Emmy Insults! Host Jane Lynch Zings Betty White, Katie Holmes & Ricky Gervais
Getting laughs at an awards show without offending the guests is notoriously difficult. Just ask Ricky Gervais! Jane Lynch seems to be erring on the side of being funny at tonight's Emmy broadcast, hurling barbs at everyone from Bristol Palin to Betty White. Here are some of her snarkiest comments so far.From the opening musical number: "[TV is a world] where dancing with Bristol Palin in a monkey suit is dancing with a star."
"Oh, there's Betty White. She's the reason we start the show at 5 pm."
"Katy Holmes is in the house as well. I'd love to say something funny about her, but I'm afraid of her husband."
"Poor little Ricky Gervais. Someone didn't get enough hugs from mommy and somehow it's Hollywood's fault."
"Welcome back to the Modern Family awards. You know, we decided to throw them into the drama category, just to see what happens. Hollywood."
"Yesterday, my daughter had a tea party with her little friends, and it was so cute. They complained about taxes, called Obama a Communist, and wondered how the Latina kid got in."
"Everyone was asking me if I had a gay agenda for the show. And actually I do. Call Rachel Maddow and find out what time spinning is. Take the pickup in for an oil change - nah, I'll do it myself."
"I had the smallest of aneurysms watching that clip."
"Everyone was asking me if I had a gay agenda for this show. And actually I do. 'Call Rachel Maddow and find out what time spinning is. Take the pickup in for an oil change' - nah, I'll do it myself."
"A lot of people are curious why I'm a lesbian. Ladies and gentlemen, the cast of 'Entourage.'"
"Congratulations to Kate Winslet, who just won an Emmy. She's a wonderful film actress, and there are so many movie stars doing TV now that TV stars have been forced into providing voices for video games. And those very same video games are then turned into movies, starring the very people who put the TV stars out of work in the first place. Hakuna matata, my friends. Circle of life."
The 2011 Emmy Awards: Memorable Quotes from the Winners and Presenters
- Jane Lynch, Host
- Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, Presenters
- Julie Bowen, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Ty Burrell, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Will Arnett and Zooey Deschanel, Presenters
- Peter Dinklage, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Lea Michele, Ian Somerhalder, Presenters
- Lonely Island, Musical Act
- Jon Stewart (Winner) on Sofia Vergara and Rob Lowe (Presenters)
- Kyle Chandler, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Entourage, Presenters
- Melissa McCarthy, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Charlie Sheen, Presenter
- Steve Bodow and 'Daily Show' Writers, Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
- Steve Levitan, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Comedy Series

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