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Former Second City Hollywood student Bill Hader became an Emmy winner Sunday night, taking home the Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series award for his work on HBO's Barry.
During his acceptance speech, Hader sang the praises of the lessons he learned at Second City:
“I took classes at Second City L.A. I was taught there that you should always make the other people look good, so I hired other great actors who made me look good.”
Watch his full speech:
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