Throughout her Wednesday night time look on "Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!," "Abbott Elementary" star Quinta Brunson interrupted the host's monologue to finish her Emmy's acceptance speech. Kimmel was accused of distracting from Brunson's first Emmy win on Monday when he laid on the ground subsequent to her all through her speech.
"So you know the way whenever you win an Emmy, you solely have 45 seconds to do an acceptance speech, which is like not that a lot time," Brunson requested Kimmel on his present Wednesday night time. "After which…you get much less time as a result of somebody does a dumb comedy bit that goes on a bit too lengthy?"
"You understand I've heard of that occuring in earlier years," Kimmel responded.
"Properly I used to be questioning, or extra demanding, if I may have a few additional minutes to thank, you realize, a few additional people who I did not get to on Monday night time," the actor mentioned.
Kimmel stepped apart, and Brunson thanked a number of individuals, followers of "Abbott Elementary," the present's writers, and the web "for elevating" her.
Kimmel confronted criticism, together with from Brunson's co-star Sheryl Lee Ralph, for laying flat on the bottom, supposedly "handed out" from too many skinny margaritas, as a substitute of leaving the stage after Will Arnett introduced her win.
He apologized to the actor Wednesday night time when the pair sat all the way down to have a extra formal dialog on his present.
"That was a dumb comedy bit that we thought could be humorous," Kimmel mentioned. "After which, individuals obtained upset. They mentioned I stole your second and possibly I did, and I am very sorry if I did try this. I am sorry I did try this, truly."
He added that he didn't imply to offend Brunson.
"The very last thing I'd ever wish to do is upset you as a result of I feel a lot of you," he mentioned. "I feel you realize that. I hope you realize that."
Brunson thanked Kimmel for the apology, explaining that she didn't assume an excessive amount of of the joke on the time.
"I truthfully was in such a second of simply having a superb time, like I gained my first Emmy," she mentioned. "I used to be wrapped up within the second and simply having a superb time."
Monday was Brunson's first look on the Emmys, in addition to her first win. She acquired the award for excellent writing for a comedy sequence.
"Abbott Elementary" tells the story of an underfunded college in Philadelphia and the lecturers who work there. The present's first season gained a complete of three Emmys.
Kimmel mentioned the Emmy was well-deserved and that he was glad each the present and Brunson have been acknowledged Monday.
"I used to be so joyful to see you win that Emmy, or not see you win that Emmy, both manner," Kimmel mentioned, poking enjoyable at his stunt. "I have been a fan of the present since earlier than it got here out."