Samantha Bee opens the consolation prize The Emmy’s sent her for losing

The running gag for the past few years between late night talk show hosts is that it is inevitable, come Emmy time, that they will lose to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He’s JUST. SO. UNBEATABLE. A few years ago, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel really didn’t take it well, but don’t worry! This year the Primetime Emmys decided that, since no one even gets to attend the actual ceremony (thanks COVID), instead of drinking their sorrows, those who don’t walk away with the gilt trophy can get a consolation prize. Canada’s own Samantha Bee, host of Full Frontal, which was up against the unbeatable HBO Brit, decided to film her grand unboxing and it was . . . not entirely underwhelming?The former The Daily Show with Jon Stewart correspondent was presumably filmed by husband Jason Jones, also a Daily Show alum, taking a butter knife to the magnificently sealed box. After struggling with it between her legs for bit, she finally manages to chisel her way into that sucker to find the interior draped with purple curtains, and containing a small box of champagne.“Oh it’s like a little coffin . . . for alcohol!” she joked.

BREAKING: Here’s what’s in the box #Emmys2020 pic.twitter.com/KAEgLbeLlj

— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) September 21, 2020

Swearing under her breath, she then struggles to jimmy open the champagne box, and giggles as she finds a bottle of Ferrari Brut. Someone out of frame Googles how much one of those bottles of bubbly is worth, and the grand total is . . .“$28,” Jason says behind the camera. “The Emmy’s gave you a $28 bottle of champagne. Congratulations on all your hard work!”[video_embed id='-1']RELATED: 'Schitt's Creek' wins the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series[/video_embed]Sam then dropped her head between her knees for what could either be laughter or sobs . . . we’re not entirely sure.She’s not the only one who received a consolation prize box. Jimmy Kimmel, who also lost to John Oliver in the same category, opened his box after losing to find the Blu-Ray DVDs for seasons one and two of Young Sheldon.“That’s way better than a stupid Emmy,” he sneered, throwing the DVDs back in the box. “Congratulations again to John Oliver, I will be reporting him to ICE tomorrow.”Yikes. Don’t get on Kimmel’s bad side, fam.Ramy’s Ramy Youssef also posted a video of an Emmy representative in a hazmat suit waving outside his door with the Emmy Ramy . . . didn’t win.

when you lose the emmy pic.twitter.com/ECkbGcoHBA

— ramy youssef (@ramy) September 21, 2020

Is it just us or has Emmy developed a bit of a sick sense of humour this year?[video_embed id='-1']Before you go: David Letterman recycles his jokes from the 1986 Emmys[/video_embed]