The moment arrived as Colbert joked about the Emmys’ audience size, mocking Spicer’s now-infamous “alternative facts” comment he made in reference to the crowd size at Trump’s inauguration in January.
Spicer said: “This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys period, both in person and around the world,” following which Colbert exclaimed: “Melissa McCarthy, everyone.”
Emmys 2017 host Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue took a surprising turn when former White House press secretary Sean Spicer came on stage to send not only himself but Donald Trump up.
Westworld, The Handmaid’s Tale and Stranger Things are all competing for the evening’s Best Drama category with Game of Thrones and Twin Peaks both not eligible for inclusion.