The 2022 Emmys may be over but Us WeeklyThis is only the beginning! We’ve got exclusive details of what you didn’t see behind the scenes of TV’s biggest night, from cast reunions to fangirl moments.
Viewers were given a glimpse of The Brady Bunch reunion during host Kenan Thompson’s opening dance sequence, with Barry Williams, Mike LookinlAnd, Susan Olsen, Christopher Knight andEve PlumbAttending the awards show at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday September 12. During the broadcast Saturday Night Live’s Bowen YangI was thrilled to meet the stars with a source who is exclusively telling UseHe and his mother shared their love for Yang’s childhood, reminiscing about a run-in at Backstage Creations Giving Studio.
Abbott Elementary, Ted Lasso Succession and the White LotusThey were both big winners throughout the evening. Sheryl Lee Ralph Quinta Brunson’s acceptance speeches caught viewers’ attention. While Ralph delivered an emotional — musical — address after winning supporting comedy actress for the ABC sitcom, Brunson was forced to navigate the aftermath of a bit from Jimmy Kimmel and Will Arnett.
The two comedians were on stage to present the Outstanding Writing Award in a Comedy Series. Jimmy Kimmel Live!The host was lying down on the ground pretending that he was drunk after his talk show loss. Some social media users thought that he had stolen the show. Abbott Elementary writer’s moment, Brunson told reporters that she didn’t mind.
“Tomorrow maybe I’ll be mad at him,” she quipped to the press backstage. “I’m going to be on his show on Wednesday, so I might punch him in the face. I don’t know what happens.”
Brunson revealed that she knows Kimmel, whom she referred to as “one of the comedy godfathers,” explaining: “Jimmy gave me my first big late-night spot and was one of the first people to see Abbott. He Instagram messaged me that he saw this comedy and thought it was one of the greatest comedies of all time.”
Kimmel responded to a question regarding the bit. Entertainment Tonight “I had my eyes closed, I had no idea where I was. It was one of the weirdest things that’s ever happened to me.”
Brunson was then praised by the host.
“She is so unbelievably talented. And I saw her pilot before it came out on ABC, and I wrote to her, and I was like, ‘I don’t know how we got this, but congratulations. You made a pilot that any network would be ecstatic to get,’” he said. “She’s a lovely person as well.”
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