Seth Rogen took to the BAFTA Television Awards stage on Sunday to take home the award for Best International Series studioIn honor of its late star, Catherine O’Hara, who died in January.
“I would be remiss if I didn’t mention one of the main parts of the show, Catherine O’Hara,” he said. “She meant a lot to all of us.” Holding the Bafta trophy, Rogen concluded, addressing the London crowd: “I suppose her work was just as important to you all here as it was to us. So, this is for Catherine.”
Rogen began his acceptance speech by highlighting: “I didn’t really expect it to happen at all. And when you make a comedy, and you’re faced with dramas, especially, it’s really nice to overcome them. I have to say, that doesn’t happen very often. It’s a rare, rarefied thing.”
Of course, it didn’t go without jokes. The star praised the British television ceremony and its fans, saying: “This awards show is absolutely fantastic. Thank you for having us here.” Then he pointed to the ceremony and Task managerHost Greg Davies, who sat on the side of the stage, said, “This guy is sitting over there in a little chair. I’ve never seen that before. I think that’s cool.”
He also pointed out Celia Imrie’s appearance on stage earlier at the awards ceremony, which called out a celebrity Celebrity traitors The scene in which the veteran actress surprised everyone in the show and watched it. “What just happened?” host Claudia Winkleman asked at one point during that episode. “I just farted, Claudia. It’s nervous, but I always admit it,” Emery replied, as her on-screen colleagues burst into laughter. Rogen said on stage that he knew from her appearance on the BAFTA TV awards stage earlier that she was a “very skilled and talented woman”, but “all I know is that she farted on reality”.
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