Jimmy Kimmel Blasts Trump at Empty Emmys: ‘This Isn’t a MAGA Rally’
The 72nd annual Emmy Awards ceremony was, like all other things in 2020, a bit different. The show was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and was absent an audience, though Kimmel’s first minutes on stage were juxtaposed with clips…
The 72nd annual Emmy Awards ceremony was, like all other things in 2020, a bit different. The show was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and was absent an audience, though Kimmel’s first minutes on stage were juxtaposed with clips of laughing celebrities before eventually giving up the gag and putting up the lights on the empty arena.
When the lights went up at around 5 minutes and 20 seconds into his monologue, Kimmel quipped, “Of course, I’m here all alone. Of course, we don’t have an audience. This isn’t a MAGA rally, it’s the Emmys.”
Instead of an audience, the seats at the Emmys were filled with cardboard cut-outs of the nominees.
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Kimmel’s remark was not the only jab at President Donald Trump throughout the night. Jesse Armstrong, who created the show “Succession” — which won four awards — presented a list of “un-thank yous” and also took a jab at Trump.
Among those Armstrong named were “the virus for keeping us all apart this year” and to “President Trump for his crummy and uncoordinated response.”
During his previous life as a television show host, Trump was a regular at the Emmys — but then as well, Trump complained that the Emmys were rigged against him. His show, “The Apprentice” was nominated seven times but never won the award.