On Emmy nomination day, I got the chance to gush with a few nominees, namely Ugly Betty's Vanessa Williams and Pushing Daisies' Kristin Chenoweth (accompanied by her date, Aaron Sorkin). Click on the video below to watch that excitement (and watch through to the end for my chat with the man behind The West Wing), along with nom reaction from Lost's Rebecca Mader and In Treatment's Blair Underwood, who was totally robbed.  But first, a snippet of my Emmy exchange with second time nominee, Neil Patrick Harris...

I spoke with [How I Met Your Mother co-creator] Carter Bays moments after your name was announced and he told me he just sent you a congratulatory e-mail. He figured you were probably wasted already, so there was no point in calling you.
Yeah, you know champagne is delicious lukewarm. I got two bottles and I drank them straightaway.

Did you?
(Laughs) No. But yeah, that was very sweet. I actually read [your post]. Carter and Craig [Thomas] are great. I mean, I know this sounds like the thing one is supposed to say -- that I attribute [my nomination] to the writing staff of the show -- but I don’t mean it glibly. I legitimately feel that Barney Stinson has a voice that is unlike any other, and they write things that make me laugh and laugh and laugh. And on the first draft. And then I get to read their re-writes and they top themselves. And then, while we’re filming it, they’ll just whisper something in my ear that tops the joke that was already funnier than the one before it. That’s how they operate. You don’t often find people that are that consistently odd and hilarious and I’m incredibly grateful for it.

And also just really nice guys.
Super nice guys.

Of course, they say the opposite about who deserves the credit.
Yeah, but that’s lies.

Are you ever surprised that the Television Academy is open to recognizing you for a character like Barney, who says ridiculous things and has a rating system for women, that sort of thing?
No, this is that role on our show. Ted is telling the story of the misadventures of finding love and you have to have one really eccentric voice of contempt throughout all of that. So I think that character lends itself to getting noticed.

Comments

Kristin Chenoweth with two glasses of champagne in her? Still frakking fabulous! She looks happy and beautiful.

And yo, it's SOOKIE! Melissa McCarthy will always be Sookie to me.

Linn | Jul 22, 2008 2:07:21 PM | #

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KG, you're a natural with the interviews... but I've known that for a long time.

P | Jul 22, 2008 6:02:41 PM | #

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Thanks for the video Korbi...great job and you look good my friend!

Could Kristin Chenoweth be any cuter and Melissa McCarthy be any nicer?! Don't think so!!

And the interview with NPH was fabu...too bad there wasn't video to match!! It's so nice that he has a mutual admiration society with Craig & Carter...it is the combo that makes our Swarley so darn pseudo-scummy and lovable...not to mention Fun-Ny!!!

Kath (canakaty) | Jul 22, 2008 6:02:47 PM | #

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Korbi, love your interviews, especially the one with Blair Underwood. He is absolutely smashing. And yes you're a natural with the interviews.
GREAT JOB !!!!

Gigi | Jul 27, 2008 11:43:20 AM | #

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