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Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, whose appearance at Sunday's show was widely criticized, talks to THR about his cameo.

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00:00Melissa McCarthy, everybody, give it up!

00:03What did Sean Spicer think of his surprise cameo at the Emmys?

00:07As he told The Hollywood Reporter afterward,

00:09I thought it was kind of funny.

00:10For better or worse, the most talked about moment

00:13of host Stephen Colbert's opening monologue was Spicer's appearance.

00:17It may have been hard to predict when he exited his post

00:19as White House press secretary in July,

00:21but Spicer's celebrity looked huge.

00:24Sunday, when he practically received a hero's welcome

00:26the moment he stepped off stage.

00:28There were hugs and handshakes in the Microsoft Theater lobby

00:30where Spicer was spotted by The Hollywood Reporter

00:33just before 7 p.m., holding a large beer and posing for pictures.

00:37Then following the show, as Spicer made his way

00:39to the L.A. Convention Center

00:40for the official Governor's Ball afterparty,

00:42he was constantly besieged by more photo requests.

00:45That's when The Hollywood Reporter caught up with him.

00:47It's an honor, Spicer said, of the chance to participate in the Emmys.

00:51I have a lot of respect for folks who do what they do in film

00:54and on television, so it's a real honor to be invited.

00:57And as for how his appearance came together,

00:59Spicer said, I had a conversation with Stephen

01:01and his executive producer.

01:03They came up with a concept, and I thought it was kind of funny.

01:06I said I'd be there.

01:07Spicer pushed out a podium and declared on live television,

01:11This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period.

01:17The statement made light of his assertions about Trump's inauguration.

01:21And that didn't sit well with many Emmy viewers

01:24and members of the media who also had taken a beating

01:26during his White House run.

01:28Sean Spicer's Emmy Awards cameo was a sickening, cynical laugh grab,

01:32read a slate headline.

01:33While the Daily Beast's Kevin Fallon wrote,

01:36Sean Spicer at the Emmys, don't make this guy a folk hero.

01:39This guy doesn't get to be funny.

01:40THR's Daniel Feinberg, for his part,

01:43didn't find the cameo funny in the first place, writing,

01:45It wasn't funny at all. Sean Spicer isn't funny at all,

01:48and giving him not funny material doesn't help.

01:51For more inside info on Spicer's wild and crazy night,

01:54not to mention his Instagram post from the evening,

01:57check out Chris Gardner's full story on THR.com.

02:00So how did you feel about Sean Spicer's segment on the Emmys?

02:03Were you outraged, or was it all in good fun?

02:05Let us know in the comments.

02:07And until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,

02:09I'm Jeremy Hassel.

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