Chris Schulz: Five great bits from the boring Emmys

By Chris Schulz @chris__schulz

9:00 AM Tuesday Sep 25, 2012

Seth MacFarlane admitted he hadn't attended rehearsals after a microphone fail at the Emmys. Photo / AP

1. "This is what happens when you don't come to rehearsal," said Seth MacFarlane after arriving on stage to announce the award for best reality show host, stomping up to the wrong microphone and delivering his lines to an audience that couldn't hear him. He walked over to the correct mic, one that was switched on, put on his best Stewie Griffin voice and said: "That's gonna be on YouTube." Indeed it is:

2. Fighting his way onto the stage, Jon Stewart seemed pretty chuffed to have won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Comedy or Music Series for his must-see "fake" news broadcast The Daily Show. That is until he dropped an F-bomb and slammed the Emmys as "predictable". The balls on that guy. Watch the censored incident below:

3. When Julia Louise-Dreyfus won the award for best actress in a comedy, she started reading out the wrong speech. Turned out it was fellow nominee Amy Poehler's acceptance speech. Poehler should have won, and this stunt looked more than a little staged, but Louise-Dreyfus' awkward intake of breath suggests she hadn't been told.

4. Anyone who's seen the awesomely awkward Girls knows Lena Dunham doesn't mind getting her kit off. But did anyone expect her to show up naked in a toilet stall eating cake during the Emmys' opening skit? Urgh doesn't even begin to cover it.

5. Here's the skit that sent Twitter into meltdown and proved just how gullible users of the social media service are. Host Jimmy Kimmel used Tracey Morgan in an obvious bid to increase viewership and get people talking about the show. But Morgan and his nunchucks stole the show. Watch it below:

And if you're looking for a sixth, well it was probably Kat Dennings and that dress.

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Connie Lingush () | 10:19AM Tuesday, 25 Sep 2012

Don't get American humour at shows like this? Just so lame and falls flat,its almost like you did not need to be there. You watch and expect something funny and they never deliver. Wont bother next time as it seems to be a self gratification for all involved on screen, that Klimmer/Kimmer? Was useless.

Eileen (Rodney) | 11:23AM Tuesday, 25 Sep 2012

The most boring Emmys ever and whats with all the political digs Hollywood? we are not interested in the real world about these artificial people, we should save our TV rights. The E Channel red carpet coverage is just soooo boring and its the same old presenters talking everyone up, and the same "stars" that get interviewed every award show with one line silly questions, and answers which mean nothing to the rest of the world.I couldn't care a less who's having babies and when they feed them.