Former White House Press Secretary makes hat-tip to Melissa McCarthy, mocks Donald Trump, and poses with Alec Baldwin, Dolly Parton, James Corden and more.
Irish American Sean Spicer, the former White House Press Secretary, made a surprise appearance on stage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles.
Last week, Spicer claimed he was the “most popular man in Ireland” but it seemed like all of Hollywood were lining up to get their photo taken with the good-humored media man including Alec Baldwin, Dolly Parton, and James Corden.
During the award ceremony, Spicer was wheeled out onto the stage on a mock-White House podium. A hat-tip to fellow Irish American, star of Saturday Night Live, Melissa McCarthy’s famous impression of the Former White House Press Secretary.
Sean Spicer claims the 2017 #Emmys crowds are the biggest ever! pic.twitter.com/AbV7kwPFUE
— InStyle (@InStyle) September 18, 2017
Spicer went on to mock President Trump’s post-inauguration remarks in January of this year by saying, “This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys. Period. Both in person, and around the world.”
It’s fair to say that jaws dropped in the audience as stars could be seen fumbling for their phones to take a photo.
Stephen Colbert saw Spicer off the stage saying “'Thank you, Melissa McCarthy!”
Spicer had appeared on stage after Colbert’s blistering attack on Donald Trump. He called him a “morally corrupt anti-hero” and a “whiter Walter White”, poking fun at his obsession with ratings and his Twitter account.
“Spicey” seemed to take all the attention in his stride, alongside his wife Rebecca.
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Colbert went on to perform a song which included the lyrics “treason is better on TV”, while flashing a shot of Trump and Vladimir Putin, and “imagine if your president was not beloved by Nazis”.
Spicer and Colbert weren’t the only ones to make jabs at the US President. Jane Fonda called him a bigot, Alec Baldwin ridiculed his failure to win an Emmy, Donald Glover accused him of oppressing black people, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus made an impeachment joke.
Of course, it wasn’t all about Trump.
Here’s a list of the big winners from the 2017 Emmy’s Awards:
Outstanding drama series - "The Handmaid's Tale"
Outstanding comedy series - "Veep"
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series - Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series - Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series - John Lithgow, "The Crown"
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series - Ann Dowd, "The Handmaid's Tale"
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series - Donald Glover, "Atlanta"
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series - Alec Baldwin, "Saturday Night Live"
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series - Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"
Outstanding limited series - "Big Little Lies"
Outstanding lead actor in a limited series - Riz Ahmed, "The Night Of"
Outstanding lead actress in a limited series - Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies"
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie - Laura Dern, "Big Little Lies"
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie - Alexander Skarsgard, "Big Little Lies"
Outstanding variety talk series - "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"
Outstanding reality-competition program - "The Voice"
Outstanding directing for a comedy series - Donald Glover, "Atlanta"
Outstanding writing for a drama series - Bruce Miller, "The Handmaid's Tale"
Outstanding writing for a comedy series - Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe, "Master of None"
Outstanding directing for a drama series - Reed Morano, "The Handmaid's Tale"
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