Jennifer Coolidge

Jennifer Coolidge won an Emmy on Monday for outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for "The White Lotus." Kevin Winter/Getty ...

When producers cued “Hit the Road Jack,” she began to dance along to the music. Writer Bess Kalb wrote, “I speak for the United States of America when I say: Less scripted banter between presenters more Jennifer Coolidge.” The music quickly began playing her off when she started thanking people, but she continued on.

They also criticized the television academy for seeming to play the 61-year-old actor off the stage to the song “Hit the Road Jack.”

One of her scenes, where Coolidge’s character seems to break the fourth wall with an allusion to Coolidge’s actual queer fandom, was catapulted into the queer zeitgeist. “For some reason, they’re always obsessed with me.” Coolidge’s was one of a number of memorable moments at the 74th Emmy Awards. Watch it again and witness that magnificent brain at work.” “And seamlessly! “Wait, hold on!”

Jennifer Coolidge won Best Supporting Actress for her role in HBO Max's 'The White Lotus' at the 2022 Emmys. She previously shared what filming 'Friends' ...

“I think that was the only time they didn’t give me direction; they wanted me to say the lines and call it a day." "The only thing I improvised was they wanted me to dance awkwardly, so I felt like I had a natural ability to dance that way,” she told the newspaper. “Sometimes I come in and throw some lines, and they come up and say, 'You know, Jennifer, we're just going to stick to the script.' That was a serious show.” "Sometimes I think people want to hear my ad-libs when I get on a show, and they really don't,” she continued. In the season 10 episode “The One With Ross’s Tan,” she played Monica ( [Courteney Cox](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a38629719/kristin-davis-courteney-cox-friends-bombshell/)) and Phoebe ( [Lisa Kudrow](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a36533000/lisa-kudrow-husband-michel-stern-marriage-kids/))’s acquaintance Amanda Buffamonteezi. So I didn’t have the guts [to push]." [Friends](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74968X1525071&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbomax.com%2Fseries%2Furn%3Ahbo%3Aseries%3AGXdbR_gOXWJuAuwEAACVH) featured guest stars like [Reese Witherspoon](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a31701216/reese-witherspoon-husband-jim-toth-marriage-kids/), [George Clooney](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a38530920/george-clooney-wife-amal-relationship-start/) and Jennifer herself. improv and sketch comedy troupe [the Groundlings](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a36119704/are-octavia-spencer-melissa-mccarthy-friends/). "I don’t think they wanted my input, and I could really feel that … [Jennifer Coolidge](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g3702/legally-blonde-cast-now/) has starred in dozens of popular shows and movies, including Seinfeld, A Night at the Roxbury, Legally Blonde and Sex and the City. “I was very intimidated because they were all so attractive and had it going on." “The vibe was pretty serious," Jennifer added.