Phoebe Waller-Bridge hit the mother lode last night, snaffling up awards for the magnificent Fleabag as well as seeing awards go to her other monster hit Killing Eve.
Fleabag star and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge took home the prize for best leading comedy actress, best comedy series and best comedy writing.
Originally made for BBC Three, it is the first British-made show to be named best comedy series. “It’s so wonderful and reassuring to know that a dirty, pervy, angry and messed-up woman can make it to the Emmys,” Waller-Bridge laughed, referring to the show’s lead character.
Waller-Bridge also joked that the possibility of winning awards was the reason she wrote the series in the first place.
“I find writing really hard and really painful, but I’d like to say from the bottom of my heart that the reason that I do it is this,” she said, holding up the Emmy statuette. “So it’s made it all really worth it guys, thank you so much.”
Congrats to all of the British winners. In total, 13 of the night’s 27 awards had British involvement.
