Vancouver’s Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg break Emmy record with multiple wins for ‘The Studio’

By Canadian Press on September 14, 2025.

After making a career of playing lovable underachievers, Seth Rogen is officially an overachiever: his series “The Studio” has set a new Emmy record for the most wins by a freshman comedy series.

The Vancouver comedian and his longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg collected a slew of hardware at an awards bash Sunday, including best directing and best writing for their Apple TV Plus cringe comedy, while Rogen claimed a trophy for best acting in a comedy.

Halfway through the telecast their tally reached 12 awards, including nine Emmys “The Studio” picked up at last weekend’s Creative Arts ceremony.

Rogen stars as the frazzled boss of a struggling Hollywood studio, juggling corporate pressures with his dream of making genuinely good movies.

Toronto native Lorne Michaels won an Emmy for best live variety special as executive producer for “SNL50: The Anniversary Special.”

While accepting the award, the “SNL” creator noted he first won the trophy 50 years ago, and said he never thought he’d still be doing the same show half a century later.

“I was younger, and I had a lot of dreams about what would happen in my life,” said Michaels.

“And not one of those dreams was that I’d still be doing the same show for the next 50 years. However, here we are.”

In taking the stage to claim the acting trophy, Rogen said he’s been stunned by all of the awards attention.

“I still could not wrap my head around this happening, so I’ve literally prepared nothing. I’ve never won anything in my life,” Rogen said when he took the stage.

“When I was a kid I bought a used bowling trophy at an estate sale, and my parents were like, ‘Yeah, that’s a good idea.'”

Rogen and Goldberg previously scored Emmy nods as executive producers for “Pam & Tommy” in 2022 in the limited series category, and for “The Boys” in 2021 for best drama series.

The duo have worked together since their teenage years in Vancouver, building a decades-long partnership that’s produced many irreverent comedies, including 2007’s “Superbad” and 2016’s “Sausage Party.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 14, 2025.

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press