You never want to get cut off by the music.
In something of a surprise, "Master of None" snagged a well-deserved Emmy win on Sunday night. Cocreators Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang won for writing the episode "Parents," an episode that focused on the two's immigrant parents.
While accepting the award, Yang went first. But the two didn't split the speaking time up evenly enough, and Ansari couldn't get a word in.
Instead, he bolted off the stage:
.@AzizAnsari accepts his first #Emmy by running off the stage https://t.co/NwK2oYQpmmpic.twitter.com/jhHf7BDzsl
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) September 19, 2016He tried to make it back, but by then it was too late, and he ultimately had to leave the stage.
People couldn't believe that Ansari didn't get to make a speech:
That's a very bad moment for the Emmys. How the hell do you not give Aziz Ansari a chance to speak?
— Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) September 19, 2016
They cut off Aziz! He ran back up to the microphone to talk but was given no sound #rude#emmys
— Andrea Mandell (@AndreaMandell) September 19, 2016
(DVR delay) Did the #Emmys conductor just try to play off Aziz Ansari? Fired. Immediately.
— Daniel M. Jimenez (@DMJreports) September 19, 2016While Ansari didn't get to give a speech, Yang got some powerful words in about Asian-American representation in Hollywood. He said there were 17 million Asian-Americans in the US as well as 17 million Italian-Americans.
"They have 'The Godfather,' 'Rocky,' 'Goodfellas,' 'The Sopranos' …We have Long Duk Dong," he said, referring to an infamously stereotypical character from "Sixteen Candles."
"Asian parents, if just a couple of you get your kids cameras instead of violins, we'll be all good," Yang concluded.
Hopefully, Ansari will get a chance to follow up as well.
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