Congratulations toFleabag!
“This is just getting ridiculous,” Waller-Bridge, 34, said of the show’s fourth win of the night. “Fleabagstarted as a one-woman show at the Edinburgh Festival in 2014. The journey has been absolutely mental to get here. I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s been involved.”
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The British actress shouted out her costar Andrew Scott for helping the show rise to fame.
“Season two would not have exploded in the way that it did if it was not for Andrew Scott, who came into our fleabag world like a whirlwind,” Waller-Bridge continued.
Fleabagwas up against,Barry,The Good Place,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Russian Doll, Schitt’s Creek and Veep.
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The Amazon series nabbed a whopping 11 nominations total with five for its actresses: Waller-Bridge in the lead, Sian Clifford and Olivia Colman for supporting actress, and Kristin Scott Thomas and Fiona Shaw for guest actress. Along with its Outstanding Comedy Series win,Fleabagtook home the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series awards, and Waller-Bridge nabbed theOutstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Serieshonor.
WhileFleabagended with its second season, Waller-Bridge’s time in the spotlight will continue when shehostsSaturday Night Livenext month withTaylor Swiftas the musical guest.
The 71st PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
source: people.com
