They brought the laughs — and now they’ve been named outstanding comedy series at the 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awards.
For the second year in a row,Ted Lassohas taken home the prize for being the best of the best in comedy television.
“It’s funny because this is just likeSNL— you know? Kenan is doing all the work, and I’m refusing to say what the writers want,” he continued.
Davidson, 28, then handed the award to another member of theSNLfamily,Jason Sudeikis, who accepted the award on behalf of the series.
After the cast and crew gathered behind him on stage, Sudeikis noted that they were already “Down to 30 seconds” referring to the time left to finish his speech.
Jason Sudeikis and members of the cast and crew ofTed Lasso.Chris Haston/NBC via Getty
Sudeikis was sure to thank the cast and crew and everyone behind the scenes who made the show, notably season 2, happen.
“This show is about good and evil, this show is about like the truth and lies, this show is about all that stuff, but it’s mostly about our response to those things, and your response to our show has been overwhelming,” he said.
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“Ottis, Daisy I love you very much,” he added, noting histwo childrenwho he shares withOlivia Wilde.
“We’ll see you for season 3 at some point,” he concluded.
Among this year’s nominees in the category wereAbbott Elementary,Barry,Curb Your Enthusiasm,Hacks,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,Only Murders in the BuildingandWhat We Do in the Shadows.
In 2021, the showswept at the Emmysafter earning a record-breaking 20 nominations. The series followed suit this year, earning another 20 Emmy noms, including ones in the outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, outstanding supporting actor and supporting actress in a comedy series and outstanding writing and directing for a comedy series.
The series, which is currently filming itsthird and final season, also starsBrett Goldstein,Juno Temple,Nick Mohammed, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Brendan Hunt, Sarah Niles and Toheeb Jimoh.
Mohammed, who earned a nomination in the outstanding supporting actor category, recentlyexplained to PEOPLEhow there’s been “increasingly more — not pressure, but attention — on the show as it’s resonating with more and more people.”
“You see so many people, just in general, praising the show,” he explained of theTed Lasso. “The reach of the show has been out of this world really … people who say that the show was kind of triggering for them, but then, in a really positive way. It allowed them to reflect on things that had happened to them.”
Mohammed added, “I feel very lucky to be a part of a show that’s had a positive effect on a lot of people, which has been great.”
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The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare being broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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