Befitting this dumpster
fire of a year,
Jennifer Aniston literally put out a fire onstage at the 2020 Emmy Awards.
The actor, who is nominated for her performance in the
Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, was one of the few stars on Sunday night to appear at the Staples Centre in person, and we’re honestly worried what would’ve happened without her. Aniston helped the ceremony’s host,
Jimmy Kimmel, announce the award for Outstanding Lead
Actress in a
comedy Series, which ultimately went to Schitt’s Creek star Catherine O’Hara, but not before some on-stage pyrotechnics.
Before announcing the winner, Kimmel sprayed down the envelope with a hefty amount of Lysol and threw it in a trash can, which was set on fire.
That’s when Aniston stepped in with a handy extinguisher, but it took her a couple of tries to get the
Job done, as the small flame kept on returning. Jennifer Aniston putting out a fire that won’t knock down on live TV is the best thing I’ve seen this year. #Emmyspic.twitter.com/JhuYZ9dFMj— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) September 21, 2020Naturally, everybody watching at home weighed in with thoughts about Aniston’s pivot from
Actor to firefighter.jennifer aniston and a fire extinguisher on live tv to bless your evening pic.twitter.com/MGe3XW5WnK— sofi (@gaypresaniston) September 21, 2020When Jennifer Aniston also plays firefighter 😂🙌🏻 It’s Live TV folks!! #emmyspic.twitter.com/OKrEwFhPcC— Heather Brooker (@HeatherBrooker) September 21, 2020My favorite #Emmy moment so far is Jennifer Aniston having to try three times to put out a fire onstage.— Eric Deggans at NPR (@Deggans) September 21, 2020Genuinely impressed by Jennifer Aniston’s ability to keep doing bits while using a fire extinguisher to put out what seemed to be an unplanned second fire. #Emmys— Caroline Siede (@CarolineSiede) September 21, 2020Jimmy Kimmel and Jen Aniston almost catching on fire on live television: very 2020 https://t.co/AsWOnMZLUt— Jen Chaney (@chaneyj) September 21, 2020After the gaffe, Aniston realised she might just miss winning her own Emmy if she didn’t make it home in time for one of the trophy presenters to come knocking at her house.
Earlier in the evening, the
Friends star offered a peek at her pre-Emmys routine, which involved champagne and face masks. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) on Sep 20, 2020 at 3:43pm PDTMORE EMMYS: 2020 Emmy Awards Winners: The Complete List There Are 130 Ways That This Year's
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