WHAT YOU DIDN’T SEE AT THE EMMYS
The stars of TV stumbled back to work yesterday – after a three-hour Emmy telecast and a night of partying.
Sure, it was the biggest night of Tina Fey’s life – three Emmys for her sitcom, “30 Rock.”
But here’s a glimpse of what went on away from the cameras:
A LEGEND WIPING OUT
Mary Tyler Moore, on hand to pay tribute to former co-star Betty White, took a nasty spill while climbing a red carpet platform to be interviewed by “The Insider.”
The actress, 72, was helped back to her feet and was able to walk away, telling reporters: “I feel fine, thanks.”
ARI GOLD TEARING UP
Jeremy Piven got all choked up when a reporter asked what his late father would think of the “Entourage” star’s third Emmy.
“I was talking to my mother before I came here and she was sayin’ ‘Just raise it up to him,'” he said, holding back tears.
ONE MAD WRITER
Kirk Ellis (Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, “John Adams”) was mad as hell at his acceptance speech being cut short.
“When I got up there, as soon as I got up there, they were already flashing the ‘Wrap It Up’ light,” he complained backstage.
“I find it very interesting that we can have 30 minutes of the ceremony devoted to reality show hosts, but the people who actually create the work, don’t get time to talk!”
CASE OF THE MISSING PURSE
“If anyone has seen a small purple purse with an iPhone in it with a picture of a naked toddler, please let me know,” Tina Fey pleaded backstage.
“I left it under my chair when we went up to accept the award (for Outstanding Comedy Series for ’30 Rock’)”.
NEXT YEAR, CABLE
Add up the ratings for the Emmys – the lowest in 18 years – and the number of awards going to cable TV shows like “Mad Men” and “Damages” and what do you get?
The four broadcast TV networks – which rotate the Emmys each year – may be ready to let the Emmy show go to cable.
The current Emmy contract ends in 2010, Variety reports, and the old-line networks may want to see the the back of the awards show.
BALD & THE BEAUTIFUL
“I was late getting here because I really won’t leave the house until my hair is perfect,” “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston joked after picking up his first-ever Emmy (Lead Actor in a Drama). “It feels like Velcro to me. And it works like Velcro. There are all kind of things sticking to my head, fuzz and Jujubes.”
WARDROBE MALFUNCTION
It took some extra time for portly “Lost” star Jorge Garcia to get his Woody Wilson tux red-carpet ready. “I had to call housekeeping for some safety pins,” he admits. “I discovered one of my suspenders broke.”
ISN’T IT TIME
…that Heidi Klum got some speech lessons?
All she says on “Project Runway” is “You’re either in or you’re out” and “Auf Wiedersehn.”
Using her as a comedienne at the Emmys was a mistake. Her lines, delivered in a thick accent, were incomprehensible.
TALK ABOUT MISSING A CUE
How jaded do you have to be to not give cancer-comeback kid Christina Applegate a standing ovation?
The only standing O all night was when Kathy Griffin ordered the crowd to its feet for Don Rickles.
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