HacksStar Hannah Einbinder's Mom,SNLAlum Laraine Newman, Says 'F---The Bear' After Its Emmys 2024 Win

Mar. 15, 2025

(L) Laraine Newman and Hannah Einbinder.Photo:Lila Seeley/Getty; Amy Sussman/Getty

Lila Seeley/Getty; Amy Sussman/Getty

Hannah Einbinder’s momLaraine Newmanhas some choice words aboutThe Bear’s comedy nominations at the2024 Emmy Awards.

Shortly afterThe Bear’s Liza Colón-Zayaswon the best supporting actressin a comedy series — a category for which Newman’s daughter was also nominated, forHacks— theSaturday Night Livealum shared a short but strong statement about the FX series being included in this year’s comedy category.

“F—. THE. BEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” she post onX (formerly known as Twitter).

She later deleted the post,replying to one fan, “I took it down. Not my best moment.” Instead,she replaced it with a post saying"I think the Bear is a great show but IMHO it’s not a comedy- not even a dark comedy."

Hannah Einbinder at the 2024 Emmys.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Critics and fans alike have raised questions about whether or not the FX series could really be considered a comedy, or if the show would be a better fit as a drama due to its sometimes dark subject nature.

Questions aboutThe Bear’scategory were also brought up during the2023 Emmy Awardsas well, when the show earned 10 awards including outstanding comedy series and outstanding supporting actress.

Jeremy Allen White on ‘The Bear’.Courtesy of FX

Courtesy of FX

According to theEmmy nomination rules, producers are able to select which category a show can be nominated in, but must receive final approvals from the “Academy’s Industry Panel.”

The rules also state that for a show to be considered a comedy, “the majority of a [show’s] time” must be “primarily comedic” for at least six episodes in a season. Once a show is entered into a specific category, “all entries must follow the specific categorization of a show.”

Meaning if a show is entered as a comedy, all the awards — acting and directing, for example — need to be within the comedy series category.

The Bear’s Liza Colón-Zayas win an Emmy Award.ABC

ABC

This year’s Emmys host,Eugene LevyandDan Levyalso poked fun at the series being nominated in the comedy categoryduring their opening monologue.

“I know some of you might be expecting us to make a joke about whetherThe Bearis really a comedy,” Eugene joked. “But in the true spirit ofThe Bearwe will not be making any jokes”

On Sept. 15, Colón-Zayas won the award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series, her first Emmy win ever. She was opposite Einbinder, Carol Burnett (Palm Royale)andAbbott Elementary’s Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph.

In her acceptance speech, she said, in part, “How could I have thought it would be possible to be in the presence of Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett and Janelle and Sheryl Lee Ralph. I love you all, I revere you to the bottom of my heart.”

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