Jay Katsir answered my question about the Emmys!
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In the North by Northwestern article about Jay Katsir I linked to a few days ago, I mentioned that the author of the article (Mindy Zacharjasz) said that if we write a question, Jay would answer it. So here’s my question and my answer that I got!
NoFactZone.Net: Since you were at the Emmys, I figure you might know the answer to a question about Jon and Stephen’s Emmy speech. How much of that was scripted or prewritten, and how much did it deviate from the original speech to incorporate the Barry Manilow win and the dual-Emmy win for Jon? Were the writers and Jon/Stephen frantically writing in their seats as the evening progressed, or was there some kind of pre-written sketch. Thank you for taking the time to answer my question – I’ve been seriously curious about it ever since the Emmys.
Jay’s response: The first half of Jon and Stephen’s Emmys banter went on as pre-written, but I believe they came up with the ending at their seats or just before they went on. The writers weren’t involved in the changes, but taking a straw poll of myself, I found them highly favorable. It soothed my fresh Manilow wounds.
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