It doesn’t look like Prince Andrew will be making a return to the monarchy anytime soon…
13.09.2022 - 07:01 / deadline.com
Perhaps the most controversial part of the Emmys, on a night when political speechifying was fleeting, came at the very end, when Succession‘s Jesse Armstrong attempted to make a quip or light snipe about the British monarchy, now dominating the television landscape following the death of Queen Elizabeth.
“A big week for successions. A new king in the UK. This for us. Evidently there’s a little more voting involved in our winning than Prince Charles,” Armstrong said on stage. Standing next to him, series star Brian Cox seemed to be trying to quiet him up, as he said, “Keep it royalist. Keep it royalist.”
Then Armstrong added, “I’m not saying we’re more legitimate in our position than where he is. We’ll leave that to other people.”
Other than that moment, seemingly made in jest, this year’s ceremony was largely devoid of partisan statement or attempts to highlight a cause, or the kind that have been sprinkled into winners’ acceptance speeches in past award shows.
There was no reference to Ukraine, as it was during the Oscars this year, nor was there a direct appeal to vote in the midterms, coming on the heels of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe Vs. Wade. There was not even a reference to the Queen’s passing, as she was the first British monarch of the TV age whose life has provided plenty of fodder for screen and stream.
Instead, honorees focused on their families (starting with Michael Keaton for Dopesick) or representation (Lizzo and Sheryl Lee Ralph had some of the most memorable moments).
Presenters did get in some quips about a former nominee: Donald Trump.
With the full story of the FBI’s search of the former president’s Mar-a-Lago property still unfolding, it was to be expected.
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It doesn’t look like Prince Andrew will be making a return to the monarchy anytime soon…
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K.J. Yossman “Succession” showrunner Jesse Armstrong made a dig at the U.K.’s King Charles III during his Emmys acceptance speech on Monday night. Taking to the stage along with the show’s execs and castmembers, including Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun, to accept the Emmy for outstanding drama series, Armstrong said, “Big week for successions. New king in the U.K., this for us.” Armstrong, who is British, then said: “Evidently a little bit more voting in our winning than Prince Charles,” prompting gasps from the audience and some of his team on stage.
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