Jason Sudeikis Jokes About Lorne Michaels Taking A 'Dump' During His 2021 Emmys Speech

Jason Sudeikis poked fun at "Saturday Night Live" creator and his former boss Lorne Michaels when the actor accepted his first Emmy award Sunday.

Sudeikis won outstanding actor in a comedy series during the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards for his performance as the titular coach on Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso." He beat out William H. Macy ("Shameless"), Michael Douglas ("The Kominsky Method"), Anthony Anderson ("Black-ish") and Kenan Thompson ("Kenan").

When he delivered his acceptance speech, Sudeikis thanked his family and made a hilarious shoutout to Michaels.

"Thank you very much. So...heck of a year," he was quoted as saying by E! News. "I would say this show is about family, this show is about mentors and teachers, this show is about teammates, and I wouldn't be here without those three things in my life."

Sudeikis mentioned his parents, Dan and Kathy, as well as his sisters Kristin and Lindsay. He also expressed his gratitude to his "sisters that have been chosen outside of biology, like Rachel," and his two children with ex-partner Olivia Wilde, Otis and Daisy.

"Mentors and teachers — I want to thank, you know, people like Mick Napier, folks at Second City. I want to thank folks at 'SNL,'" he added. "I want to thank Lorne, who went to take a dump right now. Perfect. He's going to get home he's going to watch it. He loves watching the Emmys at home. It's fine, it's fine. Which home is the big question."

The former "SNL" star went on to thank everyone involved in the production of "Ted Lasso," adding, "I'm only as good as you make me look. So really it means the world to be up here to be a mirror of what you give to me and we reflect back on each other back and forth."

In the Emmys press room, Michaels spoke highly of Sudeikis and teased the actor's return to "SNL."

"I was so happy for Jason," he said. "He'll be coming back soon to 'SNL.' I'm very happy about that."

Meanwhile, Sudeikis' co-star Hannah Waddingham also took home the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series Sunday night. When she accepted her award, she thanked Sudeikis for changing her life.

"Jason, you've changed my life with this and more importantly my baby girl's. Honestly, I'm so privileged to work with you," the 47-year-old actress was quoted by People as saying.

Their co-star Brett Goldstein also won outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series.

In a previous interview with GQ, Sudeikis addressed the similarities and differences between him and his character in "Ted Lasso." In the show, Lasso's marriage did not work out, so he got divorced. Sudeikis' real-life relationship with Wilde ended in November 2020 after nine years together.

But the actor said that the project had no direct connection to his life. "And yet one has nothing to do with the other. That's the crazy thing," Sudeikis said.