MEDIA WINNER: Conan O'Brien With his 6'4" height and distinctive swoop of red hair, Conan O'Brien tends to stand out in a crowd no matter what, but he absolutely stole the show at the 73rd annual Emmy Awards on Sunday night. O'Brien didn't win any awards for the final season of his eponymous late-night show Conan, but he nevertheless ended up on stage, crashing Stephen Colbert's acceptance speech for the Late Show's election night 2020 special. He also had a blast heckling Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma, egging the crowd into a standing ovation for what Scherma undoubtedly expected to be a routine speech. John Oliver, who took home two Emmys for Outstanding Variety Talk Series and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, said he was "rooting for Conan" but that O'Brien would have to pry his awards from his "cold, dead hands" if he wanted to share the glory. O'Brien injected multiple moments of levity into the Emmy program, being the best of good sports and cheering on many of the comics he's inspired over his decades in the business. Watch and smile. |