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ANITA DOLLAH
Special to the Lampoon
Sunday night’s 67th Emmy award ceremony brought into fruition a number of acting firsts. Jon Hamm earned his first Emmy after being snubbed for more nominations than he has fingers, proving himself just as “Unbreakable” as his role on “Kimmy Schmidt.”
HBO’s “Veep” made history as the first show since 2009 to beat ABC’s “Modern Family” in the Best Comedy category. In a devastating blow to its six-year winning streak, the Academy has finally realized there may actually be a show other than “Modern Family” that evokes above average levels of laughter from its viewers.
Jeffrey Tambor became the first actor to win an Emmy for a transgender role, in the Amazon original “Transparent.” His decision to let his hologram accept his award was very well received by everyone except “General Hospital” actress Nancy Lee Grahn, who has been an avid proponent of the anti-progress movement.
She tweeted, “Trans holograms? What’s next? Appropriate restroom facilities? I can’t wait for this absurd strive-for-equality fad to die out.”
The evening certainly had its fair share of hullabaloo, but undoubtedly, the most surprising moment was the recant of the winner for lead CCS actress in a drama. After watching “How to Get Away With Murder” star Viola Davis’ moving speech about progression toward the goal of racial and gender-based equality, host Andy Samberg couldn’t help but let out a yelp as Taraji P. Henson resentfully alerted him that he had picked the wrong card out of the hat.
The SNL star ashamedly exclaimed, “How was I supposed to know CCS is short for Caucasian?”
Robin Wright, with her phenomenal role as Claire Underwood in Netflix’s “House of Cards,” was ceremoniously named the 67th Lead CCS Dramactress.
“I can’t believe I was here to witness this monumental slice of the historical pie be cut. It is absolutely heartwarming to know you all have also come to the conclusion that America isn’t ready for minorities to have nice things! I’m so grateful to be the fire extinguisher to the hopes of millions,” she said in her acceptance speech.
Despite the return of the award to its all-white all-right nature, Wright showed that the path to equality has not been entirely eroded, stating she’d be “more than willing to share a pumpkin spice latte with Viola any day.”