Phoebe Waller-Bridges 'Fleabag' Sweeps Emmys, Beats Out 'Veep' In Major Categories

Fleabag creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge swept the 71st annual Emmy Awards, taking the stage a whopping three times.

Waller-Bridge edged Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Veep out of what would have been a history-making win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Fleabag also beat Veep in a surprise win for Outstanding Comedy Series, and Waller-Bridge took home a third trophy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy.

Had Louis-Dreyfus who played Selina Meyer on HBOs Veep and had been the frontrunner for the Lead Actress award won, she would have been the winner of more Emmys than any other actor.

Upon her win for acting, the 34-year-old Waller-Bridge said: No! Oh my God. No! Thank you. I find acting really hard and really painful. But its all about this. Thank you to be nominated with these unbelievable actresses.

Phoebes acceptance speech for winning the Outstanding lead actress in a Comedy series Emmy Award #Emmy2019 My Heart Im so proud pic.twitter.com/4GHBav8YNF

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Phoebes acceptance speech for winning the Outstanding lead actress in a Comedy series Emmy Award #Emmy2019 My Heart Im so proud pic.twitter.com/4GHBav8YNF
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Source (@phoebewallerbr1) September 23, 2019

She went on to say of her Fleabag co-stars: Its so sickening how much we love each other.

Her third time on stage, the London-born Waller-Bridge quipped, Well, this is just getting ridiculous and reflected on her shows humble beginnings. Fleabag started as a one-woman show at Edinburgh Festival in 2014 and the journey has been absolutely mental, she said.

Waller-Bridge also recognized Andrew Scott, who played Fleabag fan favorite Hot Priest. She noted that the shows highly praised second season would not have happened or exploded in the way that it did if it were not for Andrew Scott, who came into the Fleabag world as a whirlwind.

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Both Fleabag and Veep were up for trophies for the final time. Waller-Bridge has said that there will not be another season of her show, and Veep aired its series finale in May of this year.

Perhaps Louis-Dreyfus will make Emmys history with her next hit. In the interim, well be binge-watching both of these women-helmed shows until the end of time.