Plenty went down on camera during Sunday nights Primetime Emmy telecast or was it a gathering of the Stephen Colbert Fan Club? but the conspicuous surplus of the f-word wasnt the only thing that viewers didnt catch at home. The event was filled with little Easter eggs for those sitting in the room as host Nate Bargatze joked about taking money from children for three hours.

More Money, Fewer Problems Inside the theater, you could not see the Boys Girls Clubs of America donation count hemorrhaging money as so many winners went over their allotted speech time. That was just for viewers at home. Per multiple sources, those involved with the gag had expected the nights Emmy recipients and/or their studios to make financial pledges from the podium and were said to be surprised when that didnt happen. In the end, the CBS contributed $100,000, and Bargatze added another $250,000. So, the kids are all right. It would be difficult to overstate how psyched the populace of the Peacock Theater was for Stephen Colbert to see him onstage, to breathe the same air and to lose any remaining shred of cool when he took his first Emmy for the canceled Late Show With Stephen Colbert as it marches toward its final episode. In what felt like a rather unprecedented moment for any awards show, the audience appeared so sure and so psyched that Colbert was going to win outstanding talk series that the premature cheers almost rendered any envelope opening useless. Chants of Stephen, Stephen, Stephen, an encore from when he presented at the top of the show, erupted as he took the stage. Seth Rogen may have left with the most hardware, but Colbert was arguably the biggest winner.

The People United Typically, the Television Academys onstage spiel is the nights preferred moment for emptying bladders and refilling champagne flutes. But chair Cris Abrego held a captive and enthusiastic audience when he devoted the Emmy Awards governing bodys annual reminder that its their party to scolding Congress for defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting out of existence. His call to creative arms was a hit. It was also one the several placidly political moments of the night, which of course also featured more candid commentary like Hannah Einbinder announcing Fuck ICE and free Palestine as she accepted best supporting actress in a comedy.

Chivalry Isnt Dead Theres plenty of more depressing issues to take with America these days, so lets turn our frustrations to the comparatively low-stakes world of manners. The only men who got up out of their seats to escort their dress-wearing female winners to the stage were imports. Brit Stephen Graham helped Adolescence co-star Erin Doherty navigate the crowd to accept her Emmy, taking his job so seriously that it seemed for a moment that he was going to join her at the mic. Then Colin Farrell, the pride of Ireland, followed suit with Penguin co-star with Cristin Milioti. American actors, please take note.

Oldies But Goodies During commercial breaks, memorable acceptance speeches from years past played in the theater. There was Merritt Wevers famously brief, Thank you so much. Um, I gotta go, bye from her 2013 Nurse Jackie win. There was My Name is Earl creator Greg Garcias 2006 win, where he rattled off a list of folks he wouldnt be thanking to uproarious laughs: My 8th grade social studies teacher who told me to sit down and shut up because I wasnt funny. No thank you, Mr. Mackado. Also included was Melissa McCarthys win for Mike Molly, which followed each of the categorys nominees including Amy Poehler, Edie Falco, Martha Plimpton and Tina Fey taking the stage, pageant style. One could read this as an easy way of amusing the audience while the show was on a pause, but it was there was arguably some subliminal messaging for the nights winners about making their time on stage worth remembering.

Its Called Fashion, Look It Up The Emmy dominance of RuPauls Drag Race may have come to an end but long may its cast reign as agents of chaos and confusion on the red carpet and in the audience. Per usual, the queens were the least conspicuously dressed attendees with this years crop including a Michael Jackson (those prosthetics!), a Miss Piggy and, yes, a Labubu. Season 17 competitor Joella was the one who showed up in the toy-inspired outfit, which didnt not resemble some Five Nights at Freddys nightmare fuel, and, to the frustration of those seated behind them, they kept the oversized headpiece on for the bulk of the show.La-oh-no!