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Breaking news: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler had the most epic reunion at the 2023 Emmys.

The dynamic duo joined forces at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on Jan. 15 to bring back a hilarious new edition of Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update. But instead of informing audiences of the news, the comedians presented the award for Outstanding Live Variety Special. (See the full list of winners here.)

“We’ve reached the stage in life where we’ll only present awards sitting down,” Tina joked, to which Amy added, “The only show that’s longer than when they aired Titanic with commercials on TBS, The Oscars.”

Listing the other nominees, the 30 Rock star said, “Chris Rock’s Selective Outrage. Chris couldn’t be here tonight, but if he wins we’ll accept on his behalf because we miss getting Emmys.”

Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodgers Stadium,” Amy noted, before quipping, “Now, I can’t speak for Elton but EGOT to be excited about that.”

Tina continued, “The concert so good it got us all pregnant, The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna.”

“Celebrating the best in musicals that were based on movies, which will probably be movies again…,” Amy said, “the 75th Annual Tony Awards.”

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After that cheeky dig about movies being rebooted and revived, Tina—who recently wrote the new musical adaptation of Mean Girls—interjected, “There’s nothing wrong with that.”

For the major reveal, the two announced that Elton John took home the award. This marks a career milestone for the legendary artist considering he’s now an EGOT winner.

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And while Tina and Amy didn’t miss a beat doing Weekend Update at the 2023 Emmys, they recently admitted that they enjoy watching, not doing, the SNL special—which is now cohosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che.

“If it’s a Saturday, we go to our room, and we watch SNL from the hotel room,” Tina said about tuning into the show with Amy during a Jan. 12 preview on Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist. “If we’re not together, we’ll live text during it.”

Tina confessed she’s sometimes in critic mode and analyzes the show.

“It’s like someone who played sports, like, ‘Oh, I see. You know what? I bet this moved up from dress,'” she explained. “And we root for everybody. And the head writer in me is always like, ‘Huh. Interesting. Maybe the game could’ve been clearer.'”

It’s clear Tina and Amy still have their comedy chops. But they aren’t the only stars to have an award-worthy moment. Keep reading to see who went home a winner.

Outstanding Drama Series

Andor

Better Call Saul

The Crown

The Last of Us

WINNER: Succession

The White Lotus

Yellowjackets

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets

WINNER: Sarah Snook, Succession

Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Brian Cox, Succession

Jeff Bridges, The Old Man

Jeremy Strong, Succession

WINNER: Kieran Culkin, Succession

Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus

Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown

J. Smith-Cameron, Succession

WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

Meghann Fahy, The White Lotus

Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul

Sabrina Impacciatore, The White Lotus

Simona Tabasco, The White Lotus

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series 

Alan Ruck, Succession

Aleksander Skarsgård, Succession

F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus

WINNER: Matthew Macfadyen, Succession

Michael Imperioli, The White Lotus

Nicholas Braun, Succession

Theo James, The White Lotus

Will Sharpe, The White Lotus

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbot Elementary

Barry

Jury Duty

Only Murders in the Building

Ted Lasso

WINNER: The Bear

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Wednesday

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Christina Applegate, Dead to Me

Jenna Ortega, Wednesday

Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face

WINNER: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Bill Hader, Barry

Jason Segel, Shrinking

Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series 

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

WINNER: Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Juno Temple, Ted Lasso

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series 

Anthony Carrigan, Barry

Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso

WINNER: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear

Henry Winkler, Barry

James Marsden, Jury Duty

Phil Dunster, Ted Lasso

Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Limited Series or Anthology Series

WINNER: Beef

Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Daisy Jones & the Six

Fleishman is in Trouble

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

WINNER: Ali Wong, Beef

Dominique Fishback, Swarm

Jessica Chastain, George & Tammy

Kathryn Hahn, Tiny Beautiful Things

Lizzy Caplan, Fleishman Is In Trouble

Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & the Six

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Daniel Radcliffe, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Evan Peters, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Kumail Nanjiani, Welcome to Chippendales

Michael Shannon, George & Tammy

WINNER: Steven Yeun, Beef

Taron Egerton,
Black Bird

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Anthology Series or Movie

Annaleigh Ashford, Welcome to Chippendales

Camila Morrone, Daisy Jones & The Six

Claire Danes, Fleishman Is In Trouble

Juliette Lewis, Welcome to Chippendales

Maria Bello, Beef

Merritt Wever, Tiny Beautiful Things

WINNER: Niecy Nash-Betts, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Anthology Series or Movie

Jesse Plemons, Love & Death

Joseph Lee, Beef

Murray Bartlett, Welcome to Chippendales

WINNER: Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird

Ray Liotta, Black Bird

Richard Jenkins, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Young Mazino, Beef

Outstanding Talk Series

WINNER: The Daily Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Late Night With Seth Meyers

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

The Problem With Jon Stewart

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

The Amazing Race

WINNER: RuPaul’s Drag Race

Suvivor

Top Chef

The Voice

(E!, Today and NBC are all part of the NBCUniversal family.)

For a full recap of the 75th Emmy Awards, watch E! News Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 11 p.m. on E!.

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