Jimmy Kimmel apologizes to Quinta Brunson for 'dumb' Emmys skit

American host and Comedian Jimmy Kimmel apologized to Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson after his pretendingtobedrunk bit at the Emmy Awards distracted her during her acceptance speech on MondayAccording to The Hollywood Reporter during the Abbott Elementary creator and stars Wednesday appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live the host apologized after his segment spurred backlash when he didnt leave the stage for her acceptance speech Kimmel called it a dumb comedy bit adding Im sorry I did do that actually And also the last thing I would ever want to do was upset you because I think so much of you And I think you know that I hope you know thatAlso Read Heres how Twinkle Khanna wished her son Aarav on his 20th birthdayEarlier in the episode she dropped by at the end of Kimmels monologue Emmy in hand to see if she could thank some people whom she didnt have time to mention at Mondays ceremony You know how when you win an Emmy you only have 45 seconds to do an acceptance speech which is not that much time she asked Kimmel And then you get less time because someone does a dumb comedy bit that goes on a bit too longThe ABC latenight shows official Twitter account shared a picture of Brunson holding up her Emmy trophy from Kimmels stage before the episode Brunson graciously agreed and thanked him saying It is very kind of you to say that She claimed that she wasnt worried by what was going on around her since she was so engrossed in the excitement of winning her first Emmy I had a great night the performer said Look who interrupted Jimmys monologue tonight read the tweets messageLook who interrupted Jimmyrsquos monologue tonight pictwittercom3Zi9ZAPs13mdash Jimmy Kimmel Live JimmyKimmelLive September 15 2022Will Arnett and Jimmy Kimmel presented the award for best writing in a comedy series on Mondays Emmy Awards show which was broadcast on NBC Kimmel was dragged onto the stage by Arnett who claimed that the host had been drinking too much margarita after coming in last in his categoryEmmy winner QuintaBrunson takes some time out of Jimmyrsquos monologue to finish her acceptance speechhellip pictwittercomphPtS6CdsWmdash Jimmy Kimmel Live JimmyKimmelLive September 15 2022Kimmel was onstage during Brunsons speech who had won the Emmy for writing and she had to step over him to get to the microphone She even ordered him to wake up She on the other hand was a good sport during the skit and at the conclusion of the speech she added his name to her list of appreciations Many social media users however commented that Kimmel ought to have stood up before speakingAfter the incident Brunson told reporters backstage that Kimmels joke didnt bother me that much and the comedian cited the fact that he had been one of her shows first fans She quipped that she might might punch him in the face as she was due to appear as a guest on his show on WednesdayAbbott Elementary costar Sheryl Lee Ralph expressed her disapproval of Kimmels presence on stage throughout the speech during ABCs TCA ceremonies on Wednesday I didnt know what was going on I was like I wish hed just get up off the ground said Ralph herself a 2022 Emmy winner Then I realized it was Jimmy and I was like Ooh the disrespect I love Jimmy Kimmel but Im sorry I told him to his face and he understoodAt the TCA event Brunson stated that she had since spoken to Kimmel and anticipated having a wonderful oldfashioned time when they appeared on Jimmy Kimmel LivePlay Quiz How well do you know Akshay KumarThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever