Christina Applegate Jokes About The Irony Of Getting A Standing Ovation At Emmys

Kelly Bundy she is not. Christina Applegate  exemplified her sharp sense of humor Monday night at the 75th Emmy Awards .

As the Dead to Me star walked onto the Emmys stage with help from the ceremonys host, Anthony Anderson to present an award, she received a standing ovation.

Although the veteran TV actor deserved the gesture due to her years of excellent work in her industry, its hard to ignore that the standing ovation may have also been a tribute to how shes thriving since her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.

Applegate appeared to find the collective act pretty touching.

But she also couldnt help but point out the irony of the situation.

Thank you so much. Oh, my God. Youre totally shaming me, with disability, for standing up, she quipped. Its fine! Body not by Ozempic.

But as Applegate continued her speech, she noticed that the audience was clapping and cheering after practically every word that came out of her mouth, and she eventually said:

We dont have to applaud every time I do something.

Its unclear if the Married... With Children alum was starting to see some ableism seep into the audiences over-the-top reaction or if she was just trying to move on with her speech. But its important to note that a disabled person giving a speech or doing something that a non-disabled person could easily do isnt extraordinary (and thinking it is extraordinary contributes to ableism ) .

But one thing that is truly remarkable is Applegates sense of humor, and shes consistently used this talent to show that theres no need to feel awkward around someone with a disability.

When people see me now as a disabled person, I want them to feel comfortable that we can laugh about it, the Samantha Who? alum told talk-show host Kelly Clarkson  in December. But she also admitted that the humor shield she uses keeps me OK, but, of course, down on the insides, you feel the things.

But that didnt stop her from performing a disabled version of Santa Baby on Clarksons show as well, which had the following verse:

Disaby baby, hurry down the chimney tonight / I cant / cause my wheelchair wont fit down it.