To really nail an Emmy Awards monologue, you need one damn good joke. Thankfully, Schitt’s Creek stars Eugene Levy and his son, Dan Levy, opened the show with an absolutely classy rib. “The Emmys, also known as broadcast TV’s biggest night for honoring movie stars on streaming services,” Dan joked. Elsewhere, the duo poked fun at audiences who consume television while “on your phone watching Sabrina Carpenter eat a hot wing.” Easy.
But the Levys weren’t the only source of comedy at the Emmys this year. The Only Murders in the Building trio had a blast trading punchlines, while Slow Horses writer Will Smith (not the one you’re thinking of!) got a massive laugh from the celebrity crowd after joking that he “comes in peace.” We also heard numerous quips about vice-presidential nominee JD Vance’s “childless cat lady” comments, Ebon Moss-Bacharach (The Bear) and Taylor Zakhar Perez (Red, White & Royal Blue) shared an awkward drink at the fake onstage bar, and the stars of Saturday Night Live returned to incorrectly state that Lorne Michaels had never won an Emmy before.
For good measure, I must include the ever-present joke about The Bear competing in comedy categories, because this year’s version was very witty. “I know some of you might be expecting us to make a joke about whether The Bear is really a comedy,” Eugene teased. “In the true spirit of The Bear, we will not be making any jokes.”
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