Paul Rudd will be up against Bachrach, with his nomination for his supporting role in Only Murders in the Building. Matthew Broderick made a guest appearance on the show, and is nominated for the guest actor in a comedy category for playing himself.
Comedian Alex Edelman was nominated for his writing for ‘Just for Us’ a one man show that saw him receive a Tony award earlier this year.
Seth Meyers received a nod for hosting Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Jon Stweard is up against him after making a return to The Daily Show.
Maya Rudolf was nominated for lead actress in a comedy series for Loot, and received three other nominations, too – two for guest-hosting “Saturday Night Live” and one for her voiceover work in Netflix’s “Big Mouth”.
Hannah Einbinder received a nomination for lead supporting actress in a comedy series for Hacks.
Jewish writers were nominated this year, too. Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted received a nomination in the television movie category, and Eric André was nominated for his series The Eric Andre Show.
Albert Brooks’ documentary Defending my Life received a nomination. Brooks is Jewish, and so is filmmaker Rob Reiner, who directed the film. Eugene Levy was nominated for his show The Reluctant Traveller.
A few Jew-ish celebs were also nominated in this year’s Emmys. Tom Hollander, for example, received a nomination for lead actor in a TV anthology or movie for Feud: Capote vs the Swans. The actor’s father’s family were Czech Jews who espaced the Nazis, but his father converted to Catholicism in the UK.
