Quinta Brunson jokes she 'might punch' Jimmy Kimmel 'in the face' after stunt during her Emmys speech

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Jimmy Kimmel faced backlash after some viewers took issue with a controversial stunt that he pulled during Quinta Brunson's Emmy Awards acceptance speech on Monday night.

Kimmel, 54, and Will Arnett, 52, who were the presenters for the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series award, began their segment with a bit in which the actor dragged Kimmel on stage by his ankles as he joked that the TV host had passed out after having "gotten into the skinny margaritas" backstage following his loss in his own category.

When Brunson, 32, walked onstage to accept her award after Arnett announced her as the winner, she had to step over Kimmel's body to get to the microphone as he pretended to be comatose while laying on the floor. "Jimmy, wake up, I won…Jimmy?" Brunson said as she bent over him while he remained committed to the act, though he did give her a thumb's up Jimmy Kimmel faced backlash after a stunt he pulled during Quinta Brunson's Emmy Awards acceptance speech. (Myung J.

Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Kimmel continued to lie at Brunson's feet during the entirety of her acceptance speech as she thanked her cast, crew and family before being played off the stage.