Succession, which is now in the process of filming a fourth season, follows the Roy family, a media mogul dynasty struggling to cope with patriarch Logan's decision to step back from their TV and entertainment empire. Other big winners on the night were fellow HBO stablemate 'The White Lotus,' which won a total of 10 Emmys including best limited series, and Apple TV+ comedy favorite 'Ted Lasso,' again a winner for best comedy and best actor Jason Sudeikis.
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The acclaimed series led the nominations ahead of Monday's gala with 25, winning four awards overall. Meanwhile, earlier on Monday night, Armstrong took the award for best writing for a drama series for the show. He accepted the award from a hotel in London after the show beat Better Call Saul, Killing Eve, Ozark, Stranger Things, The Crown, The Handmaid's Tale and The Mandalorian.Īrmstrong berated the US and UK leaders for their 'crummy and uncoordinated' handling of Covid-19 while taking aim at 'all the nationalists and quasi-nationalist governments in the world'. The show, which secured four trophies overall after receiving 25 nominations, tells the story of the wealthy and back-stabbing Roy family as members jockey for power.Īrmstrong is no stranger to making a stir during his acceptance speeches. In 2020, he attacked former President Donald Trump and former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and sent them 'un-thank you messages' for their 'crummy' responses to the coronavirus pandemic as he accepted an Emmy for 'Succession'. Succession was named best drama series, an award the HBO show had won in 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted its production schedule. Show some respect and keep your views to yourself.'
He is King and grieving son to the HM Queen. They live in a protected luxurious lifestyle.'Īnother, who admitted to not supporting the royals, said: 'I don't even like Charles but wow did that embarrassingly fall flat.'Ī third said: 'The King did not win his place in the constitution. One said: 'We don't call Hollywood 'la la land' for no reason. Kathleen Bergeron added: 'Sometimes when you're given an award, the best thing to say is simply thank you.' Censure him!'Īnother Twitter user named Simon Hubbard also accused Armstrong of 'ruining' the awards ceremony with his 'stupid' comments about the United Kingdom's new monarch. 'But the sleazy, snotty joke by Succession Producer Jesse Armstrong, that his show got more votes than Charles (to become King) was obscene. Michael Russnow took to Twitter to write: 'That the Emmy's ignored the Queen's death was disgraceful considering she's been honoured, even at sports venues, worldwide. Jesse Armstrong (right and left, hugging Brian Cox), 51, was picking up the Emmy 's top award of the night for Best Drama Series when he took a swipe at King Charles Previously Cox has spoken about how he believes the 'whole blood shooting match' should be abandoned after the Queen's passing.īut he seemed keen to keep the conversation neutral after Armstrong's joke.Īrmstrong's comments sparked fury online, with several pointing out the ill-judged timing of his joke and others blasting his 'sleazy, snotty and obscene' quips.
The star has previously called for the monarchy to be abolished after her Majesty's death but appeared keen to take a neutral stance on King Charles III reign at the Emmy Awards on Monday. 'We are incredibly grateful to have this, it's a wonderful honor. Some of the cast and those watching awkwardly laughed, while one person was heard cheering, but the reaction appeared to be one of shock from British actress Lucy Prebble who put her hands to her mouth.Ĭox quickly stepped in to say 'keep it royalist, keep it royalist' before trying to move the ill-judged joke on.īut Armstrong, who is known for writing British comedies The Thick of It and Peep Sho', continued: 'I'm not saying that we're more legitimate in our position than he is, we'll leave that to other people.
Evidently a little more voting involved in our winning than Prince Charles.' He referred to King Charles automatically taking the throne following the death of the queen, before pointedly saying that there was a 'bit more voting' involved in the smash-hit show winning an Emmy.Īrmstrong said: 'Big week for Succession. Jesse Armstrong, 51, had been picking up the award for Best Drama Series when he made a joke about it being a big week for 'successions' in the UK.
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Brian Cox appeared keen to steer the British writer and creator of hit HBO television series Succession away from controversy after he cracked a joke about King Charles III just days after Queen Elizabeth II died.
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