Not only did Fleabag creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge win a bunch of Emmys last month, but her latest accolades also ushered in a significantly larger deal for her at Amazon Studios. (Not to mention some rumored complaints about a wonderfully viral photo of Waller-Bridge having a post-win smoke.) So, what’s next for the celebrated British comedy writer? This weekend’s Saturday Night Live with musical guest Taylor Swift, that’s what. And to kick things off, the show released a new promo featuring Waller-Bridge and her new best (golden) friends.
“Isn’t strange how she hasn’t put her Emmys down all week?” Chris Redd asks SNL newcomer Chloe Fineman in the opening bit. And sure enough, pretty much every time Waller-Bridge pops up in the short video, her three Emmy statues are right there in her hands. “So in this sketch, you’ll be playing a bear, but a bear with really long hair,” Beck Bennett pitches her. “Or, a maybe just a bear who’s constantly holding three Emmys at all times.” Her response? “I love it!”
It’s a bit of a silly gag, to be sure, but it’s nice to see SNL making sure to pump up its audience by celebrating (and lampooning) the most recent accomplishments of its latest guest host. Besides, if she wants to talk about her Emmys, then there’s nothing that neither Bennett nor anyone else can really do about it.
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