Deborah Vance Cell Rise! The comedy within a TV comedy series, Breakthroughswon the award for Best Comedy Series at the 2024 Emmy Awards. Breakthroughs Co-creator Paul W. Downs called for more roles featuring people over 60, and thanked the cast and crew, while Lucia Aniello highlighted the power of comedy in “bridging divides.”
“Let’s get ready, I might get emotional,” said Downs, who also plays Jamie Lussack, Deborah and Ava’s manager on the show. “We’re so lucky to be living our dream and working in television, and we couldn’t have done it without them. Breakthroughs “Our family, all our writers, all our crew, all the staff who helped us make our dreams come true. Literally.”
“When we pitched this show about two women, one of whom was over 60, we didn’t know if we were going to sell it,” Downs said, before thanking the show’s producers. “About 20 percent of our population is over 60.” [years old]“There are only 3% of these characters on TV. I would like to see more of them, because even though I'm a great young supporting actor, I really want to be a good hero.”
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Co-creator Lucia Aniello took the microphone to applause to highlight the importance of comedy and how it can speak truth to power. “Comedy is so important to us, but we feel like it can bridge the gap,” Aniello said. “When you laugh with someone, you have something in common with them. So please support comedy. It speaks truth to power. It’s so true.”
“Support the local comedian, and we have to start filming the next season in five days,” she added.
reunion Khor Sheet In an onstage ceremony with co-hosts Dan and Eugene Levy and Annie Murphy, Catherine O'Hara presented the award. Breakthroughs beat his fellow candidates Abbott Elementary School, What do we do in the shade?, reservation dogs, Only murders in the building, Palm Royaland Curb your enthusiasm. Last year, The bear He won the award, while Ted Lasso He won the cup the previous year.
Breakthroughs The film chronicles the career of Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a former comedian and talk show host whose long-running Las Vegas casino residency is canceled. In an attempt to revive her career, Vance's agent enlists the help of a young, annoying and arrogant comedy writer, Ava Daniels, to help her downsize. The two can't stand each other right away, but as they get involved in the workflow, they quickly realize that each may be exactly what they need to survive in the entertainment industry.
Earlier in the night, Downs, Aniello and Jane Statsky won Best Writing for a Comedy Series for an episode of the show.
