The Funniest Lines From the Emmys
The 2014 Emmy Awards are done for the year, and there was no shortage of quotable moments. Host Seth Meyers delivered a hilarious opening monologue, Jimmy Kimmel skewered Matthew McConaughey, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus burned Bryan Cranston's award show look. Check out the best quotes of the night!
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"Not to be outdone, NBC is also a network." — Host Seth Meyers, reminding his home network that it's not doing very well
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"You got so fat since the Oscars, I almost didn't recognize you." — Jimmy Kimmel, ripping into Matthew McConaughey
"Hold on, Clark Gable." — Julia Louis-Dreyfus, presenting with a mustachioed Bryan Cranston
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"Please welcome two men who also have no idea what happened at the end of True Detective." — Amy Poehler, introducing Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson
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"That's right, kids. Jesse Pinkman lived, Dexter lived, but your mother didn't make it. Goodnight." — Seth Meyers, on the ending of How I Met Your Mother
"It's an honor to be cohosting the Emmys with you this evening!" — Andy Samberg, misunderstanding his role
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"None of us will ever make as much money as Kim Kardashian for her iPhone game." — Jimmy Fallon, on the reality of not being a Kardashian
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"Haha, I won. I knew I would because I am the best actor. Parsons, Cheadle, H. Macy, Joey from Friends, and Louis from Louie spelled slightly differently. Look at their stupid faces." — Ricky Gervais, reading from his never-given acceptance speech
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"Mother, why don't you love me like you love Uncle Jaime?" — Andy Samberg, pretending to be Joffrey from Game of Thrones to Lena Headey
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"I’m grateful you had all the plagiarized lines!" — Woody Harrelson, alluding to the True Detective plagiarism scandal
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