The pink carpet is rolled up, the gold statues have been given away and the speeches have been given. The 2022 Emmy Awards wrapped up with winners each predictable and shocking, from repeats like Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”) and Jean Good (“Hacks”) to newcomers like “Squid Recreation” and “Abbott Elementary.”
However past the outcomes, the 2022 Emmy ceremony, hosted by “Saturday Night time Dwell” star Kenan Thompson, might be remembered for the moments, good and unhealthy, that accompanied the winners. And there have been some actually great moments Monday night time, and a few genuinely horrible ones.
From the wonderful Sheryl Lee Ralph to the awkward “Brady Bunch” break dancing, right here is the perfect, and the worst, of TV’s largest night time.
Worst Emmy second: Remixed TV theme songs
Thompson was doing nice on the very high of the night time, sporting a high hat and tails and dropping some sick burns on his fellow TV lovers. (I notably loved “from Netflix and chill to Paramount+ and consuming dinner alone”).
For some cause, the opening then devolved into a really unusual dance recital out of your nephew’s highschool. Nicely, a minimum of that is what it seemed like when a troupe of dancers provided some interpretive and hip-hop dances to digital remixes of the theme songs to “Pals,” “The Brady Bunch,” “Recreation of Thrones” and “Stranger Issues.” It was bizarre, it was uninteresting, and it was so pointless. When Thompson got here out later with extra jokes on the expense of Netflix and Showtime, it was simply one other reminder {that a} easy opening monologue would have been simply high quality.
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Finest Emmy second: Michael Keaton’s speech
Batman himself confirmed as much as the Emmy awards in a smooth grey tuxedo, took the primary Emmy of the night time for Hulu’s “Dopesick” and set the bar very excessive for acceptance speech of the night time. After ribbing Oprah Winfrey, he instructed a touching, humorous and earnest story about his household, thanking them “for by no means making me really feel silly.” He additionally expressed appreciation for his errors. “I am glad I’ve made a idiot of myself over and over.”
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Finest Emmy second: Sheryl Lee Ralph brings down the home
One of many stars of ABC’s breakout sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” Ralph gained the award for finest supporting actress in a comedy collection and was visibly shocked and shaken by the honour, her first Emmy. She walked up on stage and opened her mouth and belted out in music, Dianne Reeves’ 1993 hit, “Endangered Species.” After singing her verses, Ralph reminded anybody who ever had a dream to maintain holding on for somebody like Quinta Brunson, the creator and star of “Abbott.” The real emotion, and the ability of Ralph’s singing voice and spoken phrases supplied a second unparalleled at nearly any current award present. The Emmys could also be a celebration of the perfect of TV, however they do not actually make nice TV all that usually. The awards clearly wanted Sheryl Lee Ralph to return repair that.
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Finest and worst Emmy second: Jennifer Coolidge’s speech
The inimitable Jennifer Coolidge gained for her universally beloved supporting efficiency in HBO’s “The White Lotus,” and was struggling to get her phrases out when she took the stage. Simply when she began to offer thanks, the producers tried to play her off. Coolidge wouldn’t be stopped, shouting over the music that this was a “once-in-a-lifetime alternative.” The music modified and acquired louder, sadly. However ever the performer, Coolidge merely began dancing. It most likely wasn’t the speech she needed, but it surely was definitely memorable.
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Finest Emmy second: Lizzo and the ‘Huge Grrrls’
Is she on her method to an EGOT? Pop sensation Lizzo gained her first Emmy for her Amazon actuality competitors collection “Watch Out For the Huge Grrrls,” and her acceptance speech didn’t disappoint. “Once I was somewhat lady, all I needed to see was me within the media. Somebody fats like me. Black like me. Stunning like me,” she stated. And the group went wild.
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Most awkward Emmy second: ‘Succession’ boss ribs the monarchy
When HBO’s media-empire drama “Succession” took residence the largest prize of the night time (excellent drama collection), a repeat of its 2020 win, creator Jesse Armstrong took the chance to get in some barbs at his residence nation, the UK. “Huge week for successions,” he stated, referencing the dying of Queen Elizabeth II and succession of her son, King Charles III. He did observe that extra folks voted for “Succession” within the democratic Emmys than in the monarchy with Charles. “I am not saying we’re extra respectable in our place than he’s,” he added. “We’ll depart that to different folks.” Collection star Brian Cox suggested his boss to “maintain it Royalist.”
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Worst Emmy second: Kumail Nanjiani’s bartending bit
On an evening when a number of speeches from winners have been reduce off, it was further irritating to see so many unfunny comedy bits and montages shoved into the lengthy broadcast. Sadly, Nanjiani’s bit with Thompson and Jason Sudeikis as a foul bartender ought to have been reduce. It was solely partially redeemed by the reunion of Thompson together with his Nickelodeon co-star Kel Mitchell of “Kenan & Kel” fame.
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