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Best Funny Intro and Montage

Ricky Gervais, of the original Office, got up on stage to announce the winner of Directing of a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. Before he got to that, however, he intro'd a montage on good acceptance speeches. The video featured speeches by everyone from Dick Van Dyke to Barbara Streisand, bringing us down memory lane. When the montage ended, Ricky reminded everyone that he won an Emmy last year, but that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert gave it to Steve Carell since Ricky wasn't there. Ricky then said that because the Emmys were live, he could do whatever he wanted. So, he got down off the stage and walked over to Steve, telling him to give him his Emmy. He even made fun of Steve's work in Evan Almighty. Steve just stared coldly back at him, making us all feel very uncomfortable. We actually wondered if bodyguards would come out and escort Ricky away. Then, at the last moment, Steve took out the Emmy from under his seat, making us not only laugh, but realize that the whole act was actually staged. And now we feel silly.

• Filed Under:
• Emmy Awards,
• Jon Stewart,
• Ricky Gervais,
• Stephen Colbert,
• Steve Carell,