Carol Burnett put her legendary comedic timing on display on Monday while presenting at the star-studded 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
The 90-year-old comedian took to the stage at the Peacock Theater in an all-black outfit to present the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Burnett received a standing ovation from audience and tugged her left ear traditionally before she spoke.
‘I was lucky enough to be the first female host of a comedy variety show from 1967 to 1978. Eleven years! And that was a long time ago, and I just want to say that a lot has changed over the last 46 years for the better,’ Burnett earnestly said.
‘Progress has been made. And it, uh, truly warms my heart to see how well men are doing in comedy now,’ Burnett quipped as the audience erupted in laughter.
Carol Burnett put her legendary comedic timing on display on Monday while presenting at the star-studded 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles
Steve Martin, 78, and Martin Short, 73, were shown in the audience cracking up at Burnett’s joke.
Burnett then presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series to Quinta Brunson, 34, for her portrayal of teacher Janine Teagues in Abbott Elementary, which Brunson also created, executive produces and writes.
Christina Applegate, 52, introduced Burnett to the stage and noted that she forever changed variety television.
She said that before Carol variety television was a ‘male dominion’, but she broke new ground with sketches that have withstood the test of time.
Brunson got emotional when presented with her award by the legendary comedian.
‘Wow. Thank you so much. I don’t even know. I’m so emotional. Like the Carol Burnett of it all,’ Brunson said during her acceptance speech as her voice cracked with emotion.
Brunson also was nominated this awards season at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.
She’s up for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at the upcoming 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards in February.
The 90-year-old comedian took to the stage at the Peacock Theater in an all-black outfit to present the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Steve Martin, 78, and Martin Short, 73, were shown in the audience cracking up at Burnett’s joke
Burnett tugged her left ear as she traditionally does during performances and later quipped, ‘Progress has been made. And it, uh, truly warms my heart to see how well men are doing in comedy now’
Burnett then presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series to Quinta Brunson, 34, for her portrayal of teacher Janine Teagues in Abbott Elementary
‘Wow. Thank you so much. I don’t even know. I’m so emotional. Like the Carol Burnett of it all,’ Brunson said during her acceptance speech as her voice cracked with emotion
75th Primetime Emmy Awards: All the major winners
Drama Series
Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
Succession – WINNER
The White Lotus
Yellowjackets
Jennifer Coolidge seen in The White Lotus
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Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Brian Cox – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession – WINNER
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Kieran Culkin seen in character as Roman Roy in HBO’s Succession
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Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus – WINNER
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Meghann Fahy – The White Lotus
Sabrina Impacciatore – The White Lotus
Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
J Smith-Cameron – Succession
Simona Tabasco – The White Lotus
Elizabeth Debicki seen in The Crown
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Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – WINNER
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
Jenna Ortega in Wednesday
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Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan – Barry
Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
James Marsden – Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear – WINNER
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler – Barry
James Marsden (L) in Jury Duty
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Limited Series
Beef – WINNER
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ali Wong pictured in Netflix’s Beef
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Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Taron Egerton – Black Bird
Kumail Nanjiani – Welcome the Chippendales
Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Michael Shannon – George & Tammy
Steven Yeun – Beef – WINNER
Evan Peters pictured in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
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Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Murray Bartlett – Welcome to Chippendales
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird – WINNER
Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Joseph Lee – Beef
Ray Liotta – Black Bird
Young Mazino – Beef
Jesse Plemons – Love & Death
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Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – WINNER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah pictured above
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Guest actor in a comedy series
Jon Bernthal – The Bear
Luke Kirby – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Nathan Lane – Only Murders In The Building
Pedro Pascal – Saturday Night Live
OIiver Platt – The Bear
Sam Richardson – Ted Lasso
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Guest actor in a drama series
Murray Bartlett – The Last Of Us
James Cromwell – Succession
Lamar Johnson – The Last Of Us
Arian Moayed – Succession
Nick Offerman – The Last Of Us
Keivonn Montreal Woodard – The Last Of Us
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Actor in a short form comedy or drama series
Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Tim Robinson – I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson
Ben Schwartz – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Kevin Hart in Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
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Narrator
Mahershala Ali – Chimp Empire
Angela Bassett – Good Night Oppy
Morgan Freeman – Our Universe
Barack Obama – Working: What We Do All Day
Pedro Pascal – Patagonia: Life On The Edge Of The World
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Host, reality or competition program
Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph – Baking It
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan Frace, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness – Queer Eye
Nicole Byer – Nailed It!
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Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
F Murray Abraham – The White Lotus
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Michael Imperioli – The White Lotus
Theo James – The White Lotus
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession – WINNER
Alan Ruck – Succession
Will Sharpe, The White Lotus
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession
Matthew Macfadyen pictured in HBO’s Succession
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Actress in a Drama Series
Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Sarah Snook – Succession – WINNER
Melanie Lynskey seen in Yellowjackets
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Actor in a Comedy Series
Bill Hader – Barry
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER
Bill Hader in Barry
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Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear – WINNER
Jury Duty
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Wednesday
Abbott Elementary cast pictured above
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Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Bornstein – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear – WINNER
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
Jessica Williams – Shrinking
Ayo Edebiri (R) seen in The Bear
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Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Lizzy Caplan – Fleishman Is in Trouble
Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy
Dominique Fishback – Swarm
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones and the Six
Ali Wong, Beef – WINNER
Jessica Chastain in George & Tammy
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Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Annaleigh Ashford – Welcome to Chippendales
Maria Bello – Beef
Claire Danes – Fleishman is in Trouble
Juliette Lewis – Welcome to Chippendales
Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story – WINNER
Camila Morrone seen in Daisy Jones & the Six
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Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race – WINNER
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK The Series 3 Tour pictured
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Guest actress in a comedy series
Becky Ann Baker – Ted Lasso
Quina Brunson – Saturday Night Live
Taraji P. Henson – Abbott Elementary
Judith Light – Poker Face
Sarah Niles – Ted Lasso
Harriet Walter – Ted Lasso
Quinta Brunson seen hosting SNL last April
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Guest actress in a drama series
Hiam Abbass – Succession
Cherry Jones – Succession
Melanie Lynskey – The Last Of Us
Storm Reid – The Last Of Us
Anna Torv – The Last Of Us
Harriet Walter – Succession
Storm Reid in The Last Of Us
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Actress in a short form comedy or drama series
Nathalie Emmanuel – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Jasmine Guy – Chronicles Of Jessica Wu
Paula Pell – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
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Character voice-over performance
Julie Andrews – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Alex Borstein – Family Guy
Mel Brooks – History Of The World, Part II
Maya Rudolph – Big Mouth
Wanda Sykes – Crank Yankers
Ali Wong – Tuca & Bertie
Julie Andrews is the voice of Lady Whistledown in Queen Charlotte
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Scripted variety series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – WINNER
Saturday Night Live
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