<![CDATA[Issa Rae acknowledges COVID-19’s role in ‘Insecure’ Emmy love]]> https://usagag.com/2020/08/22/issa-rae-acknowledges-covid-19s-role-in-insecure-emmy-love/ Sat, 22 Aug 2020 01:14:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://usagag.com Issa Rae acknowledges COVID-19’s role in ‘Insecure’ Emmy love Issa Rae’s “Insecure” is up for eight Emmys — but she’s giving COVID-19 some credit for the achievement.

“I think the pandemic, being quarantined during a period when our humanity was questioned, in a more front-facing way, definitely helped” convince Emmy voters, Rae told the Hollywood Reporter.

“We came on during a time when people were bored at home and also there were racial uprisings, and our show served as a comfort,” she said.

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