These are the best memes from the 2019 Emmy Awards

Since the dawn of the Internet, it’s hard to imagine a cultural affair that wasn’t documented in short, snappy, hilarious memes. From the finale of Game of Thrones, to the show-stopping Met Gala, and even the college admissions scandal, each and every headline-making occasion worth taking note of has been mocked online. And now, we feel more than comfortable to say that the 71st annual primetime Emmy Awards, which took place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on September 22 (September 23 in Australia)—which took place just hours ago—has well and truly reached meme-worthy status.

Initially conceived in 1949 by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the annual Emmy Awards celebrate the best and most promising talent, including writers, directors, cast and crew, in the television industry. And filled to the brim with entertainment, celebrities, excitement (and inevitable disappointment), fashion hits and fashion misses, the Emmy Awards are always guaranteed to provide ample meme material to keep television fans interested in up-and-coming actors, and follow-up series’s to come.

While just last year, Chrissy Teigen spawned a sea of memes with her hilarious facial expressions, a marriage proposal surprised many, and Tiffany Haddish walked the red carpet is an outrageously colourful Prabal Gurung gown, thankfully the 2019 Emmy Awards provided just as many laughs.

From Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian West’s appearance and Gwendoline Christie’s God-like Gucci gown, to Bob Newhart and Ben Stiller’s skit and the chemistry between presenters Phoebe Waller Bridge and Bill Hader on stage, the Hollywood affair occasioned the Internet to run its natural course and make memes of the best and worst moments of the evening (hello, Amy Adams’s unfortunate loss).

Below, curates the funniest memes that gained viral momentum on the Internet during the 71st primetime Emmy Awards. Prepare yourselves.

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