VIDEO: Sean Spicer does a cameo at the Emmys; few laughed, others fumed

The reactions to Sean Spicer were better than Sean Spicer #Emmys pic.twitter.com/KTBZwVwXCM

— Emily Longeretta (@emilylongeretta) September 18, 2017

Melissa McCarthy, present in the audience, too couldn’t believe it and the cameras caught the artist’s expression as a beaming Spicer took the task upon himself to answer Colbert’s query. “This will be the largest audience to witness the Emmys period, both in person and around the world,” Spicer said echoing something he had said about Trump’s inauguration audience figure.

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Sean Spicer just crashed the 2017 #Emmys … 😱 https://t.co/3wl9U52xqN pic.twitter.com/DIgFb9PxKy

— People (@people) September 18, 2017

Hearing Spicer’s reply, Colbert jokingly said, “Wow, that really soothes my fragile ego.” And as Spicer waved goodbye at the audience, he added, “Melissa McCarthy, everybody.”

While many were as surprised as the audience, a few laughed and lauded him for being a sport.

What fun to watch @seanspicer having a sense of humor about all the times he lied to the American public! GOOD SPORT! #emmys

— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) September 18, 2017

Let’s just sit back and take in the fact that Sean Spicer went from Press Secretary to in-person Emmy punchline in less than a year pic.twitter.com/ip3N53Vh1M

— Will Federman (@wfederman) September 18, 2017

that spicer moment tho #Emmys2017 pic.twitter.com/Ku8UVLTzZn

— OliviaAndersonBrown (@livandbrown) September 18, 2017

When you introduce #SeanSpicer as @melissamccarthy in front of @melissamccarthy. #Emmys #Emmys2017 pic.twitter.com/6YaVnwjZlF

— Jonathan Berk (@berkie1) September 18, 2017

However, many seemed to be irked by his cameo, including Kal Penn, who snubbed the former US Press Secretary to Donald Trump and urged everyone not to laugh off Spicer’s presence and what he claims to stand for.

.@seanspicer can normalize himself in good fun, but he still passionately advocated against human rights, health care, & American values

— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) September 18, 2017

Sean Spicer’s stint in the Emmys just reminds me that Hollywood will always reward whiteness and racism despite how destructive or dangerous

— sarah amy harvard (@amyharvard_) September 18, 2017

SEAN SPICER DOES NOT GET TO BE FUNNY

— Ira Madison III (@ira) September 18, 2017

Harvard fellowships, Emmy appearances, huge speaking fees: there’s just gonna be no penalty for working in Trump’s White House, huh?

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 18, 2017

So we’re just letting Sean Spicer in on the joke now, huh?

— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) September 18, 2017

Interesting choice by Emmys to let someone joke about demonstrably lying to the American people on behalf of the most powerful person in US

— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 18, 2017

I’ve reported in 5 conflict zones, wrote a book and still have trouble getting men to take me seriously but Sean Spicer works at Harvard now

— Sulome Anderson (@SulomeAnderson) September 18, 2017

Current situation:

Steve Bannon – 60 Minutes feature
Sean Spicer – Emmy cameo

BUT Hillary Clinton needs to “shut up and go away”#NotOK

— VickiS 🇺🇸 (@vickscan) September 18, 2017

The fact we laughed at Sean Spicer doesn’t make him a comedy act. Bringing out a propagandist at the Emmy’s was extremely inappropriate.

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) September 18, 2017

Had to turn it off. My industry hanging with Sean Spicer and honoring Roger Ailes made me depressed. #Emmy

— Lexi Alexander ‎ (@Lexialex) September 18, 2017

There is nothing funny about Sean Spicer .. he stood in front of our kids and lied about the smallest things. Pathetic Emmy’s.

— howardlindzon (@howardlindzon) September 18, 2017

Letting #SeanSpicer participate in the #Emmys tells you why problems persist:

THERE ARE NO CONSEQUENCES FOR BAD BEHAVIOR.

— Gus Posey 🌍 (@gus_posey) September 18, 2017