The US sitcom took home the top Comedy Series prize as well as gongs for Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Julie Bowen and Eric Stonestreet, while the ABC show's helmer Steven Levitan won the Director award.

Tell us about your Irish heritage.
“My dad’s family is from Cork, the Murphys. My mom’s side, the McDonaghs, were tinkers. The summer I was 17 I went to Ireland for the first time. I met 11 Mary Murphys in the first three days. I called my parents to say, ‘Could you have done something a little more original? This place is teaming with Mary Murphys.’”

Ellen DeGeneres has been nominated for 12 Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards

The talk show host has been unveiled as presenter of the prestigious ceremony, which honours the best in television and takes place on September 23.

The 'Bad Romance' hitmaker presented 'American Idol' and 'So You Think You Can Dance' executive producer Nigel Lythgoe with the honorary International Emmy Founders Award and expressed her gratitude for "all the early opportunities he gave me to perform on TV".

On Saturday night star of “Bridesmaids”, and Emmy Award winning actress wow fans of “Saturday Night Live” with her first hosting gig. Just one week after Alec Baldwin broke records with his 16th hosting gig the “Mike and Molly” star said that she was “beyond thrilled” with how it went.

The comedy series and the British period drama both took home four accolades from the prestigious ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, while 'Mad Men' and 'Mildred Pierce' were also awarded some of the top prizes.

Jane Lynch is ready to host the Emmy awards and she wants to make sure her routine is funny.

The HBO mini-series, 'Mildred Pierce', scored an astonishing 21 nods when the nominees were announced by Melissa McCarthy and Joshua Jackson.

The TV talk show host – who recently ended her programme after 25 years – was honoured with a Crystal Pillar Award at the ceremony in recognition of the way she has changed the face of daytime television.

Jane Lynch - who is only the third woman to take on the role of presenter - joked she will wear her "finest tracksuit" in honour of her TV character, cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester.

Hard-as-nails former "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell has been nominated for an International Emmy Award.

The Irish American's walked away with armfuls of awards last night at the 2010 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

Following in the shoes of controversial Ricky Gervais, Jimmy Fallon will host the Emmy Awards which will take place this Sunday, August 29, at the Nokia Theatre, L.A.

Irish costume designer, Joan Bergin, and wardrobe supervisor, Susan O'Connor Cave, won an Emmy on Saturday night at the Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, for their work on "The Tudors".

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