Julia Louis-Dreyfus is roasted and served at the Mark Twain Award

Celebrities: Jerry Seinfeld, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Bryan Cranston, Lisa Kudrow, Tony Hale, Kumail Nanjiani, Keegan-Michael Key, Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson and singer Jack Johnson were on hand to pay tribute to Louis-Dreyfus.

Colbert began by highlighting one of Louis Dreyfus's perhaps lesser-known roles.

"We're going to hear a lot tonight about her characters like Elaine (from" Seinfeld ") and Old Christine (from" The New Adventures of Old Christine "), but I want to talk about another show, whoever really talks to me. , "the" Late Show "animator said." I bet it speaks to a lot of people in this room, too. I'm talking about Julia's turn as Jeanette Cooper in "Troll" in 1986. "

Similarly, Kumail Nanjiani also searched the archives, shooting a picture of a shoot with GQ where Louis-Dreyfus seems to hang on to a clown while wearing a red nose.

"I see you're explaining (this picture) to your mother now," Nanjiani assessed. "I can not believe it did not happen before today."

Tina Fey made things personal.

"I've always loved Julia, maybe because I'd like to believe we have a lot in common," said Fey. "We both studied comedy in Chicago, we both lost our virginity to Brad Hall (Louis-Dreyfus's husband)." After taking a break, Fey added, "Just me?"

Fey went on to pay homage to Louis-Dreyfus' character Seinfeld: "Julia made the bold choice for her character Elaine Benes to wear long, loose dresses, flat shoes, oversized coats and a central bar. we know that she was really comical and that she did not need to give us a nudge for (us) watching her work because – here's the secret – Julia did not not afraid of not being the same – neither on the screen nor in person – try to share an elevator with her. "

Larry David, although not present in person, criticized the guest of honor by video message because he is "a little lazy".

"I want to congratulate Julia for this incredibly prestigious award," said co-creator of "Seinfeld". "But I have to say, the efforts she's made to get it, frankly, I've been a bit surprised … this cancer story? Cancer? Honestly, I have to shoot him." my hat, what a scam. "

"She's a very good actress and she's really committed to it," said David. "She almost let me go for a second – I must say that she did an incredible acting job … but nothing, nothing surpasses this cancer performance." impressed."

Louis-Dreyfus was not the only target of the evening. Some have targeted Bill Cosby and the Trump administration.

Cosby, who received the award in 2009, which was canceled in 2018, has been the subject of a few slams.

"So many great American comedy have been honored over the years, and so far only one prize has been canceled.Let's launch the panel," Colbert realized. A sign behind Colbert said, "It's been 167 days since the last Un-Twaining."

"Ignore him, ignore him," said Keegan-Michael Key, dressed according to Mark Twain's guidelines, referring to Cosby when he reviewed previous recipients. "It does not matter, he does not look in. It's not as if PBS was the first choice on the box of moving pictures in the Penitentiary's recreation room."

Fey set his sights on the White House.

"By the way, everyone is talking about all the parallels between" Veep "and the current administration," she said. "But I think it sounds more like" Seinfeld ", just a group of selfish (swearing) people who do not care about anything that happens about anyone other than themselves.

Fey continued, praising Louis-Dreyfus while despising the powers in place. "She is tirelessly defending women's health and the environment," said Fey, "as well as a host of other things that will not exist soon."

Once on the scene, Louis-Dreyfus joined Trump-Bashing. "Unfortunately, the President of the United States could not come tonight either – even though he lives in the neighborhood from Monday to Wednesday."

Louis-Dreyfus also wanted to make fun of celebrities.

"Kumail, thank you for being here," she says. "It's so inspiring that you were able to participate in your wife's dreadful medical competition for an Oscar nomination."

"Tina Fey, you are a comedy genius, whom I admire of all humans," she said. "Tina was also honored with the Mark Twain Award.You know, before they get really serious about this."

But the best burn that she saved for her family.

"According to Wikipedia, I have two sons, Charlie and Henry," she said. "You know, when you're a working mother, you really worry about the time away from your kids, you do your best to be as much as possible, but the truth is that you're short of things and you're concerned that They're going, we're all messed up … and then we get the Mark Twain award.I must say it's worth it. "

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