Hannah Einbinder‘s mother, Laraine Newmanhas spoken out about The Bear‘s comedy nominations at the 2024 Emmy Awards.

The Tricks The star’s 72-year-old mother expressed her disapproval on social media The Bear star Liza Colón-Zayas winning an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Einbinder’s daughter, Hannah, 29, was nominated in this category, along with Colón-Zayas, 52, for her role as Ava Daniels in the Max series.

“F—. THE. BEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Newman, a Saturday Night Live alum, wrote via X on Sunday, September 15. Newman quickly deleted the post, telling a fan who asked her opinion, “I know. I deleted it. Not my finest moment.”

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Newman subsequently wrote via X: “I think The Bear is a great show, but in my opinion it is not a comedy, not even a black comedy.”

Newman wasn’t the only one to comment on the FX series’ Emmys placement as a comedy series. Emmys cohost Eugene Levywho organized the event with son Dan Levyspoke about some “universal truths” about The Bear during the couple’s monologue.

“You’re here because your show struck a chord with the audience, your stories, your characters; we recognize ourselves in them,” Eugene said, referring to The Bear as an example.The Bear is nominated for 23 Emmys tonight, making it the most nominated comedy in history. I love the show and I know some of you might be expecting us to make a joke about or The Bear is actually a comedy. But in the true spirit of The Bear“We’re not going to make any jokes.”

The comments were met with approval from two stars of the show, Hello Edebiri And Ebony Moss Bachrach.

Critics and fans were the first to give their opinions about The Bear classified as a comedy after the controversy first surfaced at the 2023 Emmy Awards. At the ceremony, the series won 10 awards, including Best Comedy Series.

According to this year’s Emmy Awards Rules & Procedures guidelines, which were last updated on February 28, 2024, a comedy series is defined as “multi-episode programs (minimum of six) in which the majority of the running time of at least six episodes is primarily comedic.”

The guidelines further state that “the Academy reserves the right to have category placement assessed by the Academy’s Industry Panel.”

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Once a series like The Bear “has been determined as a comedy or drama series, a change in category will trigger a review by the Industry Panel.”

Tricks ultimately came out on top The Bear during the evening after winning the award for best comedy series. In addition to beating The Bearit won from Abbott Elementary School, Curb your enthusiasm, Only murders in the building, Palm Royale, Reservation Dogs And What we do in the shadows.