A lot of people assumed that the Emmys would get political this year, but few probably expected an actual former political figure to make an appearance.
During host Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue, which featured quite a few political jokes, a surprise guest showed up on stage with his podium in tow — former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
Proving that he has a sense of humor, he compared the size of the Emmys audience to the size of Donald Trump’s inauguration crowd.
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And, in typical Spicey fashion, he exaggerated.
“This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys. Period! Both in person and around the world,” he said, parodying his comments following the inauguration.
No, it was literally, exactly the same line.
“This was the largest audience ever to witness an inauguration, period,” Spicer said at the time. “Both in person and around the globe.”
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“That really soothes my fragile ego. I understand why you would want one of these guys around,” Colbert responded, speaking of the former White House mouthpiece.
After Spicer was done, Colbert thanked Melissa McCarthy for her appearance. The actress was in the audience after having won the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series award at the Creative Arts Emmys last weekend. She was honored for her work playing Sean Spicer this season on “Saturday Night Live.”
After his performance on the Emmys, maybe McCarthy should share her Emmy with him.
Emmys 2017: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
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Emmys 2017 red carpet arrivals
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TV personality, Kristin Cavallari
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"Feud" star Jackie Hoffman
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"Modern Family" star Rico Rodriguez
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"The People v. O. J. Simpson" star Sterling K. Brown with wife, Ryan Michelle Bathe
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"Dancing With the Stars" star Julianne Hough
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"Atlanta" star Brian Tyree Henry
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TV personality Billy Eichner
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"Modern Family" star Jeremy Maguire
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"Veep" star Anna Chlumsky
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"Black-ish" star Miles Brown
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TV personality Giuliana Rancic
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"13 Reasons Why" star Brandon Flynn
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"Stranger Things" cast Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin
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"13 Reasons Why" actress Ajiona Alexus
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"Black-ish" star Anthony Anderson with his wife Alvina Stewart
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"This Is Us" star Chris Sullivan
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"Power" star Anika Noni Rose
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"Silicon Valley" star Amanda Crew
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"Insecure" creator and star Issa Rae
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"Modern Family" star Nolan Gould
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"Better Call Saul" star Jonathan Banks
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TV personality Padma Lakshmi
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"New Girl" Lamorne Morris
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"Westworld" star Tessa Thompson
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"Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown
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"American Crime" star Felicity Huffman
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"Modern Family" star Sarah Hyland
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"Fargo" star Carrie Coon
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"Mad Men" star Kiernan Shipka
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"Black-ish" star Marsai Martin
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"Orange Is the New Black" star Laverne Cox
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"Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara
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Academy Award winning actress, Jane Fonda
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"Black-ish" star Yara Shahidi
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"House of Cards" star Joel Kinnaman
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"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Rachel Bloom
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"The Handmaids Tale" star Yvonne Strahovski
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"Transparent" star Judith Light
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TV personality James Corden
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"Silicon Valley" star Kumail Nanjiani
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"Orange Is the New Black" star Uzo Aduba
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"The Sinner" star Jessica Biel
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"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" star Tituss Burgess
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"American Crime" star Regina King
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"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" star Ellie Kemper
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"Orange Is the New Black" star Madeline Brewer
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"mother!" star Michelle Pfeiffer
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"Saturday Night Live" star Kate McKinnon
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"America's Got Talent" judge Heidi Klum
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"Black-ish" star Tracee Ellis Ross
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"Modern Family" star Ariel Winter
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"Transparent" star Kathryn Hahn
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"Westworld" star Angela Sarafyan
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TV personality Seth Meyers
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"The Crown" star Claire Foy
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"How to Get Away With Murder" star Viola Davis with husband Julius Tennon
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"Jane the Virgin" star Gina Rodriguez
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"Saturday Night Live" star Leslie Jones
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"The Handmaid's Tale" star Elisabeth Moss
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"Shameless" star Emmy Rossum
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"The Mayor" star Lea Michelle
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"Westworld" star Jeffrey Wright
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"Stranger Things" star Shannon Purser
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"Big Little Lies" star Nicole Kidman
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"Big Little Lies" star Zoe Kravitz
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"Big Little Lies" star Reese Witherspoon
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"Big Little Lies" star Laura Dern
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"Stranger Things" stars Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton
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"Big Little Lies" star Shailene Woodley
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"The Night Of" star Riz Ahmed
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"Angie Tribeca" star Rashida Jones
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"The Boss Baby" star Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin
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"American Horror Story" star Matt Bomer
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"Will & Grace" star Debra Messing
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"NCIS: Los Angeles" star LL Cool J
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"Westworld" star Thandie Newton
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"Baskets" star Zach Galifianakis
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"The Handmaid's Tale" star Samira Wiley
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"Quantico" star Priyanka Chopra
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"Veep" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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"Feud" stars Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon
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"Mom" star Allison Janey
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"Westworld" star Evan Rachel Wood
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"American Horror Story" star Sarah Paulson
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"Master of None" star Aziz Ansari
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"Black Mirror" star Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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"Stranger Things" actor David Harbour
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"This Is Us" star Chrissy Metz
See what your favorite TV stars are wearing as they arrive at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles for the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Emmys 2017 red carpet arrivals