything. Absolutely everything? Well, no. But close enough.
2. Elton John got an Emmy (for his farewell concert broadcast on Disney+), which makes him an official EGOT. Sorry, that's SIR Elton John, the EGOT!
3. Beef got most of the awards in the "limited series" categories, including a well-deserved Emmy for Steven Yeun. Which just proves the point I always state- the best thing that Walking Dead ever did was to kill off Glenn, because it allowed Steven Yeun to star in good stuff.
4. Jennifer Coolidge accepted her Emmy and dedicated her victory to "all the evil gays." If you haven't seen White Lotus, please watch it before responding to that! Also, Jennifer Coolidge is a national treasure.
5. The Emmys were so tired of John Oliver and his show (Last Week Tonight) winning its category that they created a new category and this year placed his show in it with tough competition. John Oliver won anyway.
You are now fully updated.
My personal notes- I can't really argue with any of the choices (Succession and The Bear were truly two of the outstanding shows of the past year, and Beef was one of my personal favorites), but their total dominance was surprising. I was somewhat surprised that Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) beat out Natasha Lyonne (Peacock) for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series in one of the few categories that didn't have a Succession/The Bear/Beef actor in it, but otherwise most of the picks went to form. Also? No one has Peacock.