Kelsey Grammer reacts to Shelley Long and Woody Harrelson skipping the ‘Cheers’ Emmys reunion
nypost.comgave 1980s TV junkies a thrill with a surprise group appearance set against the unmistakable “Cheers” backdrop midway through the star-studded Jan.
15 fête. While stationed at their usual spot around the cozy Boston bar, Grammer and his former colleagues collectively presented Hulu’s “The Bear” with the awards for Best Directing for a Comedy Series and Best Writing in a Comedy Series.
Fans of the four-decades-old show were tickled to see the old gang back together again. The buzzy homecoming, too, preceded the award ceremony’s in-memoriam tribute, which sweetly honored the cast’s late co-star, Kirstie Alley, who died at age 71 in 2022.
However, the striking absence of Long, 74 — who supremely starred as the loquacious, yet lovable barmaid “Diane Chambers” — and Woody Harrelson, 62 — the pub’s endearingly dimwitted barback — was felt by both series buffs and Grammer. “Woody’s in England doing a play right now so he couldn’t be there,” said the “Frasier” megastar of Harrelson, who’s currently in the play “Ulster American“ in London’s West End. “I was sorry Shelley didn’t make it,” he went on, without further expounding on Long’s nonappearance. “But the other guys, it was great to see them.”The Post spotted a demure Long walking her chihuahua near her Pacific Palisades, Calif., home just one day after she failed to join her ex-castmates on LA’s Peacock Theater stage.
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