A version of this story on Zach Galifiankis first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.
Last year, Louie Anderson was a surprise Emmy nominee – and then a surprise winner – for his role as the mother of Zach Galifianakis’ rodeo-clown character on FX’s comedy “Baskets.” And this year, the oddball show got recognition for its leading man, with Galifianakis landing his fifth Emmy nomination, and his first for this show.
(Three of others, including his two wins, came for producing “Between Two Ferns,” while one came for hosting “Saturday Night Live.”)
This season was the second for “Baskets,” with Galifianakis playing not only the hapless clown, Chip Baskets, but also his brother Dale.