"Hacks" snagged the Outstanding Comedy Series at last night's Emmys, beating "The Bear," which has been called out by some for not actually being a comedy -- and Susie Essman tells us while the Chicago-based show is unfairly criticized for its categorization, it's not the fault of the show's actors or crew.
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00:00You know, Hannah Einbender, I think that's how you pronounce her name.
00:05Yeah, I love Hannah, yeah.
00:06Incredible. Hacks is incredible.
00:08Yeah, great show.
00:09And they actually won.
00:10I was very happy for them.
00:11I was wondering, people were, Hannah's mom got on Twitter and she was popping off about,
00:19she kind of later apologized, but she was saying, it's ridiculous, basically.
00:24Like, she said, fuck the bear.
00:26Well, think about the bear.
00:27But she said, because it's not comedy.
00:28Yeah, well, the thing about, it's not their fault that they were put into that category.
00:32The bear is a terrific show.
00:34It's incredible.
00:35And it's not the bear's fault that they were put into that category.
00:38I guess it's the Academy's fault.
00:40So how do they rectify that?
00:42Because this show could be running for years.
00:44Yeah, and the bear is a terrific show.
00:46But it's a drama, essentially.
00:48It's a happy drama sometimes.
00:49With a laugh every now and then.
00:51Yeah.
00:52That's up to the Academy.
00:54I think because it's a half hour, they put it in the comedy category.
00:57But they have to fix that.
00:58Because, you know, it's just not fair.
01:01We work so hard, and I know the Hacks people, and Abbott Elementary, Quinta, she's so fantastic.
01:07All of us comedians work so hard to make people laugh.
01:11And we should be judged against each other, not against something that's doing something completely different.
01:16So Lorraine is right about that.
01:17Yeah, yeah, so you give Mama Bear a thumbs up.
01:20Yes, and Hannah.
01:21Hannah is a terrific actress, and I think she just gets better every season.
01:26And she, you know, like so many people, deserves it.
01:29Right.
01:30All these things are hard.
01:31Who's the best?
01:32Nobody's the best, you know?
01:33Fuck out of here, who's the best?
01:35Like, you guys are all excellent, incredible, like, just human beings that, like, you know.
01:41What a great, what a cool job.
01:42We have accomplished our goal, which is to make people laugh.