Comedian's Awkward Stage Exit Wins the Emmys

Just when we were writing off the 65th Primetime Emmys as another somewhat dull awards show, this guy (see below) showed up during a commercial break and saved the day.

Image: Vulture

The Internet quickly began chatting: Was the "awkward stage-exit man" really stuck behind host Neil Patrick Harris with nowhere to run, or was this just a genius joke planted by the showrunners?

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Turns out, the side-stepping fellow was comedian Paul Greenberg of Reno 911. Another comedian, Paul F. Thompkins, confirmed on his Tumblr that it was, in fact, his funny-man friend on stage.

However, we're still not sure though if NPH was aware of the gag happening behind him, but who cares? It was still comedy gold.

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[h/t Vulture]

Image: Kevin Winter/Getty Images