The Funniest Tweets from the Emmys

In the age of real-time Twitter memes, only half the entertainment of watching an awards show happens on the main stage itself. There are always the hot takes, GIF-reactions, and jokes from the digital peanut gallery. This year, Anna Chlumsky reaction GIFs were trending and John Oliver even launched a random viral hashtag for #DCPublicSchools. Here, the best 140-character Twitter quips of the night.

new reaction pic for life pic.twitter.com/Fvwg45XDil
— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) September 18, 2017

Not really sure what Jermaine Fowler is trying to give us with this Emmys announcing but I need about 60% less. pic.twitter.com/sD5LcU2rXR
— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) September 18, 2017

Sean Spicer on the Emmys is the Fallon patting Trump's head of the Emmys
— J. Escobedo Shepherd (@jawnita) September 18, 2017

Titus Burgess makes an excellent Westworld robot: 'Bleep! Bloop! Whatever!' #Emmys pic.twitter.com/3hX1Q6gqZb
— Jessica Derschowitz (@jessicasara) September 18, 2017

Oliver said to do it #DCpublicschools #Emmys pic.twitter.com/QWFYAqNzy3
— Caroline [she/her] (@caroline_moira) September 18, 2017

Alexander Skarsgard is "even with a mustache" handsome.
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) September 18, 2017

shout out to lesbians for making this emmys possible
— Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) September 18, 2017

If I won an Emmy I would look into the camera and begin saying the names of every person who has ever wronged me until the audience wept.
— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) September 18, 2017

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