Julia Louis-Dreyfus Acceptance Speech | 2018 Mark Twain Prize

An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathered in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute Julia Louis-Dreyfus, recipient of the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on October 21, 2018. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, was presented at a gala performance featuring some of the biggest names in comedy. The event was taped by WETA Washington, D.C. and aired nationally on PBS on November 19, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. ET. Capital One is the Presenting Sponsor of Comedy at the Kennedy Center.
Under the direction of the creative team from Done + Dusted, the Kennedy Center’s new producing partner for the Twain Prize, the cast features many of Louis-Dreyfus’s admirers, friends, and collaborators, including Stephen Colbert, Bryan Cranston, Tina Fey, Ilana Glazer, Tony Hale, Abbi Jacobson, Jack Johnson, Keegan-Michael Key, Lisa Kudrow, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jerry Seinfeld.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus earned worldwide acclaim for her portrayal of Elaine Benes in the hit NBC series "Seinfeld," and as Christine Campbell in the CBS hit comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine." She currently stars in, and executive produces, the HBO series "Veep," which will soon begin its seventh season.
Between all shows combined, she has received eleven Emmy awards (six consecutively for "Veep") with twenty-four nominations, a Golden Globe award, nine Screen Actors Guild awards which makes her the most decorated actor in the history of the SAG awards, three Television Critics Association awards, five American Comedy Awards, a Peabody Award, and the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy. She has broken the record for the most Emmy's won by a single performer, as well as the most consecutive wins for a single role ("Veep").
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[@mervinedward6985]

By far, BY FARRRR one of the best award acceptance speech anywhere ever.

[@hannacook859]

Tina Fey's is good too

[@aljohntabion2751]

Will Ferrell

[@chrispearson8847]

That’s a bold statement lol

[@godbluffvdgg]

Steve Martin nailed his speech too...

[@jeetendrakhushlani6344]

Can't agree more 💯

[@foccha]

I’d give my entire life savings just to see Julia Louis Dreyfus do a Shakespeare play in the style of Elaine Benes. That monologue was hilarious.

[@williamlin955]

In a style of President Meyer will be better.

[@missmiou6273]

and the little dance step lol

[@lepetitchat123]

how much you got?

[@mrbillyb1966]

🤔🤔🤔HMMM?? HELL YA...

[@LaMilice.]

I'd give my live savings to see Julia Louis Dreyfus without clothes.

[@AVweb]

She *so* nailed it.

[@seronoradopanergic5545]

Has she ever flubbed? It’s like: JLD = Nailed it

[@timdaugherty4014]

That explains her "career."

[@thalesvelasco9864]

Again...

[@decibellone696]

@@danielduplantier4526 No she is right...no bias.

[@poetato18]

Is that Peter? Take me for a ride in your Cub sir!

[@amitjodha9057]

Comedy is the toughest genre, I can never imagine someone speaking like that unless they are the absolute best orators on earth.

[@simranr7876]

J Ørn she wrote her own speech

[@amitjodha9057]

@J Ørn Actually even if she had read this out(which she didn't), it was amazing, and hard. It's hard no matter how you think of this.

[@muhammaddawood4382]

That shaky voice during her thanks to Jerry really set the icing on the cake.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

God, I could go for a nice piece of cake right now.

[@jv-ep2tc]

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH NO cake for you !!!!!

[@gabrielalbuquerque6951]

So true

[@GuadalupeGuacamole]

When she called him “Jer” ❤️❤️❤️

[@ahmedadel8432]

I have the entire show but I don't know how to release it ...just wanna share for the fans

[@nehirakinn]

That Shania Twain joke was hilarious! Gotta love Julia ❤️

[@cydre3401]

Nehir Akın i laughed soo hard

[@pepumarius2006]

I actually burst out in laughter at that point. She's hilarious, no wonder Mister Twain wanted her to have the award!

[@agentfayelauxx8164]

Yep i knew that was coming.

[@scottricklaroque7428]

I too laughed hard at that and love Julia as well. She's awesome.

[@MuveSound]

Full show Julia (Mark Twain): kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHa3m3RjmtKar8k ✌️

[@danielasabransky5583]

"My thoughts and prayers go out to the whole Twain family especially the wonderful Shania" THIS SO GREAT LOL! I love it

[@JonathanPeterson-Elliott]

We need a shania twain and julia louis dreyfous collab 😂

[@tomlarnie2581]

Shania is Canadian by the way

[@daveg4236]

⁠your point?

[@thinebiggest]

Julia has been awarded 11 Emmy awards. 8 for acting...3 for producing. Thats all that needs to be said about this gem of an actress and human being who has provided me, as well as millions of others, quality laughs over her now 39 year career. Congrats Julia!!!!

[@DavidJohnson-lm7nn]

hey only accolade is "she knows Jerry." For her to win one, before him, is fucking ludicrous. She's known for her stand up as much as Einstein is known for his professional NBA play as a two guard. She wasnt a writer so the awards you mention are not for comedy. I dont know who is fucking worse, this award or Ellen. Its a travesty.

[@Michael-mh4vr]

11 Emmys.. she yet doesn't deserve it. Relative to the literal icons who've received it. Pleazzz. She just has the right connections.

[@queenjustine66]

@@Michael-mh4vr How many do you have?

[@ghostsofnormmacdonald2446]

This speech was definitely sponge worthy!

[@Trollika_Devi]

Haha Captain...it was .

[@faustacastaneda1578]

😂😂😂🤣🤣😂 how many boxes?

[@NatalieBoat111]

Lol you're winning at life sir

[@1401minstrel]

LMAO!

[@HouseOfMoths]

Captain Obvious dam great comment rip my hat to you

[@rhettgannon4417]

What did we ever do to deserve this amazing woman? Hilarious, humble, down-to-earth, searingly intelligent and witty. We broke the mold with this one.

[@pepumarius2006]

she truly is an international treasure!

[@scottricklaroque7428]

She is that generations Lucille Ball or Mary Tyler Moore, but yea, I haven't seen anyone near her level since Seinfeld wrapped up, the writing on her own shows wasn't good enough to let her truly shine or else we would have had an untold number of extra years of her, but sadly it wasn't to be. I sure do still love her in syndication though.

[@citisoccer]

AND beautiful. She's beyond rare, and man, Seinfeld in still my go-to relax show.

[@flensoest]

Weird thing to say. She's just an actress ffs

[@81ghale]

flensoest but... she’s searingly intelligent. Not just regular intelligent, but burning flesh level smart. That’s something.

[@nirmalsuki]

Gary Walsh (Tony Hale) must go down as the best assistant character of all time... I mean, he even assists her outside of the show...

[@Meechskii]

Nirmal Kirtisinghe i agree

[@sarahbee3868]

Did you see him assisting her when she won one of her Emmys? It was hilarious.

[@billycloudy9078]

sarah bee Yeah I thought that was funny as all heck very good!! yeah that Tony Hale he’s kind of an underrated guy he’s good on arrested development I remember seeing him chuck in season two as a store manager he was good in that as well!

[@djtexas4993]

When her voice shook.. it was just done...Over with! Jerry’s speech about her on this night is also just awesome. Amazing.

[@puncherry]

and the face when the applause!!!

[@anneparham]

This should be taught in a Public Speaking class - wow. Amazing.

[@pepumarius2006]

actually that would be an amazing thing to do! So much to learn from her (ofcourse this was a "scripted" speech, nevertheless she has a tone to teach us)

[@hannahburger7]

100%.... not only is she reading the audience as she progresses, she also has the ability to flow in and out of "character.'

[@heyitsNIZAH]

I do come back to this often. A great example of something written, rehearsed, and yet so naturally delivered.

[@ricardopaesdebarros8996]

"The fact that I've had the opportunity to make people laugh for a living is one of the many blessings that I have received in my life". So beautiful & sweet. Lov u Julia!

[@RahulKumar-ng2gh]

Ricardo Paes de Barros great speech, loved it

[@lindaleelaw5277]

I wasn't. blessed with looks or money,,but a,quick wit. And to hear someone say, " you made my day " - well that s it for me. Laugh.

[@peege-ayclarke5511]

Ricardo Paes Raul says.. yes

[@peege-ayclarke5511]

O.k. o.k. okaaaay. I am SORRY. I cross referenced Raul Julia with Julia Louise .. and Richard Dryfus... s? I need up here .. Look .. Rick and morty are the BABABOUIE. .. not me .

[@peege-ayclarke5511]

Lindalee Law so .. it seems a little out of place where you left it.. ( lol... left tit...)

[@rajasdeshpande7776]

We don't deserve her . She's absolutely a legend and a national treasure. She's really really funny and really beautiful . We love you Julia. We absolutely do.

[@CarmenRosaMarisolZoila]

Her comedic timing and impeccable tonality is super rare. She s one of the good ones

[@informatist]

"According to Wikipedia, I have two sons, Charlie & Henry..." 🤣🤣

[@amitabhsharma3916]

This has got to be the best Mark Twain Prize acceptance speech ever! Hilarious, emotional, thoughtful. Julia killed it!

[@CoachingHigher]

Amitabh Sharma this and Tina’s!

[@mikeydelasoul]

Agreed!

[@bernlin2000]

Definitely. Loved Will Farrell's as well, but Julia is just so genuine and decent. Irresistible.

[@optimisticwhovian1726]

She really did kill it, she made me laugh and cry in one acceptance speech, I never do that for anyone, she's a class act. She thoroughly deserves her awards.

[@308W82]

I disagree! This has got to be the best ACCEPTANCE speech ever!!! Comic Gold!!!

[@citisoccer]

Ok, the fact that she worked the "little kicks" dance in...just amazing. She's in the .00001%. Awesome woman, in every way.

[@RawringRaverForever]

The way jerry looked while she gave her shakey thank you, ended me. There’s so much love there and I’m so glad she got this. She deserves everything and more

[@madelainexf]

right? I noticed that too.

[@MrglsJon]

She added the little kicks to her Shakespere! Sweet fancy Moses!

[@uruiamnot]

No dance, though. I wanted to see the thumb dance!

[@GuadalupeGuacamole]

It was gold...GOLD.

[@waynej2608]

Just great! 😍

[@brockalbert5111]

Yes! She read Shakespeare as Elaine.

[@brockalbert5111]

@@uruiamnot If you want to see the dance, go watch the Seinfeld episode. This was perfect. She read Shakespeare as Elaine! It was a subtle nod to the dance, and the Seinfeld episode was called "The Little Kicks". So doing the *little kicks* was just enough. I mean, she found a way to incorporate the dance into Shakespeare. What more do you want?

[@christinemg8855]

10:40 "Laughter is a basic human need, along with love, and food, and an HBO subscription."

[@pyromaniac354]

I agree with everything but the HBO subscription part

[@juancpgo]

@@pyromaniac354 r u kidding? It's essential.

[@scottricklaroque7428]

@@juancpgo Jailbreak a firestick and pay $40 a year for a high quality VPN, MUCH cheaper than cable and get EVERYTHING ever put on video or film. But I guess it wouldn't have been proper for her to endorse that. :D

[@queenjustine66]

@@pyromaniac354 The joke is that her show Veep was on HBO.

[@theone1111]

Not many folks talk about "The New Adventures of Old Christine" on top of allllllllllllllll her other stuff, that's one Series I will watch over and over and over again!! Love ya Julia!!! XOXOX

[@Leo-xq9mt]

Yes!!! I was left wanting more episodes...I just love old Christine's mess! 🤭😁😂

[@edwinlansang5713]

Very funny show! Everyone in it was hilarious!

[@walkz007]

Is it good?

[@theone1111]

@@walkz007 it's awesome!!!

[@walkz007]

@@theone1111 I look for it via torrents I doubt I will find it on any streaming site,cheers👍👍

[@carolinehaf21]

The voice crack when she got to Jerry - what a beautiful relationship and understanding they share. Longevity of both actors is so amazing. I love them both and always have ♡

[@scottricklaroque7428]

Same here, how they addressed each other also said a lot. Jules and Jer.

[@karwanekamran]

This woman is amazingly funny.

[@rockade2408]

i love her, she is so funny

[@sharonsolana]

And quick-witted!

[@genevievemarie9427]

Holy cow, Julia's mom is beautiful!

[@grational]

She brings a luster where ever she goes!

[@maryanne4288]

No denying she's funny however... she was reading from a teleprompter rehearsed jokes written by comedy writers. A lot of celebrities call Bruce Vilanch for funny one-liners when it comes to events like these. ;)

[@colettemr]

Elaine doing Shakespeare and her jerk dancing, CLASSIC!

[@101919571]

JLD doing Shakespeare as only she could! It made me belly-laugh!

[@jomijomzjoms5527]

War war ,what is it good for 😂😂

[@sageeridani]

Julia must be protected. It broke my heart to watch her get tired as the speech went on. I could see her feet shaking. As someone who went through treatment, I understand how fast the body gets tired from standing up and she did it beautifully. I love her!

[@smpotts173]

She is an unbelievable talent. This was like a fully fleshed-out scene from TV. It was risky to make the Shakespeare audition a recurring gag throughout, in the middle of thank yous, etc. She is a genius.

[@hutch1197]

She is an absolute national treasure.

[@hutch1197]

@Brett Stanton How many Julia Louis Dreyfus KZbin comments sections have you stalked? You don't like her. We get it. Either move on or get therapy to help you move on.

[@hutch1197]

@Yenuel DA Wow, that's a first. Someone disagreeing because I didn't show ENOUGH love. I like your response and I agree!

[@Lommy9999]

Absolutely.

[@Volvican]

I thought the Peter Hall - Merchant thing was going to fall flat but I should have known better - she is simply always funny. Love her and I'm so happy she's well.

[@leviathan85]

It's all about timing and delivery. She pulled it off like a charm.

[@GijsvanDam]

The set-up was done flawlessly.

[@bernlin2000]

She took it all the way, I loved that :-)

[@deedeehellovadame5797]

Her speech was hilarious and heartwarming but more notable is her exquisite timing. Sheer genius. A good heart and a very very funny woman.

[@cpretzel2558]

This whole speech feels so genuine and kind.

[@wfdix1]

I didn’t realize she was such a great writer, or that Mark Twain enjoyed television so much.

[@waynej2608]

And, that they exchanged e-mail. Who knew?! 😆

[@turbojon8117]

Love love love her and her delivery, but she has stated that her speech was a collaboration ... I think with the Veep writers.

[@TamannaDas]

This woman was born to be a performer. What a perfect acceptance speech. We're truly lucky to have witnessed her rise and rise. I'm sure there's more greatness to come.

[@Davidlhstennis]

“Especially the wonderful Shania” lol best line.

[@MikeBarbre]

DYING when she intro'd the cardboard cut-out. Wrekd. lmao What a speech. Truly deserving of such an award.

[@7ArchEnemy7]

Thank god I stumbled upon this masterpiece. Top of the muffin to you! Julia 👏

[@vaskylark]

LOL but it's "Top of the muffin to YOU!" good one that made me laugh hehe

[@TheDJLeo01]

I literally just watched that episode last night!

[@EugeniaPortobello]

Spot on, it's a masterpiece

[@ZombieMiezz]

I always wondered if the Muffin top song from 30Rock is a reminiscence to Julia from Tina....

[@Leo-xq9mt]

You sound like a true fan of Julia. You got to see her Bafta acceptance speech. Is shorter, but HILARIOUS!!! 🤭😁👌

[@demogog3449]

She ages very well. She also is underrated as an actress in my opinion. Elaine was great and Old Christine was great and very different characters.

[@zizinnnn]

underrated with so many awards? lol

[@Gymnopediea]

She's aged like fine wine! She wasn't even this beautiful in her 30's!

[@marisatowler]

are you kidding me?!? new adventures of old christine was absolutely hysterical; best underrated show ever!!

[@Emmareads15]

I loved Old Christine, very underrated as a comedy series, although she did win an Emmy for that too. 3 different characters have won her an Emmy.

[@yankees5297]

yeah she’s won more Emmy’s and more SAG awards than anyone else ... I think she’s been appreciated fairly well

[@cpretzel2558]

8:28 the purest smile I’ve ever seen :) he’s so happy for his friend

[@chiedu90069]

This is absolutely one of the funniest and most heartfelt speeches ever. JLD is a true genius!

[@c.v7750]

Great speech. JLD is so funny and is a national treasure.

[@AlfredoRodriguez3]

World Heritage if I may

[@jeffreylevine3352]

Cynthia Veit 2

[@billc5378]

Only if you don't include the movie, "North"

[@Lommy9999]

She is.

[@jonathangagne525]

I love how her voice cracks when she mentions Jerry. Love is a wonderful thing!

[@blueberry7899]

4:02 "I love comedy and I love my career" Honestly that delivery cracks me up. It reminds me of your aunt or someone at a family dinner, who is frustrated at the way their life has turned out, but putting on a good show, but cracks at the end. It's so well done

[@rainaghosh8363]

Every time i feel sad for any reason, i watch this hilarious and humble speech. I am not really the one to look up celebrities but i love julia louis dreyfus and her art. I loved her on seinfeld and veep and her guest appearances on arrested development. Julia louis dreyfus spreads joy with her work and her ever so infectious laughter. What a wonderful artist!

[@rainaghosh8363]

1st April, 2024. Watching it because I'm upset.

[@hammun6]

God bless Julia Louis-Dreyfus, what a life-affirming speech. And then, at 11:00 I just lost it. After that, I no longer knew if I was laughing through my tears or crying over my laughter. Anyway, thanks Julia, for everything you've done and everything you will still do in the years to come. And thank you so much for beating cancer. You are an inspiration.

[@peege-ayclarke5511]

Murilo Melo isn't she just amazing?

[@peege-ayclarke5511]

Thank you for beating cancer? Dufuh?

[@eddiecollins7665]

No she hasn’t beaten it... yet... God I can’t imagine the consequence.

[@collinw1353]

How can you not love her?

[@Gymnopediea]

I can't not love her. ;)

[@joanketelby752]

I don't know her, that's how.

[@drlee2]

Elaine was the best character on Seinfeld and JLD one of the best actresses in the history of television.

[@cactaceous]

Been in love with her personality since 1993. I was 13, she was just amazing. Beautiful, funny, talented... She is still the same yet better. Veep is amazing. As a 38 year old man, married with a daughter, my standard of the perfect woman has not only been Ms Benes, but Ms Louis Dreyfus. Gets better with age. Beautiful, funny, incredibly talented. Absolutely flawless.

[@WaterChleo]

I love the way she describes her Emmy sweep. Super classy. We should all learn to think before we speak and present a bit of humility, like her.

[@shankhyadebnath]

What brilliance and command over her craft!!!

[@stevedonahue7956]

what craft? she hasn't been in shit since Seinfeld ended

[@NibsNiven]

@@stevedonahue7956 You need to watch Veep. Some of the best stuff ever made. Better than Seinfeld IMO.

[@KN-lq4zv]

She doesn’t age. beautiful, funny, and seemingly right down to earth.

[@dnikhilrao]

Brilliant. Just got done watching Veep. Three months ago all I knew about her was Elaine. This woman is comic genius. This speech was genius.

[@sarahkumkumapoovu]

"especially the wonderful Shania"! I spit my coffee out on that... you rock Elaine!!!

[@jojomakes]

9:30 Julia’s mom is beautiful! I see where she gets that beautiful smile from!

[@queenjustine66]

I have to geek out here--i just met her this evening, along with her husband, Brad, at a screening of a documentary film they made together. I'm such a huge fan of hers since Seinfeld, and for the last 12 yrs i've been working for an organization she is connected with and hoping i'd have a chance to meet her... so happy i was able to!

[@MackDamage07]

The acceptance speech was a hell of an act while saying the truth being funny humble emotional and everything in between. She razzled and dazzled once more!! 👏🙌

[@kellyb4]

She always gives the best speeches.

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

Everyone knows that Portia was angsty and gestured a lot. Underrated performance.

[@JinxMarie1985]

It was a joke........

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

@@JinxMarie1985 I'm clearly telling a joke too, smh.

[@shadw008]

She'd better have gotten a standing ovation for that.

[@Unknown42Life]

The way she organized her speech is beautiful. I mean.. this is one of the best acceptance speeches I have heard. So creative.

[@aloknr3355]

What a legendary acceptance speech !

[@NotTheLarryDavid]

Pure class.

[@mattdarbyshire4962]

It's not really Larry david

[@aceofbass95]

She is THE woman of comedy of her generation. We’ll be talking about her like we talk about Lucy Ball

[@llw53one]

Great speech! She’s so captivating! I was hanging on her every word.

[@MarufRayhan375]

It made me cry when she almost cried describing jerry's hard work,. I clearly felt that she misses the show still now! Time is such a thing :(

[@rickiek]

Julia is a national treasure. No other way to describe her.

[@bitchee]

"Especially, the wonderful Shania"

[@antisomething4248]

Great speech.... the great thing about this award is it’s awarded to the natural comedians who are the best

[@BooringBoo]

the wonderful shania :D

[@daniesza]

Her lace dress has the most interesting fashion statement of a tattered society.... she looks stunning in a post apocaplytic elegance. That said, She is fabulous.

[@vwgti303]

WTF?

[@emcats84]

The society is doing just fine. Stop letting the media and Hollywood elites sell you lies.

[@sparklingdaisy3169]

@@emcats84 you're being lied to. our society is crap. don't know why you're still in denial about it.

[@emcats84]

aundrea hodges You are being played for a complete fool.

[@paco5503]

@@emcats84 84, does JLD mean the quaint old days of law & order when they kept illegal entrants murderers, rapist etc. in jail?

[@zapkvr]

Christine finished way too soon. It was hysterical. I LOVED IT

[@JuleszzC]

I was laughing so hard I was crying during "It blesseth him that gives and him that takes" with the Elaine dance kick moves. Too funny!

[@vladhardware5642]

If you think about the whole speech, it's the work of a genius. To give a context and then to build a story on top of it is great. But to make that story incidental and funny is brilliant. And to make it the funniest story ever is just pure genius. JLD, you're the goddess of genius comedy.

[@DARMED1993]

Great and funny speech 👍😍☺

[@melliemae]

Done. After the dis of our prez.

[@colin5196]

@@melliemae Well, Obama was dissed for eight years and he didn't let it get to him . . . you know why? Class.

[@menonunya2984]

Can't believe they bleeped her saying "effin".

[@whale2207]

Watching 2019. I love this woman she is genuinely funny. She has the silly funny, the sarcastic funny and the badass funny. To me she made Seinfeld successful with her eccentricities. "No more soup for you, next." My favorite episode. New Christine was also funny.

[@nevada531]

As a cancer survivor and a lover of Seinfeld. much love and congratulations to Julia. Without humor what are we? Oh right, we are the POTUS.

[@drumdust]

Thumbs up for somehow mentioning Trump.

[@colettemr]

Same here... The Dr's advice was watch comedy. I did not get to watch Seinfeld until after it was off the air. I have not watched every episode at least 4x. Julia reminds me soo much of Lucille Ball in her comedic nature.

[@joshgarbemusic]

Trump is hilarious. Easily the funniest president ever

[@JeffThePoustman]

It would be nice if people didn't insist on bringing politics into everything. It's almost like an out-of-control growth that invasively ruins its environment.

[@MyJbryant]

30 years later and I still have the biggest crush on Julia.

[@creativitycell]

Julia Louis Dreyfus acceptance speech and Tina Fey's are works of comedy genius that reflect how amazingly talented they both are. I've watched n listened to both multiple times over the years, and one day if not already they will both be in the American museum of history and culture or whatever it's called..... absolutely brilliant. Mark Twain would be so proud and laughing his head off too! 🤣🙏

[@sarayan.3467]

This is how a life well lived looks like.

[@Gymnopediea]

Stunning!

[@roxannestapleton-whyms6925]

Thanks for the laughs Julia Louis-Dreyfus! You're one of the funniest people on the planet! Love ya!

[@fonkoudjoendia2651]

As a great fan of the work of mark twain, I was so sad to recently learn that he was dead. My thoughts and prayers go out to the whole Twain family-especially the wonderful Shania.

[@marloelswick44]

My favorite comedian, thank you Julia for bringing me laughs and helping me see the funny in Life.

[@jbfonfrias9133]

Receiving the Mark Twain award was "worth it" - great line. Love this lady !

[@microphonehead55]

How can a human being be so so so wonderful????? Truly an inspiration.

[@cindynewjersey7153]

One of the best acceptance speeches ever! She truly made the case for why she received this award in the first place. The bar she set is so high I’m not sure anyone will ever surpass her. I love you Julia! You’ve got it all! Looks, talent, hysterically funny and above all a wonderful place human being. You deserved this like no other! God bless you and thank you for your body of work that can be watched for decades and beyond!🤩🤩🤩♥️♥️♥️

[@WorkFromYourLaptop]

What an absolute flawless beauty. Hard work that comes off effortless. Incredible.

[@MrsPeebles62]

She has so much class. Her dress is absolutely stunning!

[@jjsc4396]

She's only grown over the years as a comedienne. Consistently funny and funnier in all comedy formats. Truly well deserved.

[@madcircle1970]

I lived in Brentwood in the early 90's, and I saw Julia around the 'hood. So beautiful and wonderful. Glad to see this.

[@le9335]

National treasure. So funny and accomplished and so down to earth at same time.

[@margoomahony9565]

She’s made me cry laughing more times than I can count, thank you JLD x

[@DavidJoneswhynotgoglobal]

I've been a fan of this wonderfully talented lady for decades, and watching this makes me admire her even more. I don't think you can make a speech like this without being a person of true warmth and character. Bravo JLD and thank you for sharing so much joy.

[@freshstartification]

David Jones She has auto cue

[@ninalucena953]

Can she please get an award for this speech as well? 💖

[@noelgenoway9360]

😂 Julia Louis-Dreyfus nailed it - her comedy timing, intelligence, sequencing, delivery, cadence, and content, second to none!! Pure genius!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😍😍😍😍😍!!! We love you Julia!!

[@stevefowler2112]

My favorite Mark Twain quote goes well with Julia..."I spent 90% of my money on women and wine and I wasted the other 10%". She is fantastic.

[@fredpearson5204]

Good quotation (which is not the same as a "quote"), only Mark Twain never said or wrote that.

[@dvdert6]

Selena Meyer finally won something she deserved haha love her

[@21CCommunIT]

Emman Touché!

[@kpag3030]

Great speech Julia! And no one has ever deserved that award more than you do. You’re a national treasure!

[@gabrielcalderaro1439]

This speech - and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in general, if I'm honest - keep bringing me back to watch this video, cause it's fun, it's amazing, and just all-around a great time. Love this woman!

[@atomsk1972]

Proving, once again, that the award is well deserved.