Don't mess with Joey! Matt LeBlanc flips the middle finger at Jimmy Kimmel after he pokes fun at actor onstage at 2015 Emmys
Matt LeBlanc flipped off Jimmy Kimmel during a commercial break during the 2015 Emmys.
But it was all in good fun after the talk show host, 47, made a joke about the former Friends actor, 48, while on stage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.
While presenting the award of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Kimmel joked about LeBlanc's chances of winning the category for his role on Showtime's episodes.
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Payback: Jimmy Kimmel tries to explain as actor Matt LeBlanc flips him the bird during a commercial break
'Maybe it's time a woman won this,' he mused.
'You know, a woman has never been nominated for best lead actor?
Instead of reading out the winner's name from the envelope, Kimmel instead then cut out the name and then ate it, joking that no one would ever know the true winner.
Down the hatch: The talk show host cut out the winner's name and ate it while presenting Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2015 Emmys
Joking around: Kimmel then joked that no one could stop him from giving the award to Matt LeBlanc
'I can give the Emmy to whoever I want,' he bragged.
'If the card says Louis C.K. and I say the Emmy goes to Matt LeBlanc, what are they going to do, stop the show?' he said.
'Are Ernst & Young going to hop on stage and wrestle the Emmy away from Joey Tribbiani? I don’t think so.'
When Kimmel returned to his seat, he Tweeted a picture of LeBlanc pretending to be angry and flipping him the middle finger through the hole in the winner's envelope.
'I'm sorry Matt LeBlanc' Kimmel captioned the light-hearted photo.
Red carpet: LeBlanc was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Episodes
LeBlanc was nominated for his role on Hollywood satire Episodes, in which he plays a self-absorbed, egotistical version of himself.
The popular actor previously picked up a Golden Globe in 2012 for the role.
However the 2015 Emmys with the Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series win went to Transparent actor Jeffrey Tambour.
Looking good: LeBlanc plays an egotistical version of himself on Showtime comedy Episodes
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