Your Emmys 2015 Drinking Game
Amy Schumer and her giant wine glass on ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ (Comedy Central)
Whether you’re tuning in because you’re looking forward to rooting for your favorite show or you’ve been dragged begrudgingly to your girlfriend’s BFF’s viewing party, we totally get it: After awhile, watching the Emmys can get a little dry. But there’s nothing less dry than a little drinking game.
With our favorite nominees in mind — and the tasty Emmy night cocktails our friends at Yahoo Food came up with — rules for such a game started flowing from our brains like Cristal at a Puff Daddy party. Pick, choose, or come up with your own (tweet ‘em to us!), just be safe and remember that Monday morning looms. Cheers!
1. Whenever Downton Abbey wins something, take a sip, pinkies out.
2. Any time the camera shows Amy Poehler, Amy Schumer, or Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a bit or sketch, take your drink into the bathroom and practice your spit-take, 'cuz they funny.
Related: Watch Yahoo’s Live Emmys Post-Show Wrap-Up Right Here
3. Every time someone throws in a shameless plug for their new project, take a small sip. It’s going to be a long night.
4. Whenever host Andy Samberg makes either of the below faces, take a sip of something strong and see if you can mimic it.
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5. If Orphan Black wins something, it’s time to chug with a partner and clone their every gulp.
Related: Critic Ken Tucker’s 2015 Emmy Predictions
6. Should Jon Hamm win Outstanding Lead Actor for Mad Men, toast it with champagne — because yay, it only took seven seasons — and then chase it with lunch meat. And, yes, at the next commercial, you should totally re-watch his SNL sketch with Michael Bublé.
7. Every time someone mentions Donald Trump, chug until it goes away.
8. If Veep or House of Cards win anything, you should probably just start chugging. Someone’s going to mention Trump, you just know it.
9. Anytime an Amazon or Netflix show wins something, binge on whatever food is in front of you until the acceptance speech is over.
10. Whenever someone says something is the new black, head to the fridge. Orange juice is the new eyeroll.
Bryan Cranston and Julia Louis-Dreyfus smooch at the 2014 Emmys (Getty Images)
11. Whenever a winner kisses the presenter or someone else otherwise inappropriate on the mouth (meaning not a family member or significant other), swap drinks with your neighbor.
12. If, during the “in memoriam” segment, there’s anyone you realize you had no idea passed away in the past year, you have to pour a little out for your homie.
Related: In Memoriam: Our Tribute to TV Characters We Lost This Year
13. If Modern Family wins, anyone who still finds it funny should finish their drink (and maybe leave). Are we kidding? That depends on which side of the ongoing debate you fall.
14. If Better Call Saul wins, you better call your mom. Just because. It’s a nice thing to do and she’ll like it.
The 67th Emmy Awards air Sunday Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. on Fox. Be sure to tune into Yahoo’s 67th Emmy Awards red carpet, live at 3:30 p.m. PT/ 6:30 p.m. ET.
