Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg make Emmy history with multiple wins for ‘The Studio’ including best series

By Canadian Press on September 14, 2025.

After making a career of playing lovable underachievers, Seth Rogen is officially an overachiever: his show “The Studio” set a new Emmy record for the most wins by a comedy, racking up top prizes including best series.

The Vancouver comedian and his longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg dominated the comedy categories at Sunday’s bash, when they also collected directing and writing trophies for their Apple TV Plus cringe comedy.

Rogen also claimed the best comedy acting for his role as the frazzled boss of a struggling Hollywood studio who juggles corporate pressures with his dream of making genuinely good movies.

The longtime collaborators took home 13 awards, including nine Emmys picked up at last weekend’s Creative Arts ceremony.

Meanwhile, 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.

The night began with Rogen taking the stage to claim the acting award, the first award of the night, and expressing surprise at the meteoric success of “The Studio.”

“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 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.”

TV comedy veteran Michaels reflected on his early “SNL” days in his speech.

“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.”

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

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press