As many had predicted, the 77th Primetime Emmys have been dominated on the comedy aspect by “The Studio.” Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s movie business satire has been the discuss of Hollywood because it premiered, so few have been shocked to see it win 13 Emmys throughout the Primetime and Artistic Arts ceremonies, together with Greatest Comedy Sequence and Main Actor in a Comedy Sequence for Rogen. The Apple TV+ present ended up breaking the document for many Emmy wins for a comedy sequence in a single yr — and that’s on prime of the document that it already set with its 23 nominations.
However there was one “The Studio“-related Emmy prediction that didn’t come true: Sal Saperstein was by no means talked about in the course of the present. A memorable episode of “The Studio” Season 1 noticed the fictional Continental Photos govt (performed by Ike Barinholtz) go viral after seemingly being thanked by each superstar on the Golden Globes, a lot to the chagrin of Rogen’s Matt Remick. The joke made its approach into the true world ultimately weekend’s Artistic Arts Emmys, when most of the present’s winners in below-the-line classes referenced the fictional character in their very own speeches. As soon as a “Studio” sweep started to really feel inevitable on Emmy night time, many anticipated Rogen and his buddies to proceed the development. However that by no means occurred.
When the solid and artistic crew visited the winners’ room after the Emmys broadcast concluded on Sunday night time, the shortage of Sal Saperstein references was one of many first questions Rogen encountered. And the comic gave a simple reply that undoubtedly put the bit to mattress (at the least, till subsequent yr’s Emmys).
“It’s our personal joke. It feels bizarre to reference your individual joke in my view,” Rogen mentioned. “We have been hoping Jack Thorne would do it.”
Given the present’s knack for recreating actual award exhibits, Rogen was additionally requested if his night time on the Emmy’s had given him any concepts for a future episode. The multi-hyphenate defined that, as tempting as the concept would possibly sound, the Continental crew would by no means get to get pleasure from such a seamless night time of success.
“This was far too good a factor to occur on our present, sadly,” he mentioned. “Our present is mostly primarily based on stress and disappointment, however proper now we’re all completely happy.”
