Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, victor of Best Actress in a Comedy Series and Best Comedy Series for “Veep”, poses in the press room during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
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She thanked the show’s producers “for this incredible dream job”. But she also had a mea culpa to make to the American people.
Fans started sending acclaimed actor Richard Dreyfuss (spelled differently) tweets and messages of condolences, assuming he was her father. “So I promise to rebuild that wall and make Mexico pay for it”.
In addition to becoming the category’s most-awarded actress, Louis-Dreyfus also passed another milestone tonight, earning her eighth overall award.
Biting political satire “Veep” is seeking its second consecutive best comedy series award, and bleak political drama “House of Cards” is looking for its first major win, as are its stars, Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.
Jeffrey Tambor won best lead actor in a comedy series for his role in the Amazon series Transparent and urged the TV industry to provide more opportunities for transgender actors.
It was her third win for playing the formidable dowager, but she didn’t attend the ceremony.
“Lastly I’d like to dedicate this to my father, Willie Louis Dreyfus, who passed away on Friday”, she said. The emotion came from the recent loss of her father, to whom she dedicated the Emmy.
“I’m glad he liked “Veep”, she said”.
“Thanks to Mark, we don’t have to watch reality shows anymore, because we’re living in one”, the late night host quipped.
Indian-American Aziz Ansari shared his first Emmy for writing his new Netflix comedy Master Of None.
Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang took home the Emmy for comedy series writing for the Netflix series “Master Of None”, in which Ansari stars as a 30- something actor struggling to make it in NY.
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“There are days when things we think of pale in comparison to that madman threatening Hillary Clinton, not once but twice”, Mandel said when asked his thoughts about this year’s campaign.
