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    Mary McNamara: Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jennifer Coolidge helped save the Emmys from boring back-to-normal

    by Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Sep 13, 2022 4 minutes
    Lizzo presents the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series onstage during the 74th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2022.

    LOS ANGELES — For an entertainment journalist, nothing says "back to normal" more than trying to figure out the logistics of attending an awards show. After two years of remote-work comfort, one rebels against even the thought of Spanx, and I am too old and jaded for heels. It's the Emmys, after all, where the look is Oscar-casual plus gladiator sandals, and no one will be looking at me anyway.

    But I had forgotten the disorienting labyrinth of street closures and parking anxiety that marks the beginning of awards season. After finally leaving my car in the lot adjacent to the Microsoft, I was almost hit by a limo — which, admittedly, would be a super-dramatic death.

    And why

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