Periodically this summer I'll be sharing my picks for the primetime Emmy awards, which will take place this September. Up this week, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy. Click the links below each description for videos of the actresses doing their wonderful work.
1. D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place): As Janet, a robot and assistant to Michael, Carden manages to breathe life into a character that really isn't supposed to have any. She's blunt and hilarious without ever meaning to be, and she hits all the right notes in every episode with her line delivery, facial expressions, and interactions with the rest of the cast. She's never the star, but she steals every scene.
Janet "dies"
2. Donna Lynne Champlin (Crazy Ex Girlfriend): As the sidekick and best friend of Rebecca, Champlin (as Paula) is usually the most pathetic character on the show. She helps Rebecca stalk people and much worse in the name of love. But Champlin is aware of this and plays Paula as a hopeless romantic who overlooks all of her best friend's flaws. This season her character moved more to the forefront with a plot about Paula's cheating husband, and Champlin was just as effective as a serious actress as she usually is at simply being silly. And her solo musical number this season was insane and hilarious (see below).
Paula's song
3. Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory): The hit sitcom, which just finished its 11th season, possibly would have become stale much sooner had it not been for the introduction of Bialik as Amy and Melissa Rauch as Bernadette. Both have added an intelligent female energy to the show, but I'm choosing Bialik here simply because Amy played a more prominent role this season, with her engagement and wedding. She's the perfect foil to the persnickety and impossible Sheldon, and although the show has definitely overstayed its welcome at this point, Bialik still brings it every week (even when the writing can be less than inspired).
Amy's bachelorette party
4. Claudia O'Doherty (Love): As Mickey's best friend and roommate Bertie, a somewhat weird but relentlessly positive person, O'Doherty has an unexplainable magnetism that draws you to her whenever she's onscreen. Her character is often silly and totally naïve, but she's such a good and genuine person that you can't help but root for her. Even after cheating on her boyfriend during Love's third and final season, it was hard not to root for Bertie. Also I have a major crush on the actress playing her. I had to include a behind-the-scenes video as that's all that I could find.
Claudia O'Doherty
5. Eden Sher (The Middle): Another relentlessly positive force on tv, for 9 seasons Sher was the unofficial star of this underrated sitcom. As middle child Sue, Sher brought boundless energy to every scene, hilariously guiding her character through her middle and high school years, where she was ignored and forgotten by her teachers and classmates. She never gave up and ultimately got a happy ending when the show ended last month. Here's hoping that the rumors of a Sue spinoff are true, because we could all use more Sue on tv.
Sue's birthday
6. Andrea Martin (Great News): This show was sadly canceled after just 2 seasons, but to me it was laugh-out-loud hilarious every week. And Martin, a veteran actress, delivered some of the best and most bizarre lines on the show, never afraid to make a fool of herself in the name of comedy. She stole every scene and practically made the show.
Carol on Great News
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